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Welcome to the special guest host series of the Trauma Therapers podcast, where I'm going to be

handing over the mic to some incredible guest

hosts. In each episode, you'll hear fresh perspectives and unique insights to inform and inspire you

and all the while keeping the heart of this podcast alive. So sit back and enjoy.

Hey, Charmaine. Hi, Christina. So lovely to be here with you today. Yeah, I'm thrilled to have you on here

for folks listening or watching to hear what tools and resources you offer, including your new book.

But before we share all of that, please let us know about your practice and how it evolved into what it is today.

Yeah, well, I'm a registered art therapist and somatic counselor.

I work with people to support them in healing from symptoms of trauma, as well as depression, anxiety.

And one of the areas that I focus in are ways to support both the preparation and integration of psychedelic experiences or non-ordinary states of any kind.

So the way that my practice evolved really was from a lot of my own personal experiences,

a lot of different influences that were, have been a part of my life,

like meditation, sound healing, I'm a Kundalini yoga teacher,

indigenous traditions that I've been trained in, also really add to what I offer.

Other areas I'm trained in is internal family systems, transpersonal psychology.

So these are all pieces that I incorporate into my work with others.

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