In this deeply insightful episode of Trauma Undone, host Natasha Graziano sits down with psychologist and eating disorder specialist Dr. Cristina Castagnini to explore the often misunderstood connection between eating disorders, trauma, control, and mental health.

Dr. Castagnini shares both her clinical expertise and personal journey, offering a compassionate look at how eating disorders develop, why trauma is only one part of the picture, and how societal pressures around body image shape disordered eating behaviors. Together, they unpack the recovery process, early warning signs, and the vital role of education, self-love, and acceptance in healing.

This episode is essential listening for anyone navigating disordered eating, supporting a loved one, or seeking a deeper understanding of how trauma shows up in the body.

🧠 Eating disorders are influenced by genetics, environment, trauma, and culture

🎭 Control often plays a central role in disordered eating behaviors

🚨 Disordered eating can exist without a formal diagnosis

🔍 Recognizing early signs can be life-changing

🛠 Recovery is personal and deeply individualized

💛 Self-love and acceptance are foundational to healing

03:03 Understanding the Causes of Eating Disorders

05:55 Personal Journey: Recognizing an Eating Disorder

08:57 The Recovery Process: Steps to Healing

11:46 The Role of Control in Eating Disorders

14:55 Identifying Eating Disorders: Signs and Symptoms

17:49 Disordered Eating vs. Eating Disorders

21:04 Working with Patients: The Therapeutic Process

23:59 The Impact of Society on Body Image

26:54 Supporting Loved Ones with Eating Disorders

29:51 Final Thoughts on Self-Love and Acceptance

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In this deeply moving episode of Trauma Undone, host Natasha June speaks with Pooja Bakhai, an authenticity coach and intuitive healer who has transformed her experiences with cancer and sexual abuse into a powerful mission of healing. Pooja shares how confronting emotional pain became the catalyst for reclaiming her identity, strengthening her intuition, and rediscovering her authentic self.

This episode explores the emotional complexity of living with trauma, the duality of healing while functioning in the world, and how intuition becomes an essential tool in personal growth. Pooja also dives into the connection between personal trauma and collective healing, inspiring listeners to reconnect with their truth and embrace self-discovery.

Perfect for listeners seeking guidance on trauma recovery, emotional healing, self-awareness, authenticity, spiritual growth, and intuitive development.

Highlights

• Facing pain as the first step to healing
• The high cost of ignoring trauma
• Healing as an emotional and personal journey
• Living with dual identities after trauma
• The role of intuition in rebuilding trust
• Authenticity as a path to freedom
• Self-discovery through cancer recovery
• Empowering others through lived experience

02:52 — The Journey of Healing

05:59 — Living with Duality

08:53 — The Role of Intuition

11:57 — Authenticity & Self-Discovery

15:03 — Healing from Cancer

17:51 — Empowering Others

21:06 — Personal vs. Collective Trauma

23:57 — Final Thoughts

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In this transformative episode of Trauma Undone, host Natasha and wellness expert Amita Sharma dive deep into the misunderstood world of menopause, perimenopause, and trauma healing. They explore how unresolved trauma can intensify hormonal changes, why the medical system overlooks women in midlife, and how holistic care—mind, body, and soul—can create real relief and empowerment.

Amita shares her powerful personal story navigating perimenopause, highlighting the importance of self-care, proper nutrition, emotional processing, and advocating for your needs. This episode is an essential listen for any woman seeking support, clarity, and tools during this major life transition.

Perfect for anyone experiencing hormonal shifts, chronic stress, or the emotional ripple effects of past trauma.

