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EPISODE · Aug 27, 2025 · 56 MIN

What is CMI?

from Healing For The Soul · host Robin Ann Stoltman

🎙️ Healing for the Soul Podcast | Season 6: Episode 26Guest: Estafana Johnson, LCSW – Trauma Therapist & Founder of the Critical Memory Integration ApproachTopic: What is CMI?What if the key to healing wasn’t more talking, but learning how to uncover the hidden experiences your body still remembers? 🌱🧠In this episode, Estafana Johnson shares insights from over two decades in mental health and how Critical Memory Integration (CMI) helps uncover the deeper roots behind trauma responses.We dive into:💡 Why “one-size-fits-all” therapy often fails trauma survivors🌀 How past experiences shape our reactions today—even when we don’t consciously remember them🤯 The difference between explicit memory, implicit memory, and body memory🌍 How culture and environment impact healing (and why what works in one setting may not in another)❤️ Why true trauma healing must be individualized, not formulaic✨ “No amount of self-talk can outcompete your nervous system response. Healing begins when we address the deeper signals driving our behavior.” —Estafana Johnson🎧 If traditional therapy has ever left you feeling stuck, this conversation offers a new perspective and a new path forward.👉 Listen now & share with someone who’s been searching for deeper healing📩 Want to be a guest? Apply here: https://robinstoltman.com/podcast#HealingForTheSoul #TraumaTherapy #CriticalMemoryIntegration #CMI #MentalHealthAwareness #TraumaHealing #SomaticTherapy #BodyKeepsTheScore #HealingJourney #PodcastWisdom #Podmatch

🎙️ Healing for the Soul Podcast | Season 6: Episode 26Guest: Estafana Johnson, LCSW – Trauma Therapist & Founder of the Critical Memory Integration ApproachTopic: What is CMI?What if the key to healing wasn’t more talking, but learning how to uncover the hidden experiences your body still remembers? 🌱🧠In this episode, Estafana Johnson shares insights from over two decades in mental health and how Critical Memory Integration (CMI) helps uncover the deeper roots behind trauma responses.We dive into:💡 Why “one-size-fits-all” therapy often fails trauma survivors🌀 How past experiences shape our reactions today—even when we don’t consciously remember them🤯 The difference between explicit memory, implicit memory, and body memory🌍 How culture and environment impact healing (and why what works in one setting may not in another)❤️ Why true trauma healing must be individualized, not formulaic✨ “No amount of self-talk can outcompete your nervous system response. Healing begins when we address the deeper signals driving our behavior.” —Estafana Johnson🎧 If traditional therapy has ever left you feeling stuck, this conversation offers a new perspective and a new path forward.👉 Listen now & share with someone who’s been searching for deeper healing📩 Want to be a guest? Apply here: https://robinstoltman.com/podcast#HealingForTheSoul #TraumaTherapy #CriticalMemoryIntegration #CMI #MentalHealthAwareness #TraumaHealing #SomaticTherapy #BodyKeepsTheScore #HealingJourney #PodcastWisdom #Podmatch

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🎙️ Healing for the Soul Podcast | Season 6: Episode 26Guest: Estafana Johnson, LCSW – Trauma Therapist & Founder of the Critical Memory Integration ApproachTopic: What is CMI?What if the key to healing wasn’t more talking, but learning how to...

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