A blogcast to support the Epione SeeMeHearMe series dedicated to creating a safe space to amplify authentic voices of lived experience and share stories of healing & recovery. It may even create a platform to explore, challenge & guide trauma-informed practice and leadership.The remarkable stories shared have been written by various people who have overcome, are in the process of recovering from, or have learned to cope with various traumatic experiences. There is no right or wrong or one size fits all. As the journey of coping with trauma can often be a daily challenge, it’s fair to say that for some of our blogcasts, the process of recovery is still very much ongoing. Epione would like to thank our amazing and incredibly generous contributors for taking the time and having the courage to share with us ‘what works’ for them and confident that learning will occur for the listeners. As we know the change process is highly individualised and often a messy one. We simply ask you to listen and give our bloggers the sense of being SEEN and HEARD that each and every single one of them genuinely deserves. If you’d like to share how you’ve overcome trauma and how you’ve been recovering, please get in touch with us at enquiries@epione-training.com - we look forward to hearing and seeing you. Finally, we believe this quote from Porporino (2008) epitomises our hopes and vision. The trauma-informed "paradigm suggests that we might be better off if we allowed the people we serve to guide us, listen to what they think might best fit, rather than continue to insist that our solutions are their salvation"
Leaves on a Stream - Dropping the Anchor by Epione Trainer Pauline Hurr
7 Oct 2022
Internal Triangle with Metaphors by Pauline Hurr
15 Nov 2021
‘Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife’ Kahlil Gibran
7 Sept 2021
Mum and I
Mum and I, a poem written and read by Andy Strowman.
19 Jul 2021
A Mile In My Shoes - A Gleam In My Heart
This anonymous blogger tells us her remarkable story of experiencing and overcoming tremendous adversity and trauma to eventually achieve the most priceless states of being: true hope and happiness!
4 Jul 2021
Be Humble, For You Are Made Of Earth. Be Noble, For You Are Made Of Stars
Delighted our SeeMe Hear Me second series commences with Fiona Larkin. Fiona is part of Anam Alba Coaching who offers flexible coaching sessions combining a variety of talking and body-based techniques including compassionate inquiry, QEC, and cranio-sacral therapy. Fiona is a hugely talented and compassionate human with a specialism in cranio-sacral therapy. As you will hear, she is particularly interested in how patterns of trauma are held in the body and where we discover health within t...
2 May 2021
Is the sky blue or orange?
This week's blogcast comes from Kelly Breakspear (Missus of a Reformed Man) who writes light-hearted blogs to inform, influence, and inspire anyone with a loved one in prison and anyone with challenging mental health. Kells draws from her own experience of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). She often points out that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are often the first step on the school to prison pipeline and can cause signifi...
7 Apr 2021
'Connected' by Sabrina Colley
22 Mar 2021
Healing from Clergy Abuse with Therapy and Peer Support by Shannon
In this episode, we hear from Shannon Brigid who is a somatic therapist, having trained extensively in somatic and movement based therapies, and running a private practice for many years. Shannons specialization at that time was in assisting people who live with disabilities to reach a greater sense of comfort and ease in their bodies, and she ran a hospital-based yoga program for people living with MS- one of the first of its kind in the country. Shannon has transitioned her practice t...
21 Feb 2021
Shame and Recovery by Felicity Douglas
Today's blogcast comes from a friend, colleague, and author Felicity Douglas. In her book, A Tale of Two Dogs and a Bear, Felicity charts her journey of recovery from childhood sexual abuse. In this blogcast, Felicity touches upon the heavy burden of shame, guilt, and self-loathing almost destroyed her - and provides a unique insight into trauma and her insightful reflections on shame and recovery.
14 Feb 2021
'The Parents Perspective' by Maggie
Maggie shares her experience of her family in trauma. Her organization was set up by Maggie and her husband after they found themselves dealing with a traumatic family situation, but with little experience of how to handle it, and without knowing where to turn for support. Maggie found herself shocked to find how difficult it can be to access services or support at exactly the time it was needed. She also knew that when trauma strikes, it can leave individuals and families feeling isolated, e...
30 Jan 2021
'Acting Up' by Robert McCahill
In our 10th #SeeMeHearMe blog, Robert McCahill shares his battle against poverty, parental violence, desperation, and drugs. Following years of incarceration and revolving door, he finally made a connection that altered his life course. Listen to Roberts's powerful and unwavering narration as he talks about what worked for him on his journey to heal his trauma and become a mentor, student, actor & 2020 SQA award winner.
18 Jan 2021
'Walk with Me' by Daniel Wolstencroft
In this SeeMeHearMe episode, Daniel Wolstencroft talks about the pain of his unseen sexual abuse and asks you to walk with him; spend a little time in an uncomfortable pair of shoes as he seeks to weaponise your empathy and professional curiosity and shine a light of hope for those who are just like me. He is the co-founder of 'Empower the Invisible' and shares his lived experience of childhood sexual abuse, addiction, and punishment. He and Rose set up 'Empower the Invisible' because ...
17 Jan 2021
Recovery Does Exist by Aiden Martin
“As a schoolboy already caught up in addiction, I stood outside of a Mcdonald's waiting for a man I thought was my friend. A friend I met online. It would change my life forever. I was a streetwise kid growing up in a tough housing scheme. But the Internet was a new phenomenon. This blogcast touches upon details including my recovery from extreme trauma and addiction. As a Scottish working-class lad who grew up in a new town—Livingston—I also survived brutal experiences with suicide, violence...
4 Jan 2021
'An Interesting Paradox' by Thomas Delaney
In an "Interesting Paradox,' Thomas Delaney reflects upon his life story and remarkable recovery following his decision not to die at the hands of addiction. There has been much work and research to understand “What causes addiction?” While addiction is complex and includes a number of vulnerabilities, Thomas's personal account helps us understand the research which shows that there is a strong link between childhood trauma and turning to substances and developing addiction as a way of copin...
10 Dec 2020
'Let's save a seat for a Survivor this Christmas' by Dave Sharp
Our third SeeMeHearMe blogcast episode is from Dave Sharpe, child abuse survivor and campaigner. He is the founder of Seek And Find Everyone (S.A.F.E) abused in childhood, Scotland. In our final blogcast for 2020, Dave shares his remarkably powerful and hugely emotive life story about deep pain, drug addiction and loss before finding recovery and becoming a national voice and passionate campaigner. Dave reminds us that recovery is always possible. He is a strong and passio...
3 Dec 2020
'The Garden' by Dan at Amygdala & Co
Dan's story offers a unique insight into working in the field as a 'professional' in mental health services while shedding his own cloak of trauma in search of recovery, healing, and wholeness💜
27 Nov 2020
‘Gently, Gently’ by Lisa Morrison
The podcast was created with colleagues with lived experience, and the purpose is to create a safe space to amplify authentic voices of lived experience and share stories of healing & recovery. It may even create a platform to explore, challenge & guide trauma-informed practice and leadership. In this episode, Lisa shares part of her life story which reveals a challenging, gritty, and remarkable story of healing and recovery. Of all places, the journey begins in KwaZulu Natal & a...
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