Welcome to the S.H.I.F.T. Show with Adam Blevins
The Trauma Therapist
Guy Crawford Macpherson
4.5 • 581 Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
After experiencing firsthand the toll of trauma, he transitioned into mental health, becoming an EMDR provider, ICISF instructor, and PhD student in trauma-informed care. Drawing from his unique perspective as both a first responder and a mental health provider, Adam wrote Welcome to the S.H.I.F.T. Show™: How to Love Yourself in a World That Won't, a raw, unfiltered guide to self-discovery and resilience in an unforgiving world.
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- Adam on Facebook
- Adam’s book: Welcome to The S.H.I.F.T Show
- Adam on Youtube
- Adam on LinkedIn
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| 0:00.0 | I want to thank our sponsor today. Arizona Trauma Institute therapists, are you ready to transform the way you help trauma clients? |
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| 0:37.0 | Enroll now at aZtrauma.org. Once again, AZtrauma.org and use the code ATI-15 off. |
| 0:47.8 | Welcome to the Traumathirous podcast. My name is Guy McPherson. I interview incredible people |
| 0:53.0 | who've dedicated their lives to helping |
| 0:54.8 | those who have been impacted by trauma. Here we go. So five, four, three, two, and one. Our folks, |
| 1:02.9 | welcome back to the podcast. Very excited to have us my guest today, Adam Blevins. Adam, welcome. |
| 1:08.4 | Thanks, Guy. It's good to be here. Awesome. So Adam is a former Virginia State Trooper who transitioned into mental health |
| 1:15.4 | and now serves as the operations director of the Virginia Law Enforcement Assistance Program. |
| 1:21.4 | After experiencing firsthand the toll of trauma, he transitioned into mental health, becoming an EMDR provider, an ICISF instructor, and a PhD student in trauma-informed care. |
| 1:33.2 | Drawing from his unique perspective as both a first responder and a mental health provider, |
| 1:37.8 | Adam wrote the book, Welcome to the Shift Show, How to Love Yourself in a World that Won't. |
| 1:43.1 | It's a raw, unfiltered guide to self-discovery and |
| 1:45.6 | resilience in an unforgiving world. Once again, welcome. Before we get going, share with |
| 1:51.1 | the listeners where you're from originally and where you are currently. I was born and raised |
| 1:56.8 | in a very small town called Sugar Grove, Virginia, a community of about 700 people. And I've lived in a very small town called Sugar Grove, Virginia, a community of about 700 people. |
| 2:03.7 | And I've lived in a couple other places. |
| 2:05.9 | I lived in Rockbridge County, Virginia, and Buena Vista for a little while. |
| 2:08.9 | And today I find myself in Marion, Virginia, right between Mount Rogers and Whitetop |
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