Tracks here are from my Be Here Now ReRooted podcasts, as well as archived WiseGirl podcasts. https://beherenownetwork.com/category/francesca-maxime/

Francesca Maximé: ReRooted & WiseGirl podcasts

Francesca Maximé – ReRooted Podcast
https://beherenownetwork.com/category/francesca-maxime/

Francesca Marguerite Maximé is a Haitian-Dominican Italian-American certified mindfulness meditation teacher, Somatic Experiencing Trauma Healing Practitioner, life coach, wellbeing guide, and poet/author based in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English Literature and spent nearly two decades as a Television News Anchor interviewing celebrities, politicians, and everyday people alike from Hugh Jackman, Blake Lively, Zoe Saldana, Bill Murray and Amy Schumer to Corey Booker, Mike Bloomberg, Gloria Steinem and Mitt Romney, covering some of the most headline-grabbing stories of our time, including 9/11, the Catholic Church priest sex abuse scandal, Occupy Wall Street, and more. She even piloted an F-16 fighter jet with the Air Force Thunderbirds for a story (and no, she did not throw up!).

Maximé is a mindfulness meditation student of Jack Kornfield, Ph.D., and Tara Brach, Ph.D.,  and uses her training in Somatic Experiencing Trauma Healing to support healing-centered and trauma-informed mindfulness and wellbeing offerings in the U.S., primarily in New York City and online. Francesca integrates secular mindfulness wisdom practices on gratitude, forgiveness and compassion with Buddhist psychology, attachment theory, modern neuroscience, psychoeducation, positive neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, Focusing, narrative expression and somatic “bottom-up” approaches to serve individual and group clients and students in her teachings and trainings. Francesca’s focus philosophy is applied mindfulness, rediscovering our shared connection and supporting sustainable wellbeing. In addition to looking inward to heal trauma, Francesca also applies a broader communal lens outward to try and help prevent it. Her work in communities and groups additionally emphasizes issues pertaining to gender, sexual orientation and racial equity and equality.  

The ReRooted podcast carries the intention of helping people understand why we do what we do, where our blind spots are, and how we can learn to live ethically and unpack unskillful habits while cultivating and incorporating more skillful ones into our lives, with the aim of deepening our own personal and collective social healing. Francesca’s intention is that her work supports, encourages and promotes liberation and sustainable wellbeing for all. More about Francesca can be found on her website: www.francescamaxime.com or www.maximeclarity.com

Francesca Maximé: the ReRooted podcast on the Be Here Now Network

https://complexintegrationmbs.com/

Beatriz & Terry Sheldon MD join Francesca to explore Complex Integration of Multiple Brain Systems, their new innovative psychotherapy paradigm.
Beatriz Sheldon M.Ed, Psych, has practiced psychotherapy for forty years in four languages. She has received specialized post-graduate training in short-term dynamic psychotherapy at McGill University in Montreal, and is director of a psychotherapy training program for advanced clinicians in Vancouver. She and Albert have researched and taught psychotherapy together for 20 years. Albert Sheldon, MD, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington, Seattle, has specialized in the research, practice, and training of psychotherapy for 35 years. Dr. Sheldon received a Bush Medical Fellowship to study psychotherapeutic processes from a psychophysiological perspective. The development of the CIMBS paradigm is a result of the Sheldon’s research and teaching experiential psychotherapy to clinicians throughout North America and Europe. More info: ComplexIntegrationmbs.com

Emotional Brain Systems // Care, Connection, Safeness
Welcoming husband and wife psychotherapy duo—Beatriz Sheldon M.Ed, Psych, and Terry Sheldon, MD—to the ReRooted podcast, Francesca invites them to begin with the groundwork of illuminating the various emotional brain systems which make up our present moment human experience. Through this lens, they explore how emotional brain systems like care, connection, and safeness relate to therapy and healing.

“It’s important to get to know what these emotional systems are so that we can have more clarity about our own experiences inside of ourselves, and as a therapist, to get to know the deeper levels of functioning and capacity and resources that we’re all born with.” – Terry Sheldon, MD

Francesca and Dr. Bruce Perry talk trauma, resilience, and healing, on Ep. 55 of ReRooted
Complex Integration of Multiple Brain Systems (12:42)
With groundwork laid, Francesca invites Beatriz and Terry to further unpack the Complex Integration of Multiple Brain Systems, their new innovative psychotherapy paradigm, which aims to heal by “going the other way” – going beneath the fear, by recognizing and allowing our deeper systems’ ability to abide in love in the moment. The Sheldons explain this as a physiological recognition that fear is in the past, while care and trust are in the present.

