The Place We Find Ourselves Podcast

“Healing isn’t when the pain stops; it’s when the patterns do.”

The above quote gives us a stunning truth. People are often motivated to go to counseling or seek support when they are in pain. This makes sense. Why wouldn’t we seek support and broaden our lens if something we are experiencing over and over keeps us in agony? However, we often stop seeking answers and digging deep long before the puzzle has finished. Sometimes we get just enough calm and respite from the pain that we close the door on the work. This may feel relieving, but it does have a cost down the road. This quote is simply stating that we can have momentary relief from the pain without actually having healed the root of it. While relief from pain often comes with healing, the changed patterns of behavior are the truest indication of the deepest healing.

Therapist Adam Young has dedicated his podcast The Place We Find Ourselves, to assisting people with understanding their deeply wired patterns of behavior to find the real healing. Using a trauma and attachment informed lens, his episodes offer profound insights into human behavior and the “why” behind so many of our frustrating patterns. His approach is both spiritual and science based. He combines deep psychological truths with a spiritual lens. He informs his audience about the neurological and biological impacts of being human in a world where we are often deprived of the vital nutrients that create a secure attachment: being seen, soothed, and safe.

Episodes are a deep dive into a variety of topics: insecure attachment, relational conflict, religious trauma, grief, the mind/body connection, attachment and affect regulation, loneliness, sexuality, heartache, broken trust, etc. His style is informative and he gets straight to the heart of the situation. The episodes are highly educational. Whether he is offering psychoeducation around a specific topic or interviewing someone for their personal story, Adam delivers psychological concepts with an open mind and with a clarity and passion that leave the audience with a sense of deeper understanding. His truths have aided in breaking the bond of shame for many as they see where the patterns they have developed came from. With this understanding and knowledge of their behavior, Adam arms his listeners with the necessary tools to notice their behaviors, replace shame with compassion, and genuinely alter patterns.

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Crystal King