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The Trauma Therapist

GUEST HOST Veronique Mead with Euphrasia (Efu) Nyaki

The Trauma Therapist

Guy Crawford Macpherson

Health & Fitness, Education, Alternative Health, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.5 • 581 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Veronique Mead, MD, MA is a former Dartmouth-affiliated assistant professor of family medicine and obstetrics. She retrained with a Master’s degree in somatic psychotherapy from Naropa University and specialty training in pre and perinatal and other forms of trauma. For the past 25 years she has explored the scientific literature on how effects of trauma from the prenatal and other periods in a person’s life can influence risk for autoimmune and other chronic illnesses. She shares the research on her blog Chronic Illness Trauma Studies.

Euphrasia (Efu) Nyaki was born and raised in Tanzania where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree, trained as a science teacher, and later was trained as a healer using holistic methods. Efu is a Faculty Member of Somatic Experiencing®, a method founded by Dr Peter Levine, and a Professor of Family Constellation System Therapy by Hellinger Institute. In the last 31 years Efu has been living in Brazil facilitating trainings and Holistic therapy for trauma healing using Somatic Experiencing® and Family Constellation System Therapy. While living in Brazil, Efu has also been traveling in different countries such as India, Egypt, South Korea, China, Bolivia, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, Tanzania, Philippines, Sweden, Portugal, Spain  and Hong Kong facilitating trainings and workshops. After the pandemic situation, Efu has been giving international trainings, workshops, summits, webinars, podcasts, conferences, and individual therapy sessions and case consults through online. Efu is a co- founder of AFYA: Holistic Healing Center located in the northeast of Brazil. Afya supports many people from the local community as well as national and international individuals that approaches the center to receive support and healing.  Efu is a writer of the book titled: Trauma healing using Family Constellation System Therapy and Somatic Experiencing®.

In This Episode


Veronique:
  • https://chronicillnesstraumastudies.com/
  • https://lnk.bio/veroniquemead
  • FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/chronicillnesstraumastudies/
  • LINKED IN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/veroniquemeadillnessblog/
  • YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh-ng96Ji8rJSIJdXjCpCqA/videos
  • PINTEREST - https://www.pinterest.com/chrillog/_created/
  • INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/veroniquemead/
Euphrasia:You can learn more about what I do here:

The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa

The Trauma Therapist Podcast:  I interview thought-leaders in the fields of trauma, mindfulness, addiction and yoga such as Peter Levine, Pat Ogden, Bessel van der Kolk and Bruce Perry. https://bit.ly/3VRNy8z

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That's I-N-C-U-M-E-N-T-A-L.com.

1:24.9

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

1:29.5

handing over the mic to some incredible guest hosts. In each episode, you'll hear fresh

1:34.5

perspectives and unique insights to inform and inspire you and all the while keeping the heart

1:40.3

of this podcast alive. So sit back and enjoy. Hello, everyone. My name is

1:46.5

Veronique Mead and thank you so much to Guy McPherson of the Trauma Therapist Project

1:53.7

for inviting us. I'm here with Eufresia Nyaki, who was born and raised in Tanzania.

2:02.7

And she is a faculty who teaches somatic experiencing

2:08.8

and also family constellations work.

2:14.4

EFU, I am so glad to have you here with us today.

2:18.3

Thank you so much, Veronica.

2:21.3

When I read you a message, I was very happy that I was able to find the time for you.

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