Welcome to our podcast:
Compassion
in Action
Join CPP Founder Fritzi Horstman and guests as they discuss the objectives and approaches involved in bringing trauma awareness and compassionate healing to the forefront of public conversation.
All Compassion in Action Episodes
A Revolution in Brain Health with Dr. Daniel Amen
If ever there was a conversation that links behavior to brain injury/brain health: this is it! Dr. Daniel Amen reminds us that we are fundamentally not bad people, we just have brains that need help. When we consider the men and women living in prison, we can see the obvious need to bring the brain healing techniques we discuss in this video. Better brains make better neighbors.
A Hero’s Journey with Philip Folsom
Philip Folsom is an anthropologist, culture development expert, veteran, and CEO of Wolf Tribe. He is also the founder of Human Kind—a holistic consulting agency, as well as SPARTA, a critically acclaimed PTSD and suicide prevention program for warriors.
Doing the Work with Byron Katie
Byron Katie has been bringing The Work to millions of people for more than thirty years. In 1986, at the bottom of a ten-year spiral into depression and self-loathing, Byron Katie woke up one morning in a state of joy.
The Wonder of Boys with Michael Gurian
Dr. Michael Gurian is a marriage and family counselor in private practice and the New York Times bestselling author of thirty two books published in twenty three languages. As a social philosopher, he has pioneered efforts to bring neuro-biology and brain research into homes, schools, corporations, and public policy. The Gurian Institute, which he co-founded, conducts research internationally, launches pilot programs, and trains professionals.
Dave Asprey
Known around the world as “The Father of Biohacking,” Dave Asprey is an acclaimed health science entrepreneur, founder of Bulletproof Coffee and Danger Coffee, four-time New York Times bestselling author, and host of an award-winning, top 100 podcast, The Human Upgrade. Dave’s mission is to empower and enable people to lead happier, more conscious lives by using biohacking techniques and technology to improve the functioning and destiny of the body and mind.
Lessons for Living with Phil Stutz
Phil Stutz shares his wisdom and “lessons for living.”
Phil Stutz is the creator of The Tools®. “He is the author of the incredible book: “Lessons for Living.”
With his coauthor, Barry Michels, he wrote the New York Times bestseller “The Tools”, and its sequel, Coming Alive.
Transforming Trauma with James Gordon
James S. Gordon, MD, a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, is internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma.
Devika Bhushan Interview
Devika Bhushan, MD, is a pediatrician and public health leader on a mission to drive health innovation, resilience, and equity. As California’s Acting Surgeon General (2022) and its inaugural Chief Health Officer (2019-2022), Dr. Bhushan was a key public health advisor to the California Governor. In these roles, she led policy and practice innovation at a statewide level by co-leading the launch and implementation of the ACEs Aware initiative, focused on healing from childhood trauma.
Living Untethered with Michael Singer
Michael A. Singer is the author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Untethered Soul and New York Times bestsellers The Surrender Experiment and Living Untethered, which have been published worldwide.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Bessel van der Kolk
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., is the President of the Trauma Research Foundation, Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical School and author of NYTimes Bestseller “The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Dr. Gabor Maté
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Fritzi Horstman interviews Dr. Bruce Perry
Over the last thirty years, Dr. Perry has been an active teacher, clinician and researcher in children’s mental health and the neurosciences holding a variety of academic positions. His work on the impact of abuse, neglect and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs and policy across the world.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Joe Dispenza
Dr. Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree and is a Doctor of Chiropractic. His postgraduate training includes the fields of neuroscience and neuroplasticity, quantitive electroencephalogram EEG measurements, epigenetics, mind-body medicine and brain heart coherence as a researcher, lecturer, author and corporate consultant. His interests lie in demystifying the mystical so that people have all the tools within their reach to make measurable changes in their lives.
