Healing Shame and Trauma: Valuable Insights from Dr. Janina Fisher

Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week's guest is someone I have admired and learned from for years, Dr. Janina Fisher! We spoke as part of the fourth of five live interviews recorded at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium in March. Dr. Janina Fisher was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Networker this year. I was so honored to be able to sit down with her face to face to discuss a topic she spoke about at the conference, the challenge of how shame shows up in our lives and can present obstacles along our healing paths. I shared some of my observations from my own lived experience of the insidious way shame can creep in without us even realizing its impact, and Janina spoke about shame as a somatic adaptation, and how trauma therapists can work with shame effectively to help clients who are unconsciously operating and responding from that space. I was so grateful to speak with this amazing teacher who has done so much for the field of trauma therapy over more than 30 years! Because of some tech issues, this is a shorter episode than usual. Many valuable nuggets for therapists and anyone who wants to understand how shame can insidiously take over and get in the way of how we want to live our lives! Learn about Janina Fisher's work at her website: https://janinafisher.com/ 00:00 Intro 05:19 Celebrating a Lifetime Achievement in Trauma Therapy 07:36 Exploring Trauma Related Shame 08:01 Breaking the Vicious Circle of Shame 10:03 Innovative Approaches to Treating Shame in Therapy 15:29 The Role of Shame in Survival and Its Impact on Therapy 17:24 Identifying Shame in Therapy Sessions Therapists, be sure to check out the link below where in partnership with PESI/Psychotherapy Networker, many of PESI's home study courses are offered at a discounted price. Link - https://traumatherapistconsult.com/PESI 📓 Thank you to our sponsor Psychotherapy Networker/PESI for helping us in creating these interviews. Check them out online at: https://www.psychnetworker.org ❤️ Laura Reagan, LCSW-C. Owner of Baltimore Annapolis Center for Integrative Healing, and founder of Trauma Therapist Network. I host Therapy Chat and Trauma Chat Podcasts and offer trauma psychotherapy, clinical supervision, consulting, coaching, and training. 🔔 Subscribe - https://bit.ly/TherapyChatPodcast 💻 Online https://bahealing.com https://traumatherapistnetwork.com https://therapychatpodcast.com 📱 Social   / therapychatpod     / therapychatpod     / therapychatpod   Podcast Produced by Vaudeo Productions: https://vaudeoproductions.com 📙 Resources 💐 Join my email list and receive a free PDF on "The 5 Most Common Mistakes in Searching for a Trauma Therapist": https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com... 🌿 Join Trauma Therapist Network for Directory, Community, and Support https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com... 👀 Find a Trauma Therapist in your area: https://traumatherapistnetwork.com/th... 🐝 Find a list of my recommended books, trainings + workshops for healing trauma here: https://traumatherapistnetwork.com/re... 🖐🏻 Request an appointment for coaching here: https://calendly.com/traumatherapistn... 🖐🏻 Request an appointment for clinical consultation (therapists) here: https://calendly.com/traumatherapistn... #mentalhealth #trauma #therapy