Dr. Peter Levine with Mícheál Ó Mathúna on Trauma, Fear, Resilience, Presence & the Body

Dr. Peter Levine with Mícheál Ó Mathúna on Trauma, Fear, Resilience, Presence & the Wisdom of the Body

Dr. Peter Levine, pioneer of Somatic Experiencing®, offers a grounded and deeply experiential conversation on trauma, fear, resilience and the body’s innate capacity to heal.

Find out more below.

This interview was conducted by Mícheál Ó Mathúna, author, workshop facilitator and integrative practitioner. His work focuses on conditioning, self-trust and the restoration of internal regulation.
He is the founder of The Health Zone, a platform for conversations exploring health, behaviour and human development.

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Peter outlines:

✓ How fear is experienced in the body, and why learning to track sensation is key to working with it
✓ Why trauma is not just psychological, but held in the nervous system and body
✓ How people become overwhelmed, shut down or dissociated through unresolved stress responses
✓ How resilience can be developed through simple, learnable practices that restore regulation
✓ Why connection with others is essential in healing trauma, even during physical isolation
✓ How unprocessed trauma can repeat as a loop in the body and nervous system
✓ The role of presence—both with ourselves and others—in supporting healing and integration
✓ What we can learn from both science and traditional (including shamanic) approaches to healing
✓ How working with the body allows trauma to resolve rather than be continually relived
✓ Why healing trauma can lead to greater strength, compassion and wholeness

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Dr. Peter Levine is a pioneer in the field of trauma healing and the developer of Somatic Experiencing®. His work focuses on how trauma is held in the body and how it can be resolved through awareness, sensation and nervous system regulation.

He holds doctorates in medical biophysics and psychology, and has spent over four decades working with trauma, stress and resilience. His work integrates physiology, psychology and embodied awareness, and has influenced therapeutic approaches worldwide.