The Global Crisis is a Trauma Response (+ How We Can Heal It)

About this episode

The episode explores how collective trauma affects individuals and communities, emphasizing the importance of healing together rather than in isolation.

What if the chaos in the world is reflecting something unhealed in all of us? In this episode of The Healing + Human Potential Podcast, I sit down with Thomas Hübl to explore how collective trauma shapes our inner world and the world around us, why so much of what we call normal is actually unresolved pain, and why healing was never meant to happen alone. Thomas shares how trauma moves through families, communities, and systems, shaping the patterns we keep repeating personally and collectively. We also explore inherited trauma, nervous system healing, community, and why hope becomes possible when healing is no longer something we try to do in isolation. If you have ever felt like your healing is connected to something bigger than just your own story, this episode offers a powerful perspective. === Guest Bio: Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma. He is the author of…

People in this episode

Host: Alyssa Nobriga

Guest: Thomas Hübl

Topics covered

• collective trauma
• healing
• nervous system
• community
• inherited trauma
• mental health

Keywords

• trauma response
• collective healing
• community support
• inherited trauma
• nervous system healing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma—and Our World, Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds

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