Welcome to the Traum Therapist Podcast. My name is Guy McPherson. I interview incredible people who've dedicated their lives to helping those who have been impacted by trauma. Here we go.

So five, four, three, two, and one. Our folks, welcome back to the podcast. Very excited to have us my guest to study, Dr. Sharzad to Lali. Shurzad, welcome. Thank you. It's wonderful to the podcast. Very excited to have us my guest study, Dr. Shazad Jalali. Shazad, welcome.

Thank you. It's wonderful to be here. Awesome. Shazad is a licensed clinical psychologist,

executive coach, and trauma specialist whose work bridges neuroscience, semantic psychology,

and mindfulness. She is the author of the book, The Fire That Makes Us, which reframes

emotional pain as fuels for transformation, and also the creator of Regulate to Rise,

an eight-module program for emotional regulation and resilience. As founder of Aline Remedy,

Dr. Jolali and associates, she and her team help clients move beyond

coping toward meaningful change using EMDR, somatic experiencing, brain spotting, and Youngian dream

work. Archelalli, obviously just a little bit about you with share. Before we get going here,

share with the listeners where you're from originally and where you are currently.

Yes, I am Persian, born in Iran and raised between Iran, Europe and Miami, actually.

So it's an interesting combination. But at the moment, I am in Southern California, Newport Beach, been here for the past 20 years.

So both my practices are actually funded here.

All right.

So you have a lot going on.

You do a lot.

Very inspiring and amazing.

How did all this start for you?

Yes, it's an interesting story.

Ironically, I do a lot of work with company founders and executives around burnout

and not pushing through and not doing a lot and kind of sitting back and

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