Dr Alicia Lieberman is a clinical psychologist, author, and the senior developer of Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). Her books include: The Emotional Life of the Toddler, Don’t Hit My Mommy, and Psychotherapy with Infants and Young Children.

She has received numerous awards including: the Rene Spitz Award from the World Association for Infant Mental Health, the Hero Award from the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and the Whole Child Award from the Simms/Mann Institute.

In this conversation, we explore:

— The pioneering work of Selma Fraiberg and how this influenced Dr Lieberman’s trajectory

— The role that "ghosts" and "angels" in the nursery play in the intergenerational transmission of trauma

— The importance of “speaking the unspeakable” and helping children who have experienced trauma to construct adaptive narratives from their experiences.

And more.

You can learn more about Dr Lieberman’s work at: https://childparentpsychotherapy.com/

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Dr. Lieberman is the Irving B. Harris Endowed Chair in Infant Mental Health and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs at the UCSF Department of Psychiatry, and Director of the Child Trauma Research Program. She is a clinical consultant with the San Francisco Human Services Agency. She is active in major national organizations involved with mental health in infancy and early childhood. She is past-president of the board of directors of Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, and on the Professional Advisory Board of the Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute. She has served on peer review panels of the National Institute of Mental Health, is on the Board of Trustees of the Irving Harris Foundation, and consults with the Miriam and Peter Haas Foundation on early childhood education for Palestinian-Israeli children.

Born and raised in Paraguay, she received her BA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. This background informs her work on behalf of children and families from diverse ethnic and cultural origins, with primary emphasis on the experiences of Latinos in the United States.

Dr. Lieberman is currently the director of the Early Trauma Treatment Network (ETTN), a collaborative of four university sites that include the UCSF/SFGH Child Trauma Research Program, Boston Medical Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center, and Tulane University. ETTN is funded by the federal Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, a 40-site national initiative that has the mission of increasing the access and quality of services for children exposed to trauma in the United States. Her major interests include infant mental health, disorders of attachment, early trauma treatment outcome research, and mental health service disparities for underserved and minority children and families. Her current research involves treatment outcome evaluation of the efficacy of child-parent psychotherapy with trauma-exposed children aged birth to six and with pregnant women involved in domestic violence. As a trilingual, tricultural Jewish Latina, she has a special interest in cultural issues involving child development, child rearing, and child mental health. She lectures extensively on these topics nationally and internationally.

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Interview Links:

— Dr Liberman’s website - https://childparentpsychotherapy.com/

3 books that Dr Lieberman recommended

— The emotional life of the toddler - Alicia Lieberman - https://amzn.to/46pWmGn

— Don’t hit my mommy - Alicia Lieberman - https://amzn.to/3LHCepK

— Make Room for Baby - Alicia F. Lieberman, Manuela A. Diaz, Gloria Castro, Griselda Oliver Bucio - https://amzn.to/3ynmyow

Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Wounds — Dr. Alicia Lieberman

In this episode, I’m joined by Anna Runkle. With nearly a million followers across her platforms, Anna shares practical tools for overcoming Childhood PTSD and breaking free from self-defeating behaviors. Her book, “Re-Regulated”, explores how to set yourself free from trauma-driven behaviors and neurological dysregulation.

Here are some of the things you’ll learn in this conversation:

— Why traditional talk therapy can sometimes worsen symptoms for people with early trauma.

— What Childhood PTSD is and why it’s not officially recognized in the DSM.

— How attachment wounds can impact relationships and create patterns of staying in painful relationships.

— The connection between neurological dysregulation and social isolation.

— Anna’s powerful daily practice for re-regulating the nervous system and healing from emotional dysregulation.
	
And more.

You can learn more about Anna’s work at https://crappychildhoodfairy.com

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Anna Runkle leads a movement to help men and women worldwide to heal trauma symptoms and change their lives—whether or not they have access to professional help. More than 900,000 men and women worldwide subscribe to her YouTube channel, blog, courses and coaching programs, where she teaches the principles and techniques she has used to recover from her own Childhood PTSD. Her approach includes simple, self-directed exercises to calm emotional triggers and neurological dysregulation, and to begin changing the self-defeating behaviors that are common for people who have lived much of their lives dysregulated. She lives with her husband and two sons in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Interview Link:

— Anna’s website - https://crappychildhoodfairy.com

Book Anna Runkle Recommends Every Therapist Should Read:

— Re-Regulated: Set Your Life Free from Childhood PTSD and the Trauma-Driven Behaviors That Keep You Stuck - https://amzn.to/3U8dnQF

Healing Childhood PTSD — Anna Runkle

Insights for Evolving Consciousness

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This show is for you if you’re interested in:

– Reducing suffering — in yourself and others
– Continuously upgrading your perspective
– Realising more of your potential
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