“There is a physiological change into standing up inside of themselves. When I see that there is this change inside, I immediately ask, ‘What’s happening right now? What are the sensations that are happening right now?’ – Beatriz Sheldon

“Trauma is the puppeteer of the present.” – Francesca Maximé

Learn about embodied change and neurosculpting with Sharon Salzberg and Dr. Rick Hanson, on Ep. 123 of the Metta Hour
Neuroplasticity // Trust, Presence, Unconditional Love (37:37)
Speaking to neuroplasticity, Dr. Sheldon relays the power of following up your therapy session with a walk, physical movement, or meditation—as well as reactivating the same neural pathways when drifting to sleep—to help create lasting traits. From here, the group engages in discourse around very dear themes to Ram Dass and the Be Here Now Network: trust, presence, and unconditional love.

“Trusting what-is on a deeper level, you may not feel like you have access to it, but it’s still there. Not trying to make something happen, but just keep orienting to that neurobiological truth that you are unconditionally worthy, you are unconditionally lovable.” – Terry Sheldon, MD

Dr. Dan Siegel joins Francesca to share the practice of presence, on Ep. 27 of the BHNN Guest Podcast

ReRooted – Ep. 57 – Complex Integration w/ Beatriz & Terry Sheldon MD

Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D., is a neuroscientist and child psychiatrist, Principal Member of the Neurosequential Model Network and the Senior Fellow at the Child Trauma Academy in Houston, Texas. He is also the author of best-selling book, The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook--What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing, and also published Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered. Both are co-authored with journalist Maria Szalavitz.

In our wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Perry goes deep into explaining the brain’s architecture and neuroplasticity: why the first two months of an infant’s life are incredibly impactful across an individual’s lifetime, creating pathways for later helpful or harmful behaviors to self or others. He also discusses how current models of mental health may be adapted to effectively treat trauma at its roots. Dr. Perry also explains the implications of untreated trauma on our greater collective wellbeing, how regulated embodiment can be transformative healing, and the role curiosity, joy and love in growing care, community and connection.
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Dr. Perry is the Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy a Community of Practice based in Houston, TX and Professor (Adjunct) in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago andthe School of Allied Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria  Australia. 

https://www.bdperry.com/
https://www.neurosequential.com/
http://childtrauma.org/

#WiseGirl: Dr. Bruce Perry, Neuroscientist & Child Trauma Expert

#ReRooted podcast on Be Here Now Network

https://beherenownetwork.com/francesca-maxime-rerooted-ep-2-why-does-patriarchy-persist-with-carol-gilligan/

video: https://youtu.be/h5xtlFGMjEI

This week on the ReRooted Podcast, Francesca is joined by psychologist Carol Gilligan for a conversation around how our identity, development, and relationships are impacted by systematic inequality.
Carol Gilligan is an American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist best known for her work on ethical community and ethical relationships, and certain subject-object problems in ethics. She is a professor at New York University and a visiting professor at the University of Cambridge. She is teaching as a visiting professor at New York University, Abu Dhabi. Carol is best known for her 1982 work, In a Different Voice, and has been credited with inspiring the passage of the 1994 Gender Equity in Education Act.

Why Does Patriarchy Persist?
Carol shares the inspiration for her most recent book, Why Does Patriarchy Persist? – which explores the persistence of patriarchal societies with her co-author, Naomi Snider. Carol and Francesca explore the impact of patriarchal systems on the men and women that they suppress.

“Patriarchy is a hierarchy, democracy is equal voice. You have to have an equal voice if you are going to deal with conflicts in relationships. Whether it is your personal relationships or it is a democracy, it depends on everyone having a voice. Patriarchy elevates the voices of fathers. So it elevates the voices of some men over other men and all men over women.” – Carol Gilligan 

In A Different Voice (14:30)
Francesca and Carol explore Carol’s famous early work, “In A Different Voice.” Carol speaks about the deep traumas and issues that develop when we suppress aspects of our humanity by labeling them masculine and feminine.

“I wrote the essay ‘In A Different Voice’ in the 1970s. Between then and now, there has been a growing consensus that as humans we are relational responsive beings. Increasingly, across the human sciences, scientists are saying that is who we are as human. That was key to the survival as a species – our capacity to cooperate, care and be empathic. What is so interesting is, when did that get gendered feminine? That is where the word patriarchy comes in because this taking of human capacity and saying that, ‘reason is masculine and emotion is feminine,’ or ‘The self is masculine men because men are supposed to be autonomous and self-sufficient. Women are supposed to relational and emotional and responsive to other people – that we don’t really have a voice of our own.” – Carol Gilligan

What Do We Do Now? (35:50)
Carol looks at what everyone, across the gender spectrum, can do to sustain and further the current push back at the American patriarchy. She and Francesca talk about what those who have adopted the patriarchy have to benefit by shifting to a system centered around equality.