✨ Key Topics Covered:

• Trauma’s impact on menopause & perimenopause
• Emotional and physical symptoms women aren’t warned about
• Holistic therapies for midlife healing
• Why doctors lack training in menopause care
• The importance of self-advocacy and speaking up
• Building long-term foundations for women’s health

01:03 — The Impact of Trauma on Midlife Wellness

04:51 — Navigating Hormonal Changes and Stress

06:05 — Personal Experiences in Corporate America

10:37 — Vocalizing Needs and Seeking Help

12:24 — Chronic Conditions and Menopause

14:42 — Laying a Foundation for Future Wellness

15:32 — Understanding Holistic Wellness

20:39 — Investing in Health and Wellness

21:39 — Making a Social Impact on Women’s Lives

22:46 — Spiritual Health and Self-Reflection

23:40 — Final Thoughts on Self-Care

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In this powerful episode of Trauma Undone, Natasha sits down with integrative energy practitioner Lauren Fonvielle to explore how Emotional Freedom Technique—better known as EFT tapping—can unlock emotional blocks, calm the nervous system, and help rewire deeply rooted beliefs. Lauren breaks down the science behind tapping, why it lowers cortisol, how it communicates with the amygdala, and how this simple daily practice can create profound emotional and physical shifts. She also shares her personal healing journey, the role of a practitioner, and how anyone can begin tapping as part of an accessible self-care routine that supports deep emotional freedom.

✨ EFT creates space to release emotions and find inner freedom

✨ Tapping lowers cortisol and supports calming the nervous system

✨ Many limiting beliefs originate from unresolved past experiences

✨ Tapping helps subconscious emotions rise to the surface safely

✨ Journaling can support the process, but isn’t required for healing

✨ Chronic anxiety can lessen as tapping builds new neural pathways

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 — Introduction to EFT and Its Benefits

02:29 — Understanding Limiting Beliefs and Emotional Blocks

05:38 — The Science Behind Tapping and Energy Movement

10:19 — Creating New Neural Pathways and Restoring Homeostasis

14:05 — Lauren’s Personal Journey & Transformation Through Tapping

19:38 — The Role of Self-Discovery in Emotional Healing

24:24 — How to Get Started with Tapping + Beginner Resources

27:00 — Real-Life Transformations & Emotional Breakthroughs

29:59 — Gentle Everyday Practices for Integrating Tapping

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In this moving episode of Trauma Undone, host Natasha June speaks with author Larry Bograd about his profound journey of healing after his father’s suicide. Larry reflects on the long-term impact of childhood trauma, the process of piecing together fragmented memories, and how writing helped him reclaim compassion and clarity over the past 40 years.

Listeners will gain insight into emotional recovery, resilience, moving beyond victimhood, and the importance of support and connection. This episode offers hope, understanding, and real tools for anyone navigating grief or trauma.

Topics Covered:

• Healing after a parent’s suicide

• Childhood trauma & memory reconstruction

• The power of writing and creativity

• Moving beyond victimhood

• Why compassion is essential

• Navigating life after loss

00:49 — Understanding Trauma: Larry’s Father’s Suicide

09:43 — The Path to Healing: Larry’s Reflection

16:32 — Discovering the Truth: Insights About His Father

20:14 — Overcoming Victimhood: Larry’s Personal Growth

25:55 — Creative Outlets & Support for Healing

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In this powerful and deeply illuminating conversation, Elijah Nisenboim, founder of Effigy Breathwork, shares how breathwork can become a transformative gateway for healing trauma, reconnecting with purpose, and returning to the heart. He explains how trauma isn’t just something to overcome—it can become compost for growth, guiding us back toward wholeness and authenticity. Elijah breaks down the key differences between breathwork and psychedelics, the emotional and physical release that arises through breathwork, and why skilled guidance is essential in navigating this sacred process. This episode is a grounding, expansive reminder that healing is both a release and a return—to purpose, to presence, and to yourself.

🌿 Key Takeaways

✨ Disconnection from life purpose is often a signal guiding us back toward wholeness.

✨ Trauma can serve as fertile ground—compost—for profound personal growth.

✨ Breathwork is a conscious, empowering modality that helps individuals navigate their emotional landscapes.

