{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Ff4bb4700-4005-4d8d-b4c1-5d6f7040e194","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=\"The Wolf Connection to Heal Trauma with Amanda Beer\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/f4bb4700-4005-4d8d-b4c1-5d6f7040e194\"></iframe>","title":"The Wolf Connection to Heal Trauma with Amanda Beer","description":"Dr. Amanda Beer is the Program Director at Wolf Connection, a not-for-profit educational sanctuary and wilderness retreat center located just north of Los Angeles. They bring people together through direct relationships with rescued wolves. Amanda is a licensed psychologist and educator. At Wolf Connection, she collaborates with the Wolf Pack and Human Program Team to facilitate powerful opportunities for awareness, connection, healing, and growth. Consistent with her commitment to social justice as a therapist, she has presented and published a number of empirical studies focused on social, cultural, and training issues like inmate experiences, white privilege, and multicultural learning environments.\u00a0Amanda joins me today to share why she believes we have all experienced trauma simply by the act of living. She explains how wolves deal with trauma and how it differs from the way humans move through it. We discuss why living beings have a set point for achieving equilibrium and the ability to adapt and find inner equilibrium and peace. We discuss why the Wolf Connection organization uses wolves to help people overcome traumatic experiences and what their experiences are like when connecting with wolves. We also discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the viability of the work they do at The Wolf Connection and how they\u2019ve stayed motivated to be successful, despite the challenges.\u00a0\u201cThe wolves mirror our resilience, our capacity, our ability to be present and in the moment.\u201d - Dr. Amanda Beer\u00a0This week on the Trauma Hiders Club Podcast:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How wolves deal with trauma differently than humans\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How all living beings have a set point for equilibrium\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Our ability to adapt and find inner peace\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why the Wolf Connection organization uses wolves to help people overcome serious trauma\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What \u201cMikey Medicine\u201d and \u201cThe Medicine Wheel\u201d are, and how Wolf Therapy has helped one young girl work through trauma\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0My experience at The Wolf Connection and what led Amanda to start working at the organization\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The importance of believing you\u2019re worthy\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How COVID has impacted the viability of the work they do at The Wolf Connection\u00a0Connect with Amanda Beer:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wolf Connection (https://wolfconnection.org/)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Podcast: The Wolf Connection (https://open.spotify.com/show/6YaMhbWgNfgNA8TOZHR8KJ)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Women & Wolves 2021 Retreat (https://wolfconnection.org/womenandwolves2021/?inf_contact_key=31e66bbd4d1e64e3723294a439ff6aa6)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wolf Connection on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolf-connection/)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wolf Connection on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wolfconnection/)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wolf Connection on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/packnews)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wolf Connection on Twitter (https://twitter.com/wolfconnection)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Amanda Beer on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-beer-phd-328086191/)\u00a0\u00a0Where High Achievers Get Through Shit - TOGETHER\u00a0Thanks for tuning into this week\u2019s episode of Trauma Hiders Club \u2018The Podcast\u2019 with Karen Goldfinger Baker. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.\u00a0","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a97e0681-2a80-46d9-a746-7ff24244df92/1474210-1681514345.jpg"}