Overview
Season 7 ends with a look back at what we built together: a collection of conversations designed to support embodied, collective trauma healing. I’m taking a summer pause, but before we step away, I want to name the themes that kept returning across the season and why they matter if you live with complex trauma, support survivors, or work in mental health.
You’ll hear a quick tour of the guests and topics that shaped this run of the How We Can Heal podcast, from preventing organized and extreme abuse to disability pride, intergenerational resilience, and the ways music can become a bridge back to self. We also touch the clinical questions: how borderline personality disorder can be mistaken for complex trauma, how trauma-informed research is helping us Find Solid Ground, and what to keep in mind when offering transgender-affirming support in trauma therapy. We close with a nod to predictive processing and the Flash Technique, pointing to practical ways the brain can update and soften stuck threat responses.
Then the lens widens. A reflection inspired by Artemis space travel lands on a truth that’s hard to unsee: from far enough away, Earth looks like one lifeboat. That perspective invites gratitude and a deeper sense of connection, the kind that makes healing feel less lonely and more like a shared crew effort.
If this season supported you, scroll back and catch what you missed, share a favorite conversation with a friend, and stay connected for updates. Subscribe, leave a review, and tell me which guest or idea you want to hear more about next!
Transcript
Welcome back to the How We Can Heal podcast. That is officially a wrap on season seven. We've had so many incredible guests on this podcast over the seasons, with this season being no exception. We kicked off with Michael Salter talking about what people are doing to prevent organized and extreme abuse. Laszlo Jacksai shared about his book, Disabled and Proud. My mom and I shared about intergenerational resilience, appropriately so. David Archer came back. Molly Mahoney shared about her music journey and how it's been healing. We had Lexi and Ann from Beauty After Bruises. Usha Tamalanara talking about immigration and the impacts. Janina Fisher came on talking about differentiating borderline personality from complex trauma. Rochelle Sharp Larazby shared her wayfinding book. Bethany Brand talked about finding solid ground and the important research happening there. Lou Himes shared what we can keep in mind when working with transgender people in complex trauma therapy. And Thomas Zimmerman helped us wrap up with a conversation about predictive processing and the flash technique. So many amazing people, full of knowledge, full of care, full of love. I'm hoping this show is helping surround you and fill your life with this type of energy. We'll be taking a pause from the show over the summer. So this is the perfect time to scroll back through the episodes, catch ones you haven't heard or watched yet, and listen to folks we've had back on the show more than once. You can also share a favorite one with a friend and keep the conversation going in real time. I'm wishing you so much rest, ease, enjoy this summer. It might be winter where you are, any season that you're in, as you're listening, I'm truly wishing you the best. And as I'm recording this, we've just watched a group of four people go way beyond the moon and circle all the way back, the Artemis II integrity crew. One thing that stood out to me is what Christina Cook shared in her reflections the day after they landed, which is when we look back at Earth, we look like one thing. And we're just a lifeboat in the middle of all of this space that's empty, right? And not viable. So I'm hoping that some of what we've shared in this show helps you find that perspective of gratitude, of connection to the earth, of connection to each other and of healing. And she shared in her reflections that what makes a crew is when we care about something and we're in it together and we're in it 24-7. So I think if you're listening to this show, you're really in it to support humans and humanity in healing. So I want to celebrate you in that and express gratitude to you for listening, for being here. I always love hearing from you. So send me a message at info at how we can heal.com and keep your eyes out for season eight. It will be coming in fall of 2026. If there's any updates to share in the meantime, I will drop them here. So keep your eyes peeled at howwecanheal.com. You can sign up for email updates there as well. And look for your podcast feed and YouTube as well. Sending you tons of love. Bye for now.
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