How Therapists Can Stay Regulated During Trauma Sessions, with Lynn Fraser

You can’t guide someone into a settled nervous system if you haven’t gone there yourself because your clients aren’t listening to your words, they’re listening to you.
In this conversation, trauma psychologist Dr. Jenny Hughes (founder of The BRAVE Trauma Therapist Collective) sits down with Lynn Fraser, senior meditation teacher and founder of The Stillpoint Method of Healing Trauma, to explore what real regulation looks like for trauma therapists in the therapy room.
If you’ve ever left a session feeling drained, frozen, or unsure why your own body couldn’t stay present, this episode is for you.
We talk about:

🟪 Why co-regulation starts with the therapist’s nervous system
🟪 How to recognize when your body isn’t actually “with you” in session
🟪 Somatic and spiritual practices that support nervous-system safety
🟪 How to build embodied resilience — not just teach it

About Lynn Fraser
Lynn Fraser is a senior teacher in the Himalayan Yoga Meditation tradition, a trauma and CPTSD survivor, and the founder of the Stillpoint Method of Healing Trauma.
She integrates decades of meditation practice, yoga teaching, and social-justice activism to help people reconnect with innate safety, wisdom, and compassion.
Lynn also hosts the Radical Recovery Summit, where she interviews leading voices in trauma and resilience, including Gabor Maté, Deb Dana, Stephen Porges, and Resmaa Menakem.
👉 Learn more about Lynn’s work: https://LynnFraserStillpoint.com

About Jenny Hughes, PhD
Jenny Hughes is a trauma psychologist and founder of The BRAVE Trauma Therapist Collective, a community helping trauma therapists manage vicarious trauma, prevent burnout, and strengthen vicarious resilience through connection and embodied support.
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