Fritzi Horstman Interviews Stephen Porges
Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Peter Levine
Dr. Levine is the founder of the Somatic Experience Trauma Institute. He’s worked in the field of stress and trauma for over 40 years. He is the developer of the Somatic Experiencing Method.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Dr. Vincent Felitti, co-creator of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Quiz
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Leading The Way In Prison With Richard Mireles
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Death Row Transformation With Jarvis Jay Masters Part 2
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Death Row Transformation With Jarvis Jay Masters Part 1
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Returning Citizen Roundtable Part 2 feat. Jason Bryant, Eldra Jackson III and Robert Mosqueda
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Returning Citizen Roundtable feat. Shaka Senghor, Jason Bryant, Eldra Jackson III and Robert Mosqueda
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Chris Wilson’s Master Plan
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A Compassionate Inquiry with Gabor Maté
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A Look at Brain Health and Healing with Jay Faber
Dr. Jay Faber is a clinical and forensic psychiatrist, child psychiatrist, and adult psychiatrist at Amen Clinics. He has more than two decades of experience in Child Psychiatry, Adolescent Psychiatry, and Adult Psychiatry and Pharmacological Management, treating patients in clinical private practices in Colorado, California and Georgia.
Dr. Kim Gorgens explains Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Dr. Kim Gorgens further explains what Traumatic Brain Injury is, how it effects our behavior and explains what Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is!
Returning Home with Mark Moskowitz
Mark Moskowitz had a 28-year career in finance including a time owning his own hedge fund. During a spiral in his life, Mark found himself pleading guilty to wire fraud for taking $700,000 of the funds assets. He was sentenced to 33 months and went to Otisville Federal Prison. It was there that he learned about his trauma as a child that led to a life of low self-esteem and poor decision making.
A Dive Into “The Prison Within”: an interview with Katherin Hervey, Michael Nelson and Troy Williams
This conversation, with the director and two principle participants in the making of the award-winning film “The Prison Within”, touches upon taking responsibility for our own violence, our accountability as a society and how we get down to doing the work necessary to heal the past both individually and collectively.
The Vision of a Compassionate Prison with Brian Koehn
Brian Koehn is the founder of Social Profit Corrections, a nonprofit organization. He has over 28 years of experience in the field of private corrections serving in various leadership roles, including 14 years as a Complex Warden and Warden at five separate facilities, managing contracts in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the United States Marshal Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, multiple States, detention and county jails.
Compassion and Connection with Betsy Polatin
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The journey of compassion with Dr. James Doty
James R. Doty, M.D. is the founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University of which His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the founding benefactor. Dr. Doty works with a variety of scientists from a number of disciplines examining the neural bases for compassion and altruism. He is also a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Inside the Circle with Eldra Jackson III
Eldra is a writer and sought after public speaker on the topics of at risk youth advocacy, effective criminal justice, rehabilitation and turning around toxic masculinity. He was incarcerated at New Folsom Prison when he founded Inside Circle and began the inner personal journey that eventually led to his release in 2014 and his current leadership role. Eldra has dedicated his free time on the outside to serving at risk youth, acting as a facilitator, trainer and mentor.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Peter Crone
Peter is a writer, speaker and thought leader in human awakening and potential.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an award winning journalist, an internationally recognized speaker whose work explores the intersection of neuroscience, immunology and human emotion. Her mission is to translate emerging science in ways that help those with chronic conditions find healing.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Jason Hernandez
Jason Hernandez is an advocate for clemency, process reform, and serves on the board of the Buried Alive Project, which works to eliminate life without parole sentences handed down under federal drug law.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Kim Gorgens
Dr. Kim Gorgens is a Professor of Psychophysiology Clinical Neuropsychology and Psychology of Criminal Behavior at University of Denver. She manages a large portfolio of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) related research and has lectured extensively on those issues including a 2010 TED talk on youth sports concussion, a 2018 Ted talk on brain injuries and criminal justice, several NPR spots and an interview on CNN with Anderson Cooper.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Dean Williams
Dean Williams was appointed Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections by Governor Jared Polis on January 8, 2019. Prior to joining the Colorado DOC, he was the Commissioner of Corrections in Alaska where he oversaw the operation of community jails, halfway houses, pretrial and sentenced facilities, probation, parole and pre-trial efforts in the state.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Christine Montross
Dr. Christine Montross is a 2015 Guggenheim fellow in nonfiction. She’s also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Thomas Hübl
Thomas Hübl is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator whose lifelong work integrates the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science.
Fritzi Horstman interviews Rick Raemisch
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Stephanie Covington talks with Fritzi Horstman | Trauma-Informed Prisons
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Emily Evans talks with Fritzi Horstman | Understanding Trauma’s Impact
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Welcome to Compassion in Action with Fritzi Horstman
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