Trauma Recovery, Spiritual Awakening, & Resilience A Conversation With Dr. Arielle Schwartz

Is there a connection between trauma recovery and spiritual awakening? Dr. Arielle Schwartz believes there is — and with more than 20 years of experience working with both patients and therapeutic professionals, she has the expertise to back it up…

Dr. Schwartz is a distinguished clinical psychologist and world-renowned author who has reshaped the landscape of trauma care. As the founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy®, she has built a thriving community of professionals dedicated to advancing mental healthcare and making healing resources accessible to all…

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• How trauma recovery can result in spiritual awakening and personal transformation.
• The vital role of the nervous system in healing, resilience, and emotional regulation.
• Practical somatic tools and mind–body practices for integrating trauma and restoring balance.

Dr. Schwartz has authored several books on topics including trauma recovery, neuroscience, yoga therapy, and more. To this day, she continues to facilitate community-wide healing through professional consultation and public teachings in trauma recovery. Want to follow along with her important work? Visit her website to learn more!

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🛍️ Recommended Books from This Episode:

📖 The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk – A landmark work examining how trauma reshapes both body and brain, and how healing can move beyond reliving the past to restoring resilience in the present.
👉 Get it here

📘 Executive Function & Child Development (Norton Professional Book) by Marcie Yeager and Daniel Yeager – A brain‑based guide focused on how executive function develops in children, what happens when it goes off course, and practical interventions for parents, educators, and clinicians.
👉 Check it out

📙 The Polyvagal Theory Workbook for Trauma: Body‑Based Activities to Regulate, Rebalance, and Rewire Your Nervous System Without Reliving the Trauma by Arielle Schwartz – A hands‑on workbook grounding healing in the body and nervous system (via polyvagal theory) rather than only narrative‑based processing.
👉 Explore it here

📗 The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind‑Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole by Arielle Schwartz – A transformative workbook addressing complex trauma (C‑PTSD), blending somatic, cognitive, and mindfulness‑based strategies to help regain emotional regulation and sense of self. 
👉 View it here

📕 Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery: Applying the Principles of Polyvagal Theory for Self‑Discovery, Embodied Healing, and Meaningful Change by Arielle Schwartz – A trauma‑informed yoga practice manual grounded in polyvagal theory, offering posture, breath, and movement strategies to support nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and embodied healing

👉 Learn more

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