✨ True healing integrates releasing trauma with actualizing one’s deeper purpose.

✨ The breath can unlock powerful emotional and physical sensations that lead to transformation.

✨ Guidance and personal responsibility are essential to navigating breathwork safely and effectively.

⏱️ Chapters

05:12 — Understanding Trauma and Life Purpose

10:12 — The Power of Breathwork in Healing

18:21 — Navigating Trauma and Breathwork

25:24 — Breathwork vs. Psychedelics: A Comparative Insight

30:16 — The Impact of Breathwork on Life Changes

35:19 — The Heart of Healing: A Personal Journey

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In this enlightening episode of Trauma Undone, Natasha sits down with counselor and child advocate Jenny Hornby for a powerful deep dive into the healing language of play. Jenny unpacks how play therapy helps children—and adults—process emotions that words alone cannot reach. She explores the connection between EMDR and movement, how parental trauma shapes a child's emotional world, and why creating safe spaces for expression is essential to long-term healing. Jenny also opens up about her own path into therapeutic work and why embracing vulnerability through play can transform families, relationships, and the inner child within us all.

✨ Key Takeaways

✨ Play opens the doorway to emotional vulnerability, connection, and healing.

✨ Adults need play too—it's essential for emotional wellness and nervous system regulation.

✨ Play therapy bypasses language barriers and helps access deeper emotional layers.

✨ Movement-based practices like EMDR integrate naturally with play to enhance healing.

✨ Parental trauma deeply impacts a child’s emotional development and worldview.

✨ Inner child work reveals hidden patterns and supports lifelong healing.

⏱️ Chapters

04:59 — Understanding EMDR and Its Connection to Play

How movement unlocks emotional processing and why EMDR works so well with children.

09:50 — Navigating Parental Trauma and Its Impact on Children

How our unhealed parts affect the way children experience safety, emotions, and relationships.

15:07 — The Power of Processing Emotions

Why emotional avoidance creates long-term challenges and how healthy processing changes everything.

20:01 — Inner Child Work and Its Relevance

How exploring your inner child helps decode patterns, triggers, and emotional scripts.

24:59 — Finding Balance in Adult Play and Coping Mechanisms

The difference between healthy play, numbing behaviors, and avoidance strategies.

29:58 — Jenny’s Journey Into Play Therapy

From early inspiration to creating safe, intentional spaces for children to heal.

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Healing from trauma begins with authenticity — and in this episode, trauma-informed coach Denise G. Lee reveals the powerful truths behind emotional recovery, addiction healing, and breaking lifelong patterns. Host Natasha sits down with Denise for a raw and transformative conversation on understanding life scripts, navigating grief, reclaiming self-agency, and learning to integrate past experiences with present awareness.

If you’ve ever struggled with trauma, emotional overwhelm, or repeating patterns in relationships, this episode will empower you with clarity, compassion, and grounded steps toward healing.

✨ Authenticity is the foundation of emotional freedom

✨ Healing is a lifelong process, not a final destination

✨ Self-compassion accelerates recovery and growth

✨ The right support system changes the entire healing journey

✨ Life scripts influence how we think, behave, and connect

✨ Transformation begins when we reclaim personal agency

00:54 — Defining Authenticity

01:48 — The Journey of Healing

03:45 — Taking Responsibility for Choices

05:27 — Understanding Trauma and Its Impact

07:13 — Calming the Nervous System

09:04 — The Importance of Compassion

10:51 — Finding the Right Support

12:41 — The Role of Empathy in Healing

14:40 — Normalizing Dysfunctional Experiences

17:01 — Grieving the Past

19:12 — Transforming Pain into Power

20:02 — The Process of Self-Discovery

22:19 — Understanding Life Scripts

25:39 — Breaking Repetitive Patterns

27:36 — Integration of Healing

28:55 — The Complexity of Emotions

30:56 — Taking Action Towards Healing

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