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Your body is trying to tell you a story... but you keep ignoring it.
In this episode from the Align Podcast, Peter Levine PhD, founder of Somatic Experiencing, joins Aaron to explore how trauma lives in the body and how we can reclaim our innate healing ability. Peter also breaks down why talk therapy alone often isn’t enough and offers practical guidance for reconnecting with your body’s wisdom.
#peterlevine #traumahealing #psychology #mentalhealth #nervoussystemregulation #healingjourney #selfregulation #aaronalexander #alignpodcast
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OUR GUEST
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Peter A Levine, Ph.D., is the developer of Somatic Experiencing® (SE™), a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma, which he has developed over the past 50 years. He holds a doctorate in Biophysics from UC Berkeley and a doctorate in Psychology from International University. He is the Founder and President of the Ergos Institute of Somatic Education and the Founder and Advisor for Somatic Experiencing International, where his work has been taught to over 30,000 healers in over 42 countries. He recently finished his Autobiography, An Autobiography of Trauma, A Healing Journey, and is the author of several best-selling books on trauma, including Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma (published in over 29 languages); In an Unspoken Voice, How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness; and Trauma and Memory, Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past.
Dr Levine has taught at the University of California, Berkeley; Mills College; Antioch University; the California Institute of Integral Studies; and the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. In recognition of his groundbreaking therapeutic works, Dr. Levine has received Lifetime Achievement awards from Psychotherapy Networker and from the US Association for Body-Oriented Psychotherapy, an honorary award as the Reiss-Davis Chair in Los Angeles for his lifetime contribution to infant and child psychiatry, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment in Children (ATTACh) for “his lifelong commitment to healing children through research, education, and outreach.” He served as a Stress consultant for NASA in the early space shuttle development and has served on the American Psychological Association task force for responding to the trauma of large-scale disasters and ethnopolitical warfare. He is currently a Senior Fellow and consultant at The Meadows Addiction and Trauma Treatment Center in Wickenburg, Arizona, and continues to teach trauma healing workshops internationally.
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PETER LEVINE
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🔷 LI ▶ linkedin.com/in/peter-a-levine-34207430
📸 IG ▶ instagram.com/drpeteralevine
📘 FB ▶ facebook.com/peteralevinephd
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AARON ALEXANDER
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📸 IG ▶ instagram.com/aaronalexander
🤳 TIKTOK ▶ tiktok.com/@alignmethod
👉 SUBSCRIBE ▶ youtube.com/@AlignPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
🌐 WEBSITE ▶ alignpodcast.com
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TIMESTAMPS
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00:00 Intro
00:30 The Big Question: Am I Enough?
07:00 What Is Trauma and How It Manifests in the Body
10:00 Why Talk Therapy Isn’t Enough
15:20 The Need For Empathy
22:30 Rewiring the Nervous System
29:10 How Trauma Affects Relationships
36:00 Accessing Inner Power
40:30 Words of Wisdom for the Next Generation
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ABOUT
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Aaron Alexander is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach with over 5 years experience. He is the founder and creator of The Align Method, author of The Align Method book, and host of The Align Podcast which has ranked #1 in Nutrition on Apple Podcasts.
Aaron has worked with some of the world’s greatest professional athletes, performers, and celebrities to help relieve pain, improve strength, better flexibility, and ease the mind and body.
On this channel, Aaron interviews renowned experts in a range of fields focused on improving the mind and body. This mind and body podcast will teach you all that you need to know to become the healthiest version of yourself by integrating simplified ancient techniques and the foundational principles of The Align Method to strengthen your body, balance the mind, and activate healing systems in daily life.
The mission? To be the best personal growth podcast about healthy habits, redefine functional movement, and make fitness who you are; not what you do.
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TOPICS
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1. Somatic Experiencing
2. Trauma in the Body
3. Nervous System Regulation
4. Healing Practices
5. Emotional Intelligence
Thank you so much for watching! Come and let me know your thoughts on the episode in the comments 👇
Start the 2-Minute Nervous System Reset - alignbreathing.com/reset
Your body is trying to tell you a story... but you keep ignoring it.
