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The Aliveness Project: Conversations on Connection
The Aliveness Project: Conversations on Connection is a podcast from the NARM® Training Institute exploring the many dimensions of human connection. Hosted by members of the NARM community, including NARM founder Dr. Laurence Heller, this show invites guests from both inside and outside the world of NARM to share stories and insights from their unique areas of expertise.
Each episode centers around a conversation—sometimes clinical, sometimes personal, often both—that looks at what it means to be in connection: with ourselves, with one another, and with the world around us. Whether you're a therapist, a helping professional, or someone curious about the deeper layers of human experience, these episodes are designed to spark reflection, offer practical insights, and open up new ways of thinking about connection and the healing process.
At its heart, this podcast is about connection, re-connection, and aliveness—our birthright as humans. We’re grateful you’re here.
The Aliveness Project: Conversations on Connection
Latest Episodes
We Can’t Heal Alone: Trauma, Relationship, and Collective Healing with Thomas Hübl
Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of our guest’s personal experience of the 2026 war in Israel and Iran. It also references war, abuse, domestic violence, concentration camps, and trauma responses related to 9/...
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Healing Shame and Guilt: A Conversation with Co-authors Dr. Laurence Heller and Stephan K. Niederwieser
Preorder Healing Shame and Guilt, coming from North Atlantic Books on May 12....
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What Happens When We're Connected: Ralf Marzen & Maya Vaughan on Healing Through Relationships
What happens when we’re securely connected? In this episode of The Aliveness Project: Conversations on Connection, host Iris McAlpin Garrett sits down with two longtime friends and NARM practitioners—Ralf Marzen and Ma...
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Healing Beyond Medicine: Dr. Lissa Rankin on Trauma, Spirituality, and Healing
Content Warning: This episode mentions the existence of both suicidal ideation and sex. Please use your discretion when deciding whether or not to watch/listen.What does real healing require? In this episode of The Al...
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Surviving Narcissism: Dr. Nadine Macaluso on Trauma Bonds and Healing
In this inaugural episode of The Aliveness Project: Conversations on Connection, we’re joined by Dr. Nadine Macaluso—therapist, author, and trauma bond expert—and Dr. Laurence Heller, the creator of the NeuroAffective Rel...
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