EP28 | Healing Trauma Through Resonance and Storytelling with Stephen Gyllenhaal

Award-winning director Stephen Gyllenhaal joins Thomas Hübl to talk about the power of film in visualizing the human experience and the effort in refining our current approach to trauma. After a dissociative identity disorder diagnosis, he discovers the root of his pain, leading him to a journey of healing and forgiveness. He believes that attunement is the key to trauma healing. Instead of pushing for healing to happen, we need to act as resonators, to sit down with the other person’s trauma and create space for expression. Stephen’s harrowing childhood experience did not hinder him from pursuing art and building the Identity Development Institute. Rather, it tuned him into becoming an instrument for resonance, passing his knowledge to others. Key Points: 00:45 Movies as trauma expression 06:54 Trauma travels generations 11:24 Healing requires digging at the core 18:45 The human being as an attuned resonator 24:52 Resonance is non-action 28:36 Film and TV representations of trauma 37:18 How media creates spaces for conversation 41:46 The way to trauma healing   Stephen Gyllenhaal is a film director, poet, and Founding Director of the Identity Development Institute, which aims to grow a community of practitioners, researchers, and educators that integrate trauma in facilitating healthy identities. He is well-known for directing movies, such as “Film Spies” and “Waterland”, and several episodes of hit TV shows, “Numb3rs”, “The Mentalist” and “Twin Peaks.” 💬 Get in touch with Stephen Gyllenhaal. Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephgyllenhaal Website: https://www.stephengyllenhaal.com