{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F382ed38b-619b-4a17-8015-9dcb45072dd1","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Reclaiming Your Voice: Dr. Liz DeBetta on Trauma, Identity & Narrative Healing\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/382ed38b-619b-4a17-8015-9dcb45072dd1\"></iframe>","title":"Reclaiming Your Voice: Dr. Liz DeBetta on Trauma, Identity & Narrative Healing","description":"In this powerful episode of Inner Light, Dr. Liz DeBetta, trauma-informed educator, embodiment scholar, and founder of Migrating Toward Wholeness, dives deep into the art of healing without fixing. Drawing from her personal experience as an adoptee and her academic background, Liz shares how self-abandonment shows up in our bodies, how to reconnect through narrative, and why grief and joy can coexist. This episode challenges the impulse to bypass pain and instead calls us to stay, reflect, and rise. If you've ever felt emotionally disconnected, this conversation offers grounded tools, gentle insight, and a path back to yourself.\nAbout the Guest:Dr. Liz DeBetta is a scholar-artist, author, and somatic trauma educator. As the founder of Migrating Toward Wholeness, she integrates social justice, narrative practice, and embodiment to guide individuals in reclaiming their stories and agency. Her work explores the intersection of identity, storytelling, and trauma, particularly through the lens of adoption and womanhood.\nKey Takeaways:\n\n\nSelf-abandonment often stems from early trauma and disconnection from the body.\n\n\nReconnection begins with curiosity, writing, and naming your truth.\n\n\nFeeling doesn\u2019t mean flooding\u2014grounding tools like breathwork and sensory awareness can help.\n\n\nCreative outlets like writing, dancing, or gardening foster emotional regulation.\n\n\nReclaiming your narrative means moving from being the object of a story to its author.\n\n\nGrief and joy can coexist; contradictions are not flaws\u2014they\u2019re part of being human.\n\n\nConnect with Dr. Liz DeBetta:Website: https://www.lizdebetta.com/workshops\nWant to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?DM on PodMatch: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avikTune into all 15 podcasts: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/healthymindbyavikSubscribe to Newsletter: https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/Join the Community: https://nas.io/healthymind\nStay Tuned and Follow Us:YouTube \u2013 https://www.youtube.com/@healthymind-healthylifeInstagram \u2013 https://www.instagram.com/healthyminds.podThreads \u2013 https://www.threads.net/@healthyminds.podFacebook \u2013 https://www.facebook.com/podcast.healthymindLinkedIn \u2013 https://www.linkedin.com/in/reemachatterjee/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/avikchakrabortypodcaster\n#podmatch #healthymind #healthymindbyavik #wellness #traumahealing #narrativeidentity #drLizDeBetta #adoptionjourney #mentalhealth","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/fb3a8ffd-7663-46c0-836c-768ee59d4bb6/mjm0zi5qcgc.jpg"}