Allan Frater on Waking Dreams and Imagination Episode 110 of Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD

It was so lovely to revisit my London Bridge psychosynthesis training roots and talk to the delightful Allan Frater. He shares some of the ways in which he honours his imagination and integrates self-care, Self care and community care into his whole life. LINKS Buy Allan’s latest book here https://amzn.to/4d5XSmk (affiliate link) Website: https://wildimagination.uk/ Facebook:   / 100073610989149   The Psychosynthesis Trust: https://psychosynthesistrust.org.uk/ Related episodes If you enjoyed this, check out: Shake, Cry and Let Go with Emily Rosenkranz: Episode 104 of Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD    • Shake, Cry and Let Go with Emily Rosenkran...   Community as Self Care (with Elizabeth Potts): Episode 83 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast    • Community as Self Care (with Elizabeth Pot...   Own Your Privilege, Change the World: Episode 80 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast    • Own Your Privilege, Change the World: Epis...   Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloads CHAPTERS (0:00) You are important, valuable and worthy (1:53) Introduction and welcome to episode 110 (2:02) Meet Allan Frater and their shared training history (3:46) Allan’s new book and imagination in therapy (5:48) Waking Dreams and The Act of Imagination (7:30) Feel: principles of self-care and embodiment (10:54) Attention and protecting focus in modern life (13:11) Love: connection through relationships (17:00) Heal: community, differences and polarisation (22:13) Responding to world events and collective context (25:18) Message to a Younger You (28:48) Closing reflection and body scan HASHTAGS #allanfrater #imagination #psychosynthesis WANT TO SUPPORT THIS WORK? The Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD Podcast with Eve Menezes Cunningham is free (and ad- free) to all. I want to help as many people as possible heal your trauma and befriend your ADHD or AuDHD (autism and ADHD) brain and with my private practice consistently pretty much at capacity, offering free resources like this help me to reach more people. You can support me in continuing to be able to do this by rating ***** wherever you watch or listen, engaging (wherever you listen or watch) with your feedback and questions, sharing and/or by making a one time payment of any amount your choosing at https://ko-fi.com/evemc WANT TO CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Say "Hi" and share your questions or comments: YouTube @evemenezescunningham Insta @evemenezescunningham @polyvagalpurrs @solestosoulcare Facebook @solestosoulcarefortraumaandaudhd TikTok @evemenezescunningham Substack @evemc Bluesky @eveimc DISCLAIMER The content I share is not a replacement for one to one trauma therapy, AuDHD coaching (etc). While you can do an enormous amount to support yourself, please always seek appropriate medical advice.

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