380: My Grief Journey - Somatic Witnessing With Linda Thai (Part One)

<blockquote>Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week&#39;s episode is quite different from the usual Therapy Chat conversation. Host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C was honored to speak with Linda Thai, LMSW.</blockquote><blockquote><br></blockquote><blockquote>Linda generously agreed to do a multi-episode series with Laura focusing on the grief Laura is currently experiencing following a death in the family. This episode was recorded in April. Linda shared words of wisdom about grief and developmental trauma as well as intergenerational/ancestral trauma, touching on the immigrant experience and family dynamics. This episode will later be released on video as well.</blockquote><blockquote><br></blockquote><blockquote><span>Linda Thai LMSW (she, her) is a trauma therapist who specializes in cutting edge brain- and body-based modalities for the healing of complex developmental trauma. As an educator and consultant, she is gifted with the capacity to </span><em>contextualize, synthesize</em><span> and </span><em>communicate</em><span> complex and nuanced issues pertaining to the impact of oppressive systems upon identity, mental health and wellbeing, and the invisibilized wounds of racial trauma and attachment trauma. Linda is passionate about breaking the cycle of historical and intergenerational trauma at the individual and community levels, and deeply believes in the healing power of coming together in community to grieve.</span></blockquote><blockquote><span>Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, and now living in Alaska, Linda is a former child refugee who is not only redefining what it means to be Vietnamese, to be Australian, and to be a United States-ian....she is redefining what it means to be wounded </span><em>and</em><span> whole </span><em>and</em><span> a healer.</span></blockquote><blockquote>Learn more about Linda Thai via her website: <a href="https://www.linda-thai.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linda-thai.com/</a></blockquote><blockquote>Listen next week for Part Two!</blockquote><blockquote><br></blockquote