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  • Dr. Judith Lewis Herman | Understanding Complex PTSD
    Jul 15 2025
    “For complex PTSD, you have to establish a relationship. And only after trust has been established can you do the trauma-focused work.” This week, Thomas sits down with Dr. Judith Lewis Herman, an author and senior lecturer in psychiatry and Harvard Medical School, to explore her groundbreaking work on the psychology and social and cultural aspects of Complex PTSD, or CPTSD. Unlike the better-known diagnosis of PTSD, CPTSD arises from prolonged, repeated trauma that erodes one’s sense of self and ability to trust. So, how should we approach healing and therapy for this uniquely challenging diagnosis? Dr. Herman believes there is hope, and it comes from the healing power of relationships…a tough pill to swallow for those whose trauma arose from abusive or coercively controlling relationships. But therein lies the key to healing—a therapeutic bond where the patient’s experience is validated, their safety is paramount, and trust is carefully built up through mutuality. But it’s not just therapy where healing can occur. Thomas and Dr. Herman discuss the importance of acknowledgment for people who’ve experienced ongoing trauma and how lifting shame from victims and survivors and transferring it to the perpetrators is an essential shift with powerful healing potential. They also explore social movements, like the women's and civil rights movements, that can lead to helpful reforms and the development of new support systems for trauma survivors. ✨ Click here to watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: 👉 https://youtu.be/HcTmrzBQ2GU Video episodes are typically posted at 8am PT/ 11am ET ✨ Sign up for updates by visiting our website: 👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com ✨ Judith Lewis Herman, M.D., is a Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and was Director of Training at the Victims of Violence Program at Cambridge Hospital. She is the author of multiple award-winning books, including Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice. She has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. In 2007, she was named Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Order Judith's books here: 👉 https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/contributor/judith-lewis-herman-md Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma. In addition to Attuned, he is the author of Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. ✨ Connect with Thomas here: Website: https://thomashuebl.com/Facebook: https://facebook.com/Thomas.Huebl.Sangha/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomashuebl/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThomasHuebl YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thomashuebl ✨ Order Thomas Hübl’s new book, “Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma–And Our World” here: 👉 https://www.attunedbook.com/ ✨ Sign up for updates by visiting our website: 👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com Take our listener survey! We'd love your feedback on which topics and guests are resonating with you and which ones you'd like to hear more about in the future: 👉 https://forms.gle/uoygyKMmHeUHeJFD9
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    48 min
  • Karma and the Movement of the Soul
    Jul 8 2025

    Are you tired of life feeling heavy, stuck in repetitive patterns dictated by the past?

    This week, Thomas explores the revolutionary idea that life is a fluid, rewritable process. Discover how awakening to the Kundalini stream connects you to the ever-present flow of creation, allowing you to redefine existence by its pure presence, not a chain of cause and effect.

    This journey is a continuous path of refining your present experience and embracing movement as the very essence of life, transforming daily challenges into powerful opportunities for deeper insight and presence.

    Learn spiritual practices and integration tools to help you grapple with the heaviness of the world’s karma, realign with divine creation, and experience profound abundance and freedom.

    ✨ Click here to watch the video version of this episode on YouTube:

    👉 https://youtu.be/oDuLstjbakk

    Video episodes are typically posted at 8am PT/ 11am ET

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    Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma.

    In addition to Attuned, he is the author of Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

    Connect with Thomas here:

    Website: https://thomashuebl.com/
    Facebook: https://facebook.com/Thomas.Huebl.Sangha/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomashuebl/
    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThomasHuebl
    YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thomashuebl

    ✨ Order Thomas Hübl’s new book, “Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma–And Our World” here:

