26. Metacognition, Neuroplasticity, and Healing from Trauma with Dave Neal

Join Luxa as she speaks with Dave Neal, Writer, Theater Director and Trauma Specialist, about how Metacognition can help us better contextualize our experiences and responses, how Trauma affects the brain, and how the concept of Neuroplasticity tells us that it is possible to heal from the hardship of past events. Also featuring Dave’s Erisian poetry, an update on The Green Mushroom Project, and much more! Thank you so much for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! If you’d like to support the show by helping Luxa buy books and curtail other costs, consider giving on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult Full Episode Notes:https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTKD-3HIXmamBNQyXSMhc2DSKfmXqVcjFmx1J2Pwky26abD9vUVUvJ4n-bxXDSE8dpw3t0bw51dwJF8/pub Check out the new Lux Occult YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8n4oQIH1uo08NhMvjjlB We would love to hear from you! Please send your thoughts, questions, suggestions or arcane revelations to [email protected] or message on Instagram @luxoccultpod https://www.instagram.com/luxoccultpod/ Check out Luxa’s ongoing sigil and art project, The Memetic Disease: https://www.instagram.com/the_memetic_disease/ Thanks to Dave Neal for recommending these resources! Trauma Informed Care from the Center for Health Care Strategies https://www.traumainformedcare.chcs.org/ National Alliance on Mental Illness Helpline, which also lists some other phone and text resources- https://www.nami.org/help Info on the ACES study and  related resources from the CDC under violence prevention- https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html