This podcast episode of "Sacred Spaces" features a conversation between Angela James and her guest, Margie Fann, about their shared journey of spiritual growth, inner work, and the importance of integrating the mind, body, and soul in the healing process.

The key points discussed include:

• Margie's personal story of how her heart cracked open in 2012, leading her to shift from operating primarily from her head to connecting more deeply with her heart. This pivotal moment inspired her to pursue trauma counseling as her life's work.
• The significance of the heart-mind connection in the healing process. Angela emphasizes that to do effective healing work, whether as a practitioner or a client, one must be willing to do the inner work to open the heart and cultivate self-compassion and empathy.
• The importance of moving beyond polarised states of hyperarousal and hypoarousal, and expanding the "window of tolerance" to be able to fully feel and process emotions without becoming overwhelmed or numb.
• Margie's trauma counseling approach, which focuses on helping clients understand the physiological and neurological impacts of trauma, providing context and tools for navigating the healing process.
• The distinction between PTSD, beyond just the traditional definition of PTSD. as a clinical disorder and the more common experience of trauma, which does not necessarily become a lifelong "disorder" if properly addressed.
• The root cause of human suffering being a disconnect from the soul, and the healing journey as one of reconnecting the mind, body, and soul. Trauma can be seen as a catalyst for this deeper spiritual awakening.
• The importance of embodiment and presence in the healing process, as Margie emphasizes the need to be grounded in the physical body as a foundation for heart-centered work.
• The role of the practitioner in holding a compassionate, non-judgmental space for clients to explore their trauma, and the importance of the practitioner having done their own inner work.
• The ultimate goal of the work being to help guide people back to their authentic, soul-aligned selves, and to restore balance and harmony on both an individual and collective level.

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Trauma is anything that causes us to feel less than our authentic selves, from everyday slights to severe abuse.

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