    👉 https://www.attunedbook.com/

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    24 min
  • Marco Lambertini | Reconnecting With Nature…Before it’s Too Late
    Jul 1 2025
    “Nature positive is people positive. Without harmony with nature, there won't be a bright future for people.” This week, Thomas Hübl sits down with Marco Lambertini, the Convener of the Nature Positive Initiative, to explore humanity's deep, inherent connection to nature, what’s at stake if climate destruction continues to accelerate, and what we can do to stop it. Marco’s Nature Positive movement is working on actionable measures to reverse nature loss by 2030, bringing more forests, fish, and healthy ecosystems back to our planet. Despite the massive challenges we’re facing, he believes that we have the understanding, technology, and means to achieve this goal, but we can’t do it without both personal and systemic transformation. The future of our planet’s ecosystem is intrinsically linked to our own well-being, economy, and future. This discussion is a powerful call to action, reminding us that this generation holds the historic opportunity to put humanity on a completely different, more harmonious course. ✨ Click here to watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: 👉 https://youtu.be/wwad6NzJx2Q Video episodes are typically posted at 8am PT/ 11am ET ✨ Sign up for updates by visiting our website: 👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com ✨ It's not too late to join Thomas’ online global community, The Mystic Café, for Meeting Fear with Presence: A 7-Day Journey. This 7-day path of practices is designed to help you meet fear as a doorway to growth, not something to avoid. Through daily teachings, practical exercises, and a connected community, you’ll transform fear into a grounded source of agency, compassion, and participation. Learn more and start your journey here: 👉 https://www.mysticcafeonline.com ✨ Marco Lambertini is the Convener of the Nature Positive Initiative. His experience and career range from ecological field research to high-level advocacy and international policy, nature reserve management, integrated conservation and development projects, environmental education, NGO development, communications, and campaigning in many countries all over the world. Connect with Marco here: 👉 https://www.naturepositive.org Learn about the Nature Positive Initiative's project to align state of nature metrics here: 👉 https://www.naturepositive.org/metrics And you can read the first ever Nature Positive book 👉 https://www.naturepositive.org/book Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma. In addition to Attuned, he is the author of Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. ✨ Connect with Thomas here: Website: https://thomashuebl.com/Facebook: https://facebook.com/Thomas.Huebl.Sangha/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomashuebl/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThomasHuebl YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thomashuebl ✨ Order Thomas Hübl’s new book, “Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma–And Our World” here: 👉 https://www.attunedbook.com/ ✨ Sign up for updates by visiting our website: 👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com Take our listener survey! We'd love your feedback on which topics and guests are resonating with you and which ones you'd like to hear more about in the future: 👉 https://forms.gle/uoygyKMmHeUHeJFD9
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    53 min
  • Elise Loehnen | Finding Connection in Crisis and Conflict
    Jun 24 2025
    Can we approach discomfort and tension as opportunities for growth? Can humanity mature beyond divisive conflict? This week, Thomas is joined by much loved returning guest, NYT bestselling author, and the host of the podcast, Pulling the Thread, Elise Loehnen, to hash out the concerning fragmentation that feels inescapable right now and explore what we can do to combat it. As we face past and current collective traumas, massive information overload, and current events that overwhelm our nervous systems, it’s not hard to see how we got here. Thomas and Elise offer hopeful frameworks for navigating these challenges and bolstering our ability to hold tension, engage in mature disagreement, and ultimately, re-humanize each other through deeper understanding and self-regulation. This goes beyond surface-level “wellness” to incorporate psychological, spiritual, and practical approaches that we can adopt to build a stronger foundation for our individual and collective futures. It’s an inspiring conversation that we hope you’ll tune in for. ✨ Click here to watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: 👉 https://youtu.be/Qf7eBUa8Td4 Video episodes are typically posted at 8am PT/ 11am ET ✨ Sign up for updates by visiting our website: 👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com ✨ Join us in Thomas’ online global community, The Mystic Café, for Meeting Fear with Presence: A 7-Day Journey. This 7-day path of practices is designed to help you meet fear as a doorway to growth, not something to avoid. Through daily teachings, practical exercises, and a connected community, you’ll transform fear into a grounded source of agency, compassion, and participation. Learn more and start your journey here: 👉 https://www.mysticcafeonline.com ✨ Elise Loehnen is a New York Times bestselling author and the host of the podcast, Pulling the Thread, where she interviews cultural luminaries about the big questions of today. She’s the author of the New York Times bestselling On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to be Good. She has also co-written 12 books. She was the chief content officer of goop, where she co-hosted The goop Podcast and The goop Lab on Netflix, and led the brand’s content strategy and programming. She was previously the editorial projects director of Conde Nast Traveler and the editor at large and deputy editor of Lucky Magazine, where she served as the on-air spokesperson. Connect with Elise here: 👉 https://eliseloehnen.com 👉 https://eliseloehnen.substack.com Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma. In addition to Attuned, he is the author of Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. ✨ Connect with Thomas here: Website: https://thomashuebl.com/Facebook: https://facebook.com/Thomas.Huebl.Sangha/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomashuebl/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThomasHuebl YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thomashuebl ✨ Order Thomas Hübl’s new book, “Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma–And Our World” here: 👉 https://www.attunedbook.com/ ✨ Sign up for updates by visiting our website: 👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com Take our listener survey! We'd love your feedback on which topics and guests are resonating with you and which ones you'd like to hear more about in the future: 👉 https://forms.gle/uoygyKMmHeUHeJFD9
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    34 min
  • BONUS: The Mysticism of Space
    Jun 19 2025

    Thomas explores the foundational spiritual building blocks of life, with a particular focus on the concept of space. More than just a void that we occupy physically, space is a key element of life that we co-create. And we need space—for reflection, digestion, integration, and nervous system regulation.

