181. Healing Family Trauma and Trafficking Through the Hero’s Journey with Dr. Kelly Bonhoff

Episode Overview Host Jason Zuk welcomes Dr. Kelly Bonhoff, PhD, RN, LMFT — a registered nurse, licensed marriage and family therapist, and co-founder of Josephine's Clinic, a nonprofit delivering nursing and mental health support to survivors of trafficking and violence. Dr. Bonhoff joins the show to discuss her debut book, What's Going On With My Family? A Roadmap to Healing Trauma, Unlocking Your Hidden Power, and Remembering What Is Sacred. She traces the book back to a personal spiritual awakening and her application of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey as a practical framework for healing family trauma. The conversation moves into deeply personal territory: Dr. Bonhoff shares that trafficking can occur within families, and describes how threats of violence kept her silent for decades until she finally spoke at age 57. She discusses her own recovery from addiction and illness through energy healing and acupuncture, and offers a philosophy for navigating toxic family dynamics rooted in sovereignty, the shift from fear to love, compassion, and forgiveness allowing harmful patterns to "dance out" simply by changing one's own vibration. The episode closes with an inside look at Josephine's Clinic's mission and where listeners can find Dr. Bonhoff's work. Kelly Bonhoff, PhD, RN, LMFT Author, What's Going on With My Family? A Roadmap to Healing Trauma, Unlocking Your Hidden Power, and Remembering What is Sacred Dr. Bonhoff was drawn to her current profession by the influence of her own early childhood experiences. She is a registered nurse and licensed marriage and family therapist, and co-founder of Josephine's Clinic, a nonprofit providing nursing and mental health care to individuals experiencing trafficking and violence. What's Going on With My Family? is her first book. Website: www.onesacredfamily.com Using Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey as a roadmap for healing intergenerational family trauma How trafficking can occur within families, and the power of silence imposed by threats The journey from addiction and illness to recovery through energy healing and acupuncture Sovereignty as a foundation for healing Shifting from fear to love, and the roles of compassion and forgiveness Letting go of toxic dynamics by changing your own vibration rather than trying to change others The mission and impact of Josephine's Clinic Book: What's Going on With My Family? A Roadmap to Healing Trauma, Unlocking Your Hidden Power, and Remembering What is Sacred Website: onesacredfamily.com About the Guest Episode Timestamps TimeSegment 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 01:33 Why Trauma Healing Matters 02:17 Book Origin and Awakening 03:36 Family Healing and the Hero's Journey 07:51Trafficking Close to Home 11:19Recovery and Energy Healing 16:53 Handling Toxic Family Dynamics 19:27 Josephine's Clinic Mission 24:16 Closing Encouragement and Where to Find Her 26:39 Host Wrap-Up and Takeaways and Key Themes Discussed Resources & Links Book: What's Going on With My Family? A Roadmap to Healing Trauma, Unlocking Your Hidden Power, and Remembering What is Sacred Website: onesacredfamily.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices