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The Aliveness Project: Conversations on Connection

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The Aliveness Project: Conversations on Connection is a podcast from the NARM® Training Institute exploring the many dimensions of human connection. Hosted by members of the NARM community, including NARM founder Dr. Laurence Heller, this show invites guests from both inside and outside the world of NARM to share stories and insights from their unique areas of expertise. Each episode centers around a conversation—sometimes clinical, sometimes personal, often both—that looks at what it means to be in connection: with ourselves, with one another, and with the world around us. Whether you're a th...

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We Can’t Heal Alone: Trauma, Relationship, and Collective Healing with Thomas Hübl 20.05.2026 46:56

Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of our guest’s personal experience of the 2026 war in Israel and Iran . It also references war, abuse, domestic violence, concentration camps, and trauma responses related to 9/11 . Please use your discretion when deciding whether or not to listen. —————— Preorder Thomas Hübl‘s newest book Attuned Preorder Laurence Heller’s newest book Healing Sha...

Healing Shame and Guilt: A Conversation with Co-authors Dr. Laurence Heller and Stephan K. Niederwieser 11.03.2026 1:16:11

Preorder Healing Shame and Guilt , coming from North Atlantic Books on May 12. What if what we take to be our shame actually has nothing to do with us? In this episode of The Aliveness Project: Conversations on Connection , host Iris McAlpin Garrett sits down with NARM® founder Dr. Laurence Heller and NARM Teacher Stephan Niederwieser to discuss their upcoming book, Healing Shame and Guilt , relea...

What Happens When We're Connected: Ralf Marzen & Maya Vaughan on Healing Through Relationships 17.12.2025 1:25:43

What happens when we’re securely connected? In this episode of The Aliveness Project: Conversations on Connection , host Iris McAlpin Garrett sits down with two longtime friends and NARM practitioners— Ralf Marzen and Maya Vaughan —to explore why connection is central to healing, and what gets in the way. Drawing from both clinical practice and lived experience, Ralf and Maya reflect on the deep h...

Healing Beyond Medicine: Dr. Lissa Rankin on Trauma, Spirituality, and Healing 01.10.2025 1:30:53

Content Warning: This episode mentions the existence of both suicidal ideation and sex. Please use your discretion when deciding whether or not to watch/listen. What does real healing require? In this episode of The Aliveness Project: Conversations on Connection, host Iris McAlpin Garrett sits down with physician, researcher, and bestselling author Dr. Lissa Rankin and NARM founder Dr. Laurence He...

Surviving Narcissism: Dr. Nadine Macaluso on Trauma Bonds and Healing 04.06.2025 1:06:36

In this inaugural episode of The Aliveness Project: Conversations on Connection , we’re joined by Dr. Nadine Macaluso —therapist, author, and trauma bond expert—and Dr. Laurence Heller , the creator of the NeuroAffective Relational Model® (NARM®). Together, they sit down with NARM Master Therapist and podcast host Iris McAlpin Garrett for a candid and layered conversation about narcissism, trauma...