#ReRooted: Carol Gilligan, PhD -- Why Does Patriarchy Persist?

#ReRooted on the Be Here Now Network, Dr. Diane Poole Heller

https://beherenownetwork.com/francesca-maxime-rerooted-ep-3-dr-diane-poole-heller/

video of interview: https://youtu.be/Clw7Mxk4pfc

Francesca Maximé is joined by Dr. Diane Poole Heller for a conversation around viewing trauma as a portal to spirituality and creating deep and lasting relationships.
Diane Poole Heller, Ph.D., is an established expert in the field of Adult Attachment Theory and Models, trauma resolution, and integrative healing techniques. She is a trainer, presenter, and speaker offering workshops, teleseminars and educational materials on Trauma, Attachment Models and their dynamics in childhood and adult relationships, as well as many other topics. Learn more about her practice at www.dianepooleheller.com.

Trauma as a Portal
Dr. Heller looks at the possibility of gaining wisdom and developing a spiritual connection through traumatic experiences. She and Francesca discuss ways we can integrate those experiences back into our body and grow from them.

“In these cracks and fragments between these parts of ourselves, we often have this experience of having easier spiritual access. One of the challenges is, how do we then come back into our body and integrate it in a way that is healing? How do we integrate all those continuum of experiences?” – Dr. Diane Poole Heller 

The Power of Attachment (19:25)
What can we do to develop a deeper connection and a more secure attachment in a relationship? Diane looks at methods available for regulating our relationships and mindfully connecting to another person.

Ram Dass speaks about the interconnection between spiritual awakening and our relationships on Ep. 78 of the Here and Now Podcast
When Attachment Goes Wrong (34:30)
How do we work with the negative potential of attachment? Francesca and Diane talk about what happens when attachment goes wrong and how we can move back to secure and supportive attachment.

#ReRooted: Diane Poole Heller, PhD: Trauma as a Portal to Spirituality

#ReRooted on Be Here Now Network: Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

https://beherenownetwork.com/francesca-maxime-rerooted-ep-1-harville-hendrix-and-helen-lakelly-hunt/

video of interview: https://youtu.be/vfHhl4ZMGHg

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt join Francesca Maximé on the premiere episode of the ReRooted podcast for a conversation around the ways that relationships operate in our culture and how we can heal and cultivate our inner life through healthy relationships.
Harville Hendrix Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt Ph.D. are internationally-respected couple’s therapists, educators, speakers, and New York Times bestselling authors. Together, they have written over 10 books with more than 4 million copies sold, including the timeless classic, Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples. Harville has also been a long time reoccurring guest on the Oprah Winfrey television program, sharing his and Hellen’s approach to healing and cultivating relationships. Learn more about Helen, Harville and their Imago approach to relationship therapy at harvilleandhelen.com.

Creating a Relational Culture
Helen and Harville talk about the idea of cultivating a relational culture. Can a change in cultural norms affect the way our relationships function?

“What we are currently engaged in and committed to is a movement in activities toward creating a relational culture. That is a radical shift from the culture we have grown up in in the Western world, at least for the past 200 years, which has been focused on singularity, on the individual, on the isolated person, on the self – without reference to context. Without reference to the fact that we do live in a culture. That we do live in a culture and that the culture is not just a container we live in, it permeates our thoughts and feelings. Every interaction we have with our partners in a relationship is unconsciously mediated by the values of the culture.” – Harville Hendrix

Relationships and the Spiritual Life (7:08)
How can relationships act as a portal to a deeper inner life? Harville takes a look at the way relationships can connect us closer to the essence of being. Helen talks about pursuing a marriage based on partners making a commitment towards healing one another within the relationship.

“There was the romantic phase (of marriage). You marry because you want to get what you want out of it – it’s about me. We think that we are on the cusp of a new kind of marriage, which is a healing partnership. Look at the divorce rate with that other kind of marriage. We think if two people can look at marriage with a new lens. That that both of them come to a marriage wounded and they make a commitment to healing each other’s wound. That is the marriage that endures.” – Helen LaKelly Hunt

Check out Ram Dass’s reflection on the yoga of relationships on Ep. 17 of the Here and Now Podcast
Healing Our Wounds (19: 35)
Do the unresolved wounds that we collect as children affect the way we function and relate in our adult relationships. Harville and Helen examine the importance of partners engaging each other in safe and structured dialog, A dialog that constructively and gently sheds truth on the ways our deep seeded wounds are affecting our current relationship.