In this episode from the Align Podcast, Peter Levine PhD, founder of Somatic Experiencing, joins Aaron to explore how trauma lives in the body and how we can reclaim our innate healing ability. Peter also breaks down why talk therapy alone often isn’t enough and offers practical guidance for reconnecting with your body’s wisdom.
#peterlevine #traumahealing #psychology #mentalhealth #nervoussystemregulation #healingjourney #selfregulation #aaronalexander #alignpodcast
==========
OUR GUEST
==========
Peter A Levine, Ph.D., is the developer of Somatic Experiencing® (SE™), a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma, which he has developed over the past 50 years. He holds a doctorate in Biophysics from UC Berkeley and a doctorate in Psychology from International University. He is the Founder and President of the Ergos Institute of Somatic Education and the Founder and Advisor for Somatic Experiencing International, where his work has been taught to over 30,000 healers in over 42 countries. He recently finished his Autobiography, An Autobiography of Trauma, A Healing Journey, and is the author of several best-selling books on trauma, including Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma (published in over 29 languages); In an Unspoken Voice, How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness; and Trauma and Memory, Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past.
Dr Levine has taught at the University of California, Berkeley; Mills College; Antioch University; the California Institute of Integral Studies; and the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. In recognition of his groundbreaking therapeutic works, Dr. Levine has received Lifetime Achievement awards from Psychotherapy Networker and from the US Association for Body-Oriented Psychotherapy, an honorary award as the Reiss-Davis Chair in Los Angeles for his lifetime contribution to infant and child psychiatry, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment in Children (ATTACh) for “his lifelong commitment to healing children through research, education, and outreach.” He served as a Stress consultant for NASA in the early space shuttle development and has served on the American Psychological Association task force for responding to the trauma of large-scale disasters and ethnopolitical warfare. He is currently a Senior Fellow and consultant at The Meadows Addiction and Trauma Treatment Center in Wickenburg, Arizona, and continues to teach trauma healing workshops internationally.
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PETER LEVINE
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🔷 LI ▶ linkedin.com/in/peter-a-levine-34207430
📸 IG ▶ instagram.com/drpeteralevine
📘 FB ▶ facebook.com/peteralevinephd
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AARON ALEXANDER
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📸 IG ▶ instagram.com/aaronalexander
🤳 TIKTOK ▶ tiktok.com/@alignmethod
👉 SUBSCRIBE ▶ youtube.com/@AlignPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
🌐 WEBSITE ▶ alignpodcast.com
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TIMESTAMPS
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00:00 Intro
00:30 The Big Question: Am I Enough?
07:00 What Is Trauma and How It Manifests in the Body
10:00 Why Talk Therapy Isn’t Enough
15:20 The Need For Empathy
22:30 Rewiring the Nervous System
29:10 How Trauma Affects Relationships
36:00 Accessing Inner Power
40:30 Words of Wisdom for the Next Generation
======
ABOUT
======
Aaron Alexander is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach with over 5 years experience. He is the founder and creator of The Align Method, author of The Align Method book, and host of The Align Podcast which has ranked #1 in Nutrition on Apple Podcasts.
Aaron has worked with some of the world’s greatest professional athletes, performers, and celebrities to help relieve pain, improve strength, better flexibility, and ease the mind and body.
On this channel, Aaron interviews renowned experts in a range of fields focused on improving the mind and body. This mind and body podcast will teach you all that you need to know to become the healthiest version of yourself by integrating simplified ancient techniques and the foundational principles of The Align Method to strengthen your body, balance the mind, and activate healing systems in daily life.
The mission? To be the best personal growth podcast about healthy habits, redefine functional movement, and make fitness who you are; not what you do.
======
TOPICS
======
1. Somatic Experiencing
2. Trauma in the Body
3. Nervous System Regulation
4. Healing Practices
5. Emotional Intelligence
Thank you so much for watching! Come and let me know your thoughts on the episode in the comments 👇
