Episode 518. How the Nervous System Harnesses Trauma for Healing and Growth with Thomas Hübl

Radically Loved with Rosie Acosta

This week on Radically Loved Thomas Hübl joins us to discuss the profound idea that our traumatic experiences hold the potential for incredible growth and transformation. They explore the concept that within each of us lies a remarkable superpower – the innate ability to connect and be relational. We delve into the notion that, as humans, we are not isolated entities, but integral parts of a collective consciousness. Through the lens of this collective consciousness, we discuss how our interconnectedness grants us the capacity to rearchitect and heal the scars left by large-scale traumas like war and genocide. Join us as we embark on a thought-provoking journey into the depths of our shared humanity, and discover how our experiences, both personal and collective, can serve as catalysts for profound healing and societal change. By embracing our interdependence, we can activate what is needed to respond and evolve through the challenges of our age. “It may take only a small number of us,” writes Hübl, “to establish a new level of collective coherence—to share our light, heal our wounds, and realize the unawakened potential of our world.” Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator whose lifelong work integrates the insights of the great wisdom traditions with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma, with a special focus on the shared history of Israelis and Germans, and facilitated healing and dialogue around racism, oppression, colonialism, and genocide. He is the author of Healing Collective Trauma and Attuned. Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:

1. Learn how within each of us lies a remarkable superpower – the innate ability to connect and be relational.
2. Learn how by embracing our interdependence, we can activate what is needed to respond and evolve through the challenges of our age.
3. Learn how to process and heal from trauma, while honoring that trauma response is an intelligent way to stay safe.

Episode Highlights: [02:40] How Thomas’s work energizes him [04:05] Thomas’s origin story [07:30] Empathy, sympathy and integrated trauma [13:19] Big T-Trauma, Little t-trauma [19:25] Processing trauma: what if we can’t remember what happened [26:15] The victim-perpetrator relationship [34:30] Karma, shadow and how it relates to the quantum physics of trauma [40:15] Collective consciousness theory and extended mind field [45:45] Integrating digital and physical spaces [48:30] Key takeaways from the conversation and Attuned Resources:

• Connect with Thomas Hübl
  • The book Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma—and Our World https://www.attunedbook.com/
  • Collective Trauma Summit: https://collectivetraumasummit.com/
  • Website https://thomashuebl.com/
  • Non-Profit The Pocket Project https://thomashuebl.com/about/pocket-project/
  • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Thomas.Huebl.Sangha/
  • Twitter https://twitter.com/thomasHuebl
  • Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thomashuebl/
  • YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/thomashuebl

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  • Outside the Studio Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outside-the-studio-with-tessa-tovar/id1483077110
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