Cooperation Required (37:45)
We close with a conversation around the need for cooperation in any relationship. Harville and Helen talk about the drastic shift that occurs when both partners make an equal commitment to a relationship.

#ReRooted: Harville Hendrix, PhD & Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD: Healthy Relationships

My latest #ReRooted podcast on Be Here Now Network is out! Diana Fosha PH.D. of AEDP Institute https://beherenownetwork.com/francesca-maxime-rerooted-ep-4-diana-fosha/

Therapist Diana Fosha visits the ReRooted Podcast for a conversation about innovative methods for healing trauma.
Diana Fosha, Ph.D., is the developer of AEDP, a healing-based, transformation-oriented model of psychotherapeutic treatment, and is the Founder and Director of the AEDP Institute. She has been on the faculties of the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology of NYU and St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Medical Centers (now Mount Sinai) in NYC, and of the doctoral programs in clinical psychology at the Derner Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies and The City University of New York. Learn more about Diana’s AEDP method at aedpinstitute.org

The Healing is Always There
Diana discusses the principals of her AEDP method of therapy and trauma recovery. She and Francesca discuss AEDP’s emphasis on the relational connection between the therapist and the client.

“I think this is something that is so fundamental to AEDP and to how I work, that the healing is there. It is about engaging it and bringing it forth. Getting it to engage with that that is broken. It is not like we are broken and, at the end, we are healed. It is like the two are side-by-side.” – Diana Fosha

Explore healing from a different perspective with Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Oren Jay Sofer on Ep. 86 of the Metta Hour Podcast
Existing in the Heart and Mind of an Other (14:30)
How can a deep relational connection low our defenses and allow us to heal from trauma? Diana shares how recognizing another for who they really are can open them to this kind of healing.

“Sometimes the small things, little details, can provoke a profound sense of, ‘Oh, I exist for you. Feeling seen and cared about in those terms is just huge – people just melt.” – Diana Fosha

No Longer Lost (40:00)
Francesca and Diana discuss the breakthroughs that occur during therapy and spiritual practice which awaken a person to a deeper understanding of themselves. They discuss the life-changing shift that is inevitable once someone realizes their potential for positive transformation.

#ReRooted: Dr. Diana Fosha, founder of AEDP -- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt join Francesca Maximé on the premiere episode of the ReRooted podcast! Together they share a conversation around the ways that relationships operate in our culture and how we can heal and cultivate our inner life through healthy relationships.

Harville Hendrix Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt Ph.D. are internationally-respected couple's therapists, educators, speakers, and New York Times bestselling authors. Together, they have written over 10 books with more than 4 million copies sold, including the timeless classic, Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples. Harville has also been a long time reoccurring guest on the Oprah Winfrey television program, sharing his and Hellen's approach to healing and cultivating relationships. Learn more about Helen, Harville and their Imago approach to relationship therapy at harvilleandhelen.com.

Francesca Maximé - ReRooted - Ep. 1 - Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

Author Patti Digh visits the #ReRooted Podcast for a conversation about understanding systemic racism and waking up to our own biases.

https://beherenownetwork.com/francesca-maxime-rerooted-ep-7-waking-up-to-racism-with-patti-digh/

http://www.pattidigh.com/racism/

Patti Digh is the author of 8 books, including the grassroots bestseller, Life is a Verb: 37 days to wake up, be mindful, and live intentionally. Formerly the founding Vice President of International and Diversity Programs for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), with over 350,000 members worldwide, since 1996, Patti’s company, Strong Offer LLC, has inspired individuals and organizations to create courageous, creative, compassionate and inclusive communities so people can make “strong offers” that change the world. Learn more at pattidigh.com.

Waking Up to Racism
Patti talks about encountering the realities of racism at an early age. She shares the influences that led her to work in social justice and towards the eradication of structural racism. Francesca and Patti talk about applying mindfulness to our own biases and privileges when examining racism.

Hard Conversations (24:10)
Francesca and Patti discuss the discomfort that comes when people of privilege confront the truths of structural racism. Together they look at the role that fear plays in racism.

“Racism is a complexity, not a complicated problem. A complicated problem is solvable. You make a plan and you solve it. Racism is not solvable in that way.” – Patti Digh

More Than History (37:10)
Patti and Francesca talk about Juneteenth, the annual commemoration of the day of the announcement that slavery was abolished in America. They discuss events encompassing this year’s Juneteenth that highlight the division and ignorance that still exists around racism.

