In this Soulthentic Podcast episode, I’m joined by Alaine Duncan, acupuncturist and author of The Tao of Trauma, and Tracey Post, LCSW and CEO of the Princeton Center for Mindbody Healing. Together, they are co-facilitating the next 2025-2026 Tao of Trauma training—an approach that integrates the neurobiology of traumatic stress with Chinese medicine.

In this episode, we explore how this East-meets-West framework offers a unique path for trauma healing—one that honors both the nervous system and the body's deep intelligence. Alaine and Tracey share how trauma is not just a memory stored in the mind but a physiological and energetic imprint held in the bodyand how practitioners across fields can learn to safely and skillfully support its resolution.

Whether you’re an acupuncturist, massage therapist, mental health practitioner, or medical provider, this episode will inspire you to look at trauma through a multidimensional lens—and maybe even join the next Tao of Trauma training cohort starting in September 2025.

💫 Topics We Explore:

• What Tao of Trauma is & how it bridges modalities

• The role of the Five Elements & the Threat-Response Cycle

• Why trauma isn’t a disorder—it’s a survival response

• The importance of the Vagus Nerve & bottom-up healing

• Real examples of clinical transformation

• Personal insights from Alaine & Tracey’s healing journeys

• Details about the upcoming September 2025 cohort and how to join

🌿 Join their upcoming free intro class + IG/FB Lives to get a feel for the work before the cohort begins!

🎓 Learn more & register for Tao of Trauma training: [Insert registration link]
🌐 Connect with Tracey: www.princetonmindbody.com
📘 Learn more about Alaine Duncan & her book: www.integrativehealingworks.net
✨ Explore more from me: https://www.drlinhlove.com