Today, I am excited to be speaking to Dawson Church, PhD, on my podcast. Dawson is an award-winning author of the best-selling books, The Genie in Your Genes, Mind to Matter and the Bliss Brain.

We talk about PTSD, and complex PTSD and how it impacts our brains and physiology and what we can start to do to begin the healing process.

It was a really great conversation with a man who is at the leading edge of research into the effectiveness of EFT, Matrix Reimprinting and Energy Psychology.

As many of you know, I have been using EFT since 2000 and have found it transformative on my own healing journey from childhood trauma especially boarding school syndrome. I was really passionate to hear the science behind how EFT works and why it works so well.

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Dawson did undergraduate and graduate work at Baylor University, and obtained his doctorate at Holos University under the supervision of Harvard-trained neurosurgeon Norm Shealey, MD, PhD, founder of the American Holistic Medical Association. 

Dawson founded the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare to study and implement promising evidence-based psychological and medical techniques.

His groundbreaking research has been published in many prestigious scientific journals. Dawson is the editor of Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, & Treatment, a peer-reviewed professional journal.

Some of the questions that Dawson answers are:

1. I would love for you to share some of your journey. How did you get into the work that you do now?
2. I would love for you to explain some of the research and scientific studies that you have done over the years into trauma and especially PTSD. Would you be able to share what your finding have been? What are some of the most effective tools for healing PTSD?
3. I would love to hear what you feel about Complex PTSD. Due to the nature of residential schools many ex-students feel that they have Complex PTSD or Complex Trauma. Has much research been done into this field? If yes, what have the findings been?
4. I have been practising and working with EFT since 2000. I would love for you to explain how EFT works and why it seems to work so well especially with trauma.
5. In your book, Bliss Brain, you cite Maria Diamond's research into the factors that are important for a healthy brain. What happens to the brain if we grow up in an environment that doesn't have some of the above 5 factors? Can we heal that in later life? How?
6. Happiness: I would love for you to speak about happiness. In these challenging times how do we stay heart-centred and happy?
7. The future – the world seems to be in some chaos at the moment. What is your vision for the future? What can we do to move towards that future vision?
8. Where do people learn more about your work or find out more about you?

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To find out more about Dawson Church please visit: https://dawsongift.com/

To visit his website EFT Universe: https://www.eftuniverse.com/

To get a free copy of his brilliant book, Bliss Brain: https://blissbrain.com/

To download his app Stress Solution: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.stresssolutionlive

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An Evolving Man (AEM) Podcast is for men (and women) who want to grow, evolve and want support in learning how to do this.

On a regular basis there will be an interview around men's (and women's) topics ranging from self-development, relationships, spirituality, archetypes, trauma, boarding school and men's work featuring authors and leaders in this field.

The sense with these interviews is to support people during these times of change. What are the teachings, tools and practices that you can use to help you through these turbulent times?