“We have to look for these kinds of hallmarks of what the culture is talking about.” – Patti Digh

#ReRooted: Patti Digh, Understanding Systemic Racism and Waking up to our Own Biases

“Awakening together, moving into compassionate, wise action together. Really doing the self-inquiry and interrogation around what prevents us from being more connected.” – Francesca Marguerite Maximé Francesca Marguerite Maximé

Eleanor Hancock and David Dean join Francesca to talk about their online course for White Awake, Roots Deeper Than Whiteness, and the connection between capitalism and white supremacy. New course starts next month, Oct. 6 and fee is sliing scale $50-$250 (pay what you can).

https://beherenownetwork.com/francesca-maxime-rerooted-ep-…/

https://whiteawake.org/

David Dean's website: https://www.educationforsolidarity.org/

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ReRooted: White Awake, Roots Deeper than Whiteness w/ Eleanor Hancock & David Dean

James Doty, MD, joins Francesca Maximé for a conversation around compassionate action, building healthy self-esteem, and making the shift from fear mode to love mode.
James Doty, MD, is a clinical professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University and Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE), of which the Dalai Lama is the founding benefactor. He is the author of the book Into the Magic Shop. Learn more about James here.

Compassionate Action Amidst Social Distancing
Francesca welcomes James Doty, MD, to the show and asks about getting rerooted to our true, compassionate nature. They discuss the reality of suffering and trauma, and the false narrative of rugged individualism in our culture. James reminds us all about the power of compassionate action, even in this new age of social distancing.

“An important thing is to try to pause and not let fear overtake you, and be more realistic and thoughtful and objective.” – James Doty, MD

Ethan Nichtern explores practicing in the world as it is right now amidst the COVID-19 pandemic on The Road Home Ep. 36
Healthy Self-Esteem and Inner Dialogue (18:11)
Why is it so important to have a healthy inner dialogue? Francesca and James talk about how to build up healthy self-esteem. James discusses some of the evolved beings he has spent time with, including the Dalai Lama, and shares a heart-opening story about judgment and compassion.

“When you get to the point when you see the other as yourself, then you truly have evolved and you see the true nature of reality.” – James Doty, MD

From Fear Mode to Love Mode (31:38)
Francesca and James tackle the concept of superiority and why it’s such a problem in our society, including the spiritual community. They talk about how to not get lost in the head, and instead sit with the heart. James explores how when we practice compassion with intention, we shift from the fear mode of existence to the love mode. 

“When I changed how I saw the world, the world changed how it saw me.” – James Doty, MD

James Doty, MD: #ReRooted – Ep. 26 – The Shift from Fear to Love with Francesca Maximé

Francesca Maximé offers a reflection on the opportunity for healing and repair that is available when we bring awareness to destructive systemic patterns, our attachment to our small sense of self and the traumas that inhibit us: https://beherenownetwork.com/francesca-maxime-rerooted-ep-25-an-opportunity-for-repair/ 
@francescamaxime
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#ReRooted Episode 25 --Francesca Maximé: An Opportunity for Repair

Please come along! As of April 2019, #WiseGirl has rebranded as #ReRooted and can now be found with new podcasts posted every other Friday on Ram Dass's Be Here Now Network at:  https://beherenownetwork.com/category/francesca-maxime/
and on my website https://www.maximeclarity.com/podcast

My podcast still sits at the intersection of mindfulness, psychology, neuroscience, the creative arts and social justice.  ReRooted: Unearthing Our Natural Radiance, And Remembering The Roots We Share

Welcome to the ReRooted Podcast with Francesca Maximé, trauma-sensitive mindfulness meditation teacher and poet. Together we’ll take a closer look at approaches to transforming trauma with insights from psychology, neuroscience, spirituality, social justice and the creative arts. Join Francesca and her guests for an exploration of our shared connection and how we can cultivate greater compassion for ourselves and for others.
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#WiseGirl is where we invite you to discover your own inner wise girl or wise guy -- the wisdom within that has always been there, deep inside. The show aims to help us connect to our wisest self, to help guide us through our interconnected lives, with respect and compassion. WiseGirl aims to help us understand why we do what we do, and how we can relate to things differently so we can shift into a new way of being: to go from surviving to thriving.

About me: Brooklyn-based TV personality, certified  mindfulness meditation teacher, and wellbeing and life coach: Creating Space for Wellbeing & Mindful Brooklyn.  Journalist, poet/author/writer. Haitian-Dominican Italian-American. Harvard. Cats. Tennis. Yoga. Gratitude. Love.

ReRooted – Ep. 57 – Complex Integration w/ Beatriz & Terry Sheldon MD

Francesca Maximé: #ReRooted on BHNN & #WiseGirl