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We Are Magic

9 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratings

We are Magic is a podcast about trauma, healing and transformation. We are Magic serves to be a collective archive of survivor wisdom and collect stories from the true experts in the field of trauma: the survivors.

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Episodes

S1E8: Ana Ruth Yela Castillo: The Home as a tool for reflection and identity work during COVID-19

May 19, 2020 19:16 - 47 minutes - 39.8 MB

Resources:  Ana’s website https://www.anaruth.com/   Domestic Violence Hotline  1-800-799-7233   Homelessness and Housing Resources https://nlihc.org/coronavirus-and-housing-homelessness   Sliding Scale Therapy https://openpathcollective.org/   NAMI (National Alliance on Mental illness) COVID Resource Guide https://www.nami.org/covid-19-guide

S1E7: "COVID-19 Notes: "Honoring your Feelings, Grief Work and Self Care."

April 11, 2020 00:26 - 24 minutes - 21.1 MB

Some of my thoughts as a therapist, as a survivor, as a human, about navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. We cover topics such as honoring your feelings (specifically your fear) practicing regenerative self care and how important grief work will be for the foreseeable future. If you take away nothing else: You are not supposed to know how to navigate a pandemic, honor yourself and your needs at this time. I hope to release more episodes with colleagues and survivors alike about how they are nav...

S1E6 Megan: "Self Destruction is Not Required"

February 22, 2020 18:35 - 2 hours - 100 MB

Resoures: #MeToo and The Method by Holly Derr: https://howlround.com/metoo-and-method Information on Intimacy Coordinator: https://www.teamidi.org/about-idi?fbclid=IwAR3Y3shyh1tzXGLdfY2c9RF89RgGsYFS82bmLGj-Ipy15GDoJdthrfcRGc0 #NotInOurHouse  https://www.notinourhouse.org/download-the-standards/?fbclid=IwAR2OVxdf9d-XbzV-Z-h0AuWcLbkazQAfI5aSxURGmt6wZuXkQFsqdDfqzKI Better Help:  https://www.betterhelp.com/ National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline 1-800-656-4673

S1E5 Katherine: "Healing doesn't happen in a straight line."

December 29, 2019 22:44 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

Resources: The Boy who lived as a Dog https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Who-Raised-Psychiatrists-Notebook-What/dp/0465056539 National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 National Center for Victims of Crime: https://victimsofcrime.org/ The Criminal Justice System: Statistics: https://www.rainn.org/statistics/criminal-justice-system RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/

S1E4 Whitney: "That is Not Love!"

November 27, 2019 18:50 - 1 hour - 81.9 MB

Resources:  National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) Love is Respect Hotline 1-866-331-99474 ( You can also text “loveis” 22522) National Sexual Assault Hotline (24/7) 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)   Better Help (Online Therapy) https://www.betterhelp.com/ GLBT National Help Center Hotline 1800-246-PRIDE (1-800-246-7743) (You an also chat online at:  http://www.volunteerlogin.org/chat/) Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project Hotline: 1-800-832-1...

S1E3 Neha Bhat: "Who Escapes This Cycle?"

November 12, 2019 21:15 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB

    Resources: Neha’s Website: www.nehabhat.org Neha's Instagram: @indiansextherapist  Neha’s Art Project, “I Can’t be Both”: https://nehabhat.org/art/i-cant-be-both/ Prison Creative Arts Partnerships (PCAP): https://lsa.umich.edu/pcap Adaptable Resolution under the University of Michigan Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): https://www.rainn.org/ National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

S1E2 Fee Fromkin: "Let's Just Call That One Freak."

October 23, 2019 20:07 - 1 hour - 71.1 MB

Resources:  National Suicide Prevention Hotline  1-800-273-8255 Listing of International Suicide Hotlines https://ibpf.org/resource/list-international-suicide-hotlines Not in crisis but need to talk? There are Warm Lines: http://www.warmline.org/ Crisis Text Line (Get free help now: Text CONNECT to 741741) https://www.crisistextline.org/ Tele-health: phone, video counseling https://www.betterhelp.com/ NAMI Family Support Groups https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/NAMI-Prog...

S1E1 Jasmine McKay: “I just realized I was pretending to be somebody.”

October 09, 2019 18:27 - 53 minutes - 46.6 MB

Resources:  National Alliance on Mental Health  https://nami.org/Find-Support Narcotics Anonymous (Find a Meeting)  https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/ Alcoholics Anonymous  https://www.aa.org/ Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Help Line: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline 1-800-662-4357 Faith Crisis Resources: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org https://journeyfree.org Mental Health Ministries  http://www.ment...

S1E0 We are Magic Introduction!

October 03, 2019 05:32 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

In the first ever episode of We Are Magic, we briefly discuss what this podcast will cover, the ever-changing nature of this project, how this podcast came to be and the power of storytelling. Thank you so much for listening!