02. Let Trauma Be Your Teacher with Mastin Kipp

By Melissa Wells

Love Sex & Magic

10/06/20·1h 10m

It’s an absolute honour to bring you this episode of the Love, Sex + Magic Podcast with none other than Mastin Kipp. Mastin is one of the greatest thought leaders of our time, and this was recognised by his mention in Oprah’s SuperSoul100.

It’s no surprise then, that this episode is medicine for the soul. Mastin lets us in on his practical approach to healing our trauma, and how we can use it to elevate ourselves and those around us. We dig deep to define exactly what trauma looks like (spoiler: it doesn’t always come with a capital T!), and the ways in which it can show up for us in life. This includes attachment styles, addiction, psychological disorders, and even physical pain.

We riff on relationships to define the difference between a triggering dynamic and a healthy, healing space for mutual growth. We chat parenting styles and ancestral trauma, collective trauma with regards to Covid-19, as well as where trauma is stored in the physical body.

Mixing the spiritual with science to reshape and deshame limiting beliefs, we unpack how triggers are our body’s response to keeping us safe - meaning it’s actually working perfectly! AND Mastin reveals how working on trauma from a conscious place can actually take us ‘beyond spiritual growth’. It’s practical magic - you don’t want to miss this!

Time Stamps:

3:37 Mastin’s journey with trauma

6:56 Defining trauma

9:25 Defining addiction

10:51 Trauma symptoms

12:29 How the body responds to trauma

12:57 Deshaming limiting beliefs

14:18 How to spot your trauma through triggers

15:39 Giving a voice to trauma

16:26 Relationships as a safe space to heal

17:40 Dysfunctional relationships

19:14 Incorporating self love to the healing process

20:35 Identifying a healing partner

27:05 The key benefits of healing trauma

30:01 Disconfirming experiences

34:42 Where trauma is stored in the body

38:15 Cognitive flashbacks

40:17 The phenomena of completion

41:18 Psychedelics for integration - not escape

46:53 Parentification and powerlessness - a personal issue

56:21 Different responses to Covid-19

1:03:33 Addressing collective trauma

1:05:35 Live Your Purpose Bootcamp

1:06:40 What Mastin’s loving right now

1:07:19 What turns Mastin on

1:07:50 When was the last time Mastin experienced pure magic

1:09:33 Where to find Mastin online

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