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Holding Space with Dr. Barker — 69 episodes
Leadership Impact: How Great Leaders Create Culture, Build Trust, and Resolve Conflict with Dr. Stephanie Duguid
Toxic Perseverance: How Unhealed Trauma Drives Our Lives | Michael Scarano
Relational Time, Complex Trauma, and the Fear of What Comes Next
Systems Thinking in Therapy: A Graduate Student's Journey with Joanna Martin | Holding Space Podcast
Healing After Trauma: Mental Health & Domestic Violence Awareness
Healing From Toxic Workplaces & Emotional Abuse: with Trauma Counselor Aretha Kruger
How Complex Trauma Fuels Narcissistic Abuse in Relationships
The Truth About Child Abuse: Why It’s Not Strangers (Understanding Grooming, Trust & Complex Trauma)
Child Abuse Prevention Month: Hidden Trauma, Domestic Violence, and How to Take Action
Coral Anika Theill on Patriarchy, Family Court, and a Real-Life Handmaid’s Tale
Surviving Religious Trauma and a Handmaid’s Tale Life with Coral Anika Theill
How Your Brain Shapes Personality & Trauma Responses | Holding Space On the Road
Complex Trauma at Work: How Survivors Get Exploited (And How to Take Your Power Back)
Beyond Celebration: Understanding Women’s Strength and Trauma | Holding Space Ep. 50
How Complex Trauma Impacts Relationships - Holding Space With Dr. Barker
ADHD, Autism, and Self‑Worth: Rethinking ‘Disorder’ in Neurodivergent Adults
Complex Trauma & Survival Mode: How the Nervous System Adapts to Chronic Trauma | Healing Beyond Hyper-vigilance
How Culture, Trauma, and Attachment Shape Healing | Holding Space with Dr. Christopher Barker
Why We Never Feel ‘All Clear’: Understanding Complex Trauma
Why You Miss Red Flags: How Complex Trauma Rewires Relationships, Attachment, and Attraction
From Fear to Trust: Reframing Childbirth Through Physiology and Mindset
A Trick of the Mind: How Language, Perception, and Shared Reality Shape How We See the World
Understanding Anxiety: How the Brain, Worry, and the Amygdala Create the Anxiety Loop (and How to Break It)
Inside the Teenage Brain: Dr. Barker on Daniel Siegel’s “Brainstorm” and the Power of Attachment | Holding Space on the Road (Part 4)
Why Continuing Education Keeps Psychology Alive | Holding Space on the Road with Dr. Christopher Barker (Part 3)
Finding Meaning and Connection This Holiday Season | Holding Space with Dr. Barker (Christmas Special 2025)
Love, Balance, and the Inner Child: Dr. Barker Explores Relational Life Therapy at the Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference (Part 2)
Holding Space on the Road: Dr. Barker at the Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference in Anaheim (Part 1)
Finding Meaning in Suffering: Viktor Frankl, Logotherapy, and Mental Health During the Holidays
Hope, Resiliency & Mental Health Recovery: Dr. Barker with Dr. Keith Morgen | Holding Space Podcast
Letting Go Without Giving In: Mental Health, Depression, and Anxiety
Letting Go of the Struggle: A Simple Exercise for Tough Feelings – Part 1
A Thanksgiving Special
Men’s Mental Health Matters: Stigma, Seeking Help, and Finding Light – Holding Space with Dr. Barker
Trigger Warning: What Does “Triggered” Really Mean? The Power of Language in Mental Health
Gaslighting: How to Recognize It, Protect Yourself, and Reclaim Your Reality
Finding Harmony After Trauma: Jackie Briggs’ Journey Through Hearing Loss, Healing, and Hope
It’s Never Too Late to Heal from Trauma - Holding Space with Dr. Christopher Barker
What Is “Normal”? Understanding Mental Health and the Bell Curve with Dr. Christopher Barker
Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders: Mental Health, Genetics, and the Meaning of “Normal” | Holding Space with Dr. Christopher Barker
From Grad School to the Therapy Room: Real Talk with Haley & Chloe - Therapy On Demand
Understanding Kinks, Paraphilias, and Kink-Aware Therapy | Holding Space Podcast with Dr. Christopher Barker
Suicide Prevention: Warning Signs, How to Help, & Safety Planning | Holding Space with Dr. Christopher Barker
Anxiety vs OCD: Intrusive Thoughts, ACT & EMDR Explained — with “Therapy with Josh”
False Memories, Belief Systems & The Mandela Effect Explained | Dr. Barker
Diagnosis, Labels, and Mental Health: What They Really Mean | Holding Space with Dr. Barker
School Shootings, Trauma, and the Ripple Effect on Mental Health
Dissociation & Anxiety: What It Really Means (And Why It Happens)
Confirmation Bias Explained: Stop Letting Negative Thinking Control You
Self-Harm vs Suicidal Behavior in BPD: Understanding the Difference | Holding Space with Dr. Christopher Barker
Bipolar II vs Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): What’s the Difference? | Holding Space with Dr. Christopher Barker
Emotionally Immature Partners: Signs, Impact & Growth | Holding Space with Dr. Christopher Barker
Break the Cycle: Communicate Smarter with Transactional Analysis
The Cassandra Dilemma: Why Knowing Isn’t Enough (Even for Therapists)
Artificial Inteligence & Therapy
Conflicting Attachment Styles & How to Communicate Through Them
Roots of Attachment Style Theory
Understanding Attachment Styles: Secure, Anxious, Avoidant & Disorganized | Holding Space with Dr. Barker
Understanding Psychopathy, Sociopathy, and Functional Psychopaths | Holding Space Podcast
Are We All on a Spectrum? Understanding Autism, Bipolar, and Beyond | Holding Space Podcast
Stress vs. Anxiety: Knowing the Difference & Calming the Storm
From White Rats to Real Life: Understanding Phobias and How to Unlearn Fear
Embracing the Feeling: Mindfulness, Values & Acceptance
Epigenetic's, Trauma, and Learning to Accept Yourself
Trauma-Induced Narcissism: The Mask, The Mirror, and the Wound
Tailoring Trauma Healing: The Power of Integrative Therapy
Navigating Complex Trauma: Understanding Dissociation, PTSD, and the Journey to Healing
Understanding Trauma Therapy: EMDR, Internal Family Systems & DBT
Welcome To Holding Space: Intro To Trauma