    Get a bigger picture perspective on your spiritual journey and learn essential tools for connecting to your inner wisdom, resilience, compassion, and intelligence.

    ✨ Click here to watch the video version of this episode on YouTube:

    👉 https://youtu.be/tqIMOvVEk3I

    Video episodes are typically posted at 8am PT/ 11am ET

    ✨ Join us in Thomas’ online global community, The Mystic Café, for Meeting Fear with Presence: A 7-Day Journey.

    This 7-day path of practices is designed to help you meet fear as a doorway to growth, not something to avoid.

    Through daily teachings, practical exercises, and a connected community, you’ll transform fear into a grounded source of agency, compassion, and participation.

    Learn more and start your journey here:
    👉 https://www.mysticcafeonline.com

    Sign up for updates by visiting our website:
    👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com

    Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma.

    In addition to Attuned, he is the author of Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

    Connect with Thomas here:

    Website: https://thomashuebl.com/
    Facebook: https://facebook.com/Thomas.Huebl.Sangha/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomashuebl/
    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThomasHuebl
    YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thomashuebl

    ✨ Order Thomas Hübl’s new book, “Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma–And Our World” here:

    👉 https://www.attunedbook.com/

    Sign up for updates by visiting our website:

    👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com

    Take our listener survey! We'd love your feedback on which topics and guests are resonating with you and which ones you'd like to hear more about in the future:

    👉 https://forms.gle/uoygyKMmHeUHeJFD9

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    15 min
  • Dr. Stephen Porges | Safety, Connection, and Polyvagal Theory
    Jun 17 2025
    What is Polyvagal Theory and how does it explain the science of feelings? This week, Thomas sits down with Dr. Stephen Porges, a professor, author, and the originator of Polyvagal Theory. Dr. Porges’ theory offers radical yet practical methods for calming our physical (or “biobehavioral”) states so that our mind can follow suit. Traditionally, the opposite approach has been the norm, but research increasingly indicates that the body should lead the charge. In this conversation, it’s made clear that safety, connection, and co-regulation are essential for this type of nervous system regulation. Thomas and Dr. Porges explore what’s needed to create an environment that supports healing, and how Polyvagal Theory enhances our ability to handle crises and heal trauma, anxiety, and physical ailments linked to nervous system dysregulation. Dr. Porges also shares a cutting-edge acoustic technique for trauma healing that could lead to a real paradigm shift in psychology and therapy. ✨ Click here to watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: 👉 https://youtu.be/M1PFXXnXpEY Video episodes are typically posted at 8am PT/ 11am ET ✨ Sign up for updates by visiting our website: 👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com ✨ Join us in Thomas’ online global community, The Mystic Café, for Meeting Fear with Presence: A 7-Day Journey. This 7-day path of practices is designed to help you meet fear as a doorway to growth, not something to avoid. Through daily teachings, practical exercises, and a connected community, you’ll transform fear into a grounded source of agency, compassion, and participation. Learn more and start your journey here: 👉 https://www.mysticcafeonline.com ✨ Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute, and recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He is the originator of the Polyvagal Theory, and the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol™. Connect with Dr. Porges here: 👉 https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org 👉 https://www.stephenporges.com Learn about The Polyvagal Institute Certificate Course: 👉 https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/pv... Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma. In addition to Attuned, he is the author of Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. ✨ Connect with Thomas here: Website: https://thomashuebl.com/Facebook: https://facebook.com/Thomas.Huebl.Sangha/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomashuebl/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThomasHuebl YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thomashuebl ✨ Order Thomas Hübl’s new book, “Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma–And Our World” here: 👉 https://www.attunedbook.com/ ✨ Sign up for updates by visiting our website: 👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com Take our listener survey! We'd love your feedback on which topics and guests are resonating with you and which ones you'd like to hear more about in the future: 👉 https://forms.gle/uoygyKMmHeUHeJFD9
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    52 min
  • Embodying the Light of the Soul
    Jun 10 2025

    “The person doesn't have a soul, the soul has a person.”

