#715 Dr Peter Levine - Inventor Of Somatic Experiencing

Dr. Peter Levine is a psychologist and biophysicist and the developer of the therapeutic modality, Somatic Experiencing. He is also the author of the wildly popular book, Waking the Tiger and Founder and President of the Ergos Institute for Somatic Education. He opens up about his own trauma and what led him to his ground-breaking work.Peter's new book, An Autobiography of Trauma: A Healing Journey is available at: Ergos Institute, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Amazon UK, Inner Traditions, Books A Million, and Bookshop.orgLearn more about Peter and Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) at somaticexperiencing.comThis episode is sponsored by Smalls cat food. For 50% off your first order, head to Smalls.com/MENTAL and use code MENTAL. This episode is sponsored by 23andMe for 10% off go to www.23andme.com/mental. Total Health membership includes services initiated and performed by third-party clinicians and lab providers through the 23andMe platform. Additional terms and conditions also apply. See 23andme.com to learn more. Total Health Membership not available to residents of HI, NJ, NY, RI and US territories.This episode is sponsored by IQ Bar. For 20% off all products and free shipping text MENTAL to 64-000. Message and data rates may apply. See terms for details.If you’re interested in seeing and possibly buying the furniture that Paul designs and makes follow his IG for his woodworking which is @MIHHfurnitureWAYS TO HELP THE MIHH PODCASTSubscribe via iTunes. It costs nothing. It’s extremely helpful to have your subscription set to download all episodes automatically. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2Spread the word via social media. It costs nothing.Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod Become a one-time or monthly donor via PayPal at https://mentalpod.com/donateYou can also donate via Zelle (make payment to [email protected]) To donate via Venmo make payment to @Mentalpod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.