Welcome to Luminous Healing Center's Video Learning Library. This is a free online resource to support collective healing and assist individuals in growing their resilience and coping skills. Our library hosts recordings of our live educational webinar series. Each webinar explores different aspects of healing from trauma and PTSD.
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Assessing for Eating Disorders When Working with Trauma: An educational presentation and interactive case consultation. The link between eating disorders and trauma diagnosis is well studied however screening for eating disorders is a commonly overlooked gap in standardized assessment practices. Eating disorders have among the highest mortality rates of any mental illness, making assessment critical. Join us for this important discussion and gain a better understanding of how to assess and effectively approach these co-morbidities in your private practice. This is a great opportunity to meet our clinical leadership and consult on some of your more complex cases. We invite seasoned professionals and those still learning to discuss screening, treatment planning, levels of care and ways to support clients making lasting changes. |
Social Injustice & Psychological Trauma [Part 1]
This webinar series looks at psychological trauma & social injustice and suggests paths to healing on both the individual and collective levels. In Part 1 Luminous Healing Center's Clinical Director and Trauma Educator Lauren Gogarty, along with The Lotus Collaborative's Primary Therapist Luis Macias-Abbott, discuss activism and kindness as key components of repairing the legacies of social injustice and racial inequality. |
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Social Injustice & Psychological Trauma [Part 2]
Dr. Cheryl Reeves, Executive Director, discusses framing injustice as oppression and recognition of the systemic nature of oppression in daily life. Dr. Liz Esalen, our CEO, and Founder, offers resources on becoming an anti-racist white ally. Director of Programming, Micah Hammond speaks on the process of naming privilege and power inherent in eating disorder recovery, being a white ally to the queer BIPOC community, and how to decentralize the white narrative in LGBTQI+ spaces. |
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Neurobiology of Trauma: It's Not Your Fault
This Webinar examines the neurobiology of trauma and how the body experiences physiological changes post-trauma. Speaker: Lauren Gogarty, LMFT, Clinical Director of Luminous Healing Center & Dr. Liz Esalen, Founder and CEO. |
Mind, Body & Spirit: Steps to Heal Trauma
There are concrete steps people can take to rebuild a healing relationship with their mind, body, and spirit. Healing from trauma always impacts our spiritual capacity and yet, accessing our inner healer can get lost. This webinar looks at how trauma healing journeys have "moments of grace" that reestablish our faith in life, hope, and love. Speaker: Lauren Gogarty, LMFT, Clinical Director of Luminous Healing Center, Dr. Liz Esalen, Founder and CEO. |
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How Relationships Can Heal Trauma
Relationships have a unique capacity to support trauma recovery. We are deeply socially connected animals and wired to form powerful bonds. When trauma, especially interpersonal trauma, impacts our ability to connect with others, we lose out on one of the strongest resources we have for healing - the support of people who love us. Speaker: Lauren Gogarty, LMFT, Clinical Director of Luminous Healing Center, Dr. Liz Esalen, Founder and CEO. |
Your Sexual Healing Builds Our Communal Healing
In this webinar, we will share some practices to connect to your sexual self as a source of wisdom in your life. Claim your right to pleasure, and support others in claiming theirs, as a way to build our communities stronger and more joyful. Speaker: Melissa Fritchle, LMFT, Holistic Sex Educator & Psychotherapist, & Liz Cruz Porter, Director of Operations for Luminous Healing Center. |
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Food As Medicine, Healing Trauma through Nutrition [Part One]
The philosophy of Food as Medicine is utilized in conjunction with trauma therapy to calm the nervous system, balance the body, restore health, and improve quality of life. Learn how to bring the body back into balance through the medicinal effects of proper nutrition. Speaker: Naia Riley Cook, BS, RDN. Program Dietitian, The Lotus Collaborative. |
Food As Medicine, Healing Trauma through Nutrition [Part Two]
The philosophy of Food as Medicine is utilized in conjunction with trauma therapy to calm the nervous system, balance the body, restore health, and improve quality of life. Learn how to bring the body back into balance through the medicinal effects of proper nutrition. Speaker: Naia Riley Cook, BS, RDN. Program Dietitian, The Lotus Collaborative. |
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Dance Movement Therapy for Trauma
In this webinar, we will explore how movement is integral to recovering from trauma through discussion and experience. Basic tenets of therapeutic movement will be presented, along with suggestions for at-home practice. Experiential components will include gentle, intuitive stretching and mindful internal regulation. Presenters: Dr. Liz Esalen, Founder & CEO, Dr. Marybeth Weinstock, Register Dance Therapist, The Lotus Collaborative and Luminous Healing Center Group Therapist. |