    This week, Thomas goes deep in a spiritual teaching that explores the essence of the soul—an energy field that enfolds our consciousness and our life and is fundamentally connected to the collective and the planet.

    Through embodied spiritual practice, we can become spacious enough to let in divine light, ground it in the physical world, and open ourselves to subtle capacities and deeper sensing. Using these practices, we also become more resilient to challenges, and can face uncertainty with creative energy instead of anxiety.

    Thomas also shares how embodied presence is essential to healing and helps to repair the fragmentation that trauma creates.

    ✨ Click here to watch the video version of this episode on YouTube:

    👉 https://youtu.be/oVnLzOrW898

    Video episodes are typically posted at 8am PT/ 11am ET

    Sign up for updates by visiting our website:
    👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com

    ✨ Join us in Thomas’ online global community, The Mystic Café, for Meeting Fear with Presence: A 7-Day Journey.

    This 7-day path of practices is designed to help you meet fear as a doorway to growth, not something to avoid.

    Through daily teachings, practical exercises, and a connected community, you’ll transform fear into a grounded source of agency, compassion, and participation.

    Learn more and start your journey here:
    👉 https://www.mysticcafeonline.com

    Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma.

    In addition to Attuned, he is the author of Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

    Connect with Thomas here:

    Website: https://thomashuebl.com/
    Facebook: https://facebook.com/Thomas.Huebl.Sangha/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomashuebl/
    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThomasHuebl
    YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thomashuebl

    ✨ Order Thomas Hübl’s new book, “Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma–And Our World” here:

    👉 https://www.attunedbook.com/

    Sign up for updates by visiting our website:

    👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com

    Take our listener survey! We'd love your feedback on which topics and guests are resonating with you and which ones you'd like to hear more about in the future:

    👉 https://forms.gle/uoygyKMmHeUHeJFD9

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    26 min
  • Dr. Roger Walsh | Attuning to Our Inner Wisdom
    Jun 3 2025
    Can humanity’s ethical and spiritual maturity catch up to our technological progress? Or will this gap in development lead to catastrophe? To explore our collective path forward, Thomas sits down with Dr. Roger Walsh, a Professor of Psychiatry, Philosophy, and Anthropology, and the host of the Deep Transformation podcast. Their conversation mines the depths of our inner worlds, finding hope in the idea that kindness, generosity, and altruism are more inherent and natural to humans than selfishness, separateness, and over-consumption. Our civilization is at risk, but man-made crises can be unmade by deep collective learning, cultivating inner awareness, embracing ethical living, and integrating historical trauma. Thomas and Dr. Walsh draw insights from global wisdom traditions and share contemplative practices and practical steps that we can take to help humanity “level-up” our maturity and spiritual consciousness. ✨ Click here to watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: 👉 https://youtu.be/MZsHpFKAdvI Video episodes are posted at 8am PT/ 11am ET ✨ Sign up for updates by visiting our website: 👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com ✨ Join Thomas on June 8 for free, LIVE event: Spiritual Grounding in Uncertain Times Fear is a natural response to many things we encounter in life; however, fear doesn't have to overwhelm us. In this free global event, Thomas will share how we can meet fear not as a problem to fix or manage, but as a doorway to growth, resilience, and deeper connection. Learn more and sign up for free here: 👉 https://www.mysticcafeonline.com/grounding ✨ Dr. Roger Walsh is a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, a meditation student and researcher, a Tibetan Buddhist Lama, author of books such as Essential Spirituality: The Seven Central Practices, and cohost of the podcast Deep Transformation: Self-Society-Spirit, which is ranked in the top 2% of the world's podcasts. Connect with Dr. Walsh here: 👉 https://www.drrogerwalsh.com 👉 https://www.deeptransformation.io Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma. In addition to Attuned, he is the author of Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. ✨ Connect with Thomas here: Website: https://thomashuebl.com/Facebook: https://facebook.com/Thomas.Huebl.Sangha/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomashuebl/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThomasHuebl YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thomashuebl ✨ Order Thomas Hübl’s new book, “Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma–And Our World” here: 👉 https://www.attunedbook.com/ ✨ Sign up for updates by visiting our website: 👉 https://pointofrelationpodcast.com Take our listener survey! We'd love your feedback on which topics and guests are resonating with you and which ones you'd like to hear more about in the future: 👉 https://forms.gle/uoygyKMmHeUHeJFD9
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    49 min