Beyond Trauma

By: lara land
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  • Explore the inner workings of the mind body system with neuroscientists, yoga instructors, and through the first hand experiences of those who have been impacted by trauma. Discover how to shift your patterns, begin to heal yourself, and make changes which promote the wellbeing of those around you.
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Episodes
  • 79 | Beyond Your Sun Sign: Navigating Life's Challenges Through Your Chart | Amber Mitchell

    79 | Beyond Your Sun Sign: Navigating Life's Challenges Through Your Chart | Amber Mitchell
    Apr 28 2025

    In this episode of Beyond Trauma, I sit down with Amber Mitchell, The Astro Lotus, to explore how astrology can serve as a powerful tool for self-understanding and healing. We go beyond sun signs to discuss the psychological depth of birth charts, the role of planetary cycles in personal transformation, and how astrology can help us navigate relationships, trauma, and life’s biggest transitions.


    🔮 What You'll Learn:


    • How astrology provides insight into personal psychology, healing, and self-compassion
    • The key planets beyond your sun sign that influence your emotions, relationships, and growth
    • How Saturn and Jupiter returns shape major life changes
    • Understanding Chiron, the wounded healer, and its role in past trauma
    • The 12th house and its connection to subconscious patterns and healing
    • How planetary placements can help you manage daily challenges, emotional needs, and major life events
    • The relationship dynamics revealed through astrology—and why some connections are worth exploring through charts
    • Why astrology is more like the weather than a belief system, offering guidance rather than fate
    • This year’s numerology and how to work with its energy
    • Join us as we explore how astrology can help us feel seen, make empowered choices, and find deeper meaning in our healing journeys.


    Amber is a professional astrologer, writer, podcaster, and intuitive guide. She began studying astrology over 10 years ago and has been working professionally with clients of many different backgrounds since 2018. Her journey started like many others—checking her horoscope, analyzing sun sign traits, and seeing if my friends (or crushes) were "compatible." But as she dug deeper, she realized astrology is so much more than just sun signs—it’s a vast, intricate map of self-discovery. That realization led her down a rabbit hole of cosmic exploration, ultimately intertwining with my passion for understanding human behavior. She has since worked with hundreds of clients, combining my soul-focused approach and Psychology background to provide both a spiritual and practical understanding of the birth chart and everyday energies. Amber views astrology as a tool and language to understand the energetic currents shaping our lives. Her goal is to raise the collective vibration by making this tool easily accessible to everyone. Follow Amber on Instagram at @theastrolotus or on her website.

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    Opening and Closing music: Other People's Photographs courtesy of Daniel Zaitchik. Follow Daniel on Spotify.
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    53 mins
  • 78 | Workplace Harm: Who's Most Vulnerable and Why Rethinking Workplace Culture Matters | Monica Amorosi

    78 | Workplace Harm: Who's Most Vulnerable and Why Rethinking Workplace Culture Matters | Monica Amorosi
    Apr 14 2025
    Work is a fundamental part of our lives, yet the workplace can be a uniquely vulnerable space for experiencing trauma. In this episode of Beyond Trauma, Monica Amorosi helps us explore why trauma in the workplace is particularly complex—because we bring our whole selves into our jobs, and because most of us rely on our jobs for survival. We discuss the rapid social and political changes affecting workplace safety, the different types of stress and their impact, and how to recognize the signs of an unsafe work environment. Monica breaks down what it truly means to have a trauma-sensitive workplace, including practical steps to make yourself a safer person at work and to create an environment where harm is acknowledged and addressed. Some key topics we cover: ✅ The four different types of stress—and which one is the most harmful ✅ The two pathways to becoming trauma-sensitive at work ✅ Why environments often make exceptions for perpetrators rather than those harmed ✅ How to recognize if you're experiencing workplace insensitivity—or perpetuating it ✅ The Diathesis Stress Model and who is most vulnerable at work ✅ What it means to take a harm reduction approach to workplace culture Monica reminds us that there’s no such thing as a stress-free workplace—but there is such a thing as a trauma-sensitive one. If you’re a leader, an employee, or someone navigating workplace challenges, this episode is packed with insights on creating a culture of safety and support. Learn more about Monica. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your support is deeply appreciated! Find me, Lara, on my Website / Instagram You can support this podcast with any level of donation here. Order The Essential Guide to Trauma Sensitive Yoga: How to Create Safer Spaces for All Opening and Closing music: Other People's Photographs courtesy of Daniel Zaitchik. Follow Daniel on Spotify.
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    1 hr
  • 77 | Awakening in Uncertain Times: Meditation for a Shifting World | Spring Washam

    77 | Awakening in Uncertain Times: Meditation for a Shifting World | Spring Washam
    Mar 31 2025
    In times of rapid change, how do we stay grounded, heart-centered, and open to new possibilities? In this episode of Beyond Trauma, meditation teacher Spring Washam shares the deep practices needed for navigating uncertainty—not by over-processing in the mind but by dropping into the wisdom of the heart and body. We explore how to work with anger, why truth is sharper than fire, and how ancestral wisdom can guide us through upheaval. Spring reminds us that “the heart carries the joy and the sorrow of this life”, and that true meditation isn’t an escape into the intellect but a full-bodied practice of presence. As she puts it, “First awaken, then guide, then serve and build.” Join us for a conversation about transformation, resilience, and the sacred call to step into deeper service as the world shifts around us. Spring Washam is considered a pioneer in bringing mindfulness-based meditation practices to diverse communities; She is a well-known teacher, healer, and visionary leader and author of A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage and Wisdom in Any Moment and The Spirit of Harriet Tubman: Awakening from the Underground. Spring is one of the founding teachers at the East Bay Meditation Center, an organization that offers Buddhist teachings with attention to social action and multiculturalism. She is a member of the teacher’s council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, offering teachings on Buddhist philosophy, Insight meditation, and loving-kindness practices. Spring is also the founder of Lotus Vine Journeys, a one-of-a-kind organization that blends indigenous healing practices with Buddhist wisdom for transformative retreats in South America. She has practiced and studied Buddhist philosophy in both the Theravada and Tibetan schools of Buddhism since 1999. Spring is also a shamanic practitioner and has studied indigenous healing practices since 2008. Spring's Website | Instagram -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your support is deeply appreciated! Find me, Lara, on my Website / Instagram You can support this podcast with any level of donation here. Order The Essential Guide to Trauma Sensitive Yoga: How to Create Safer Spaces for All Opening and Closing music: Other People's Photographs courtesy of Daniel Zaitchik. Follow Daniel on Spotify.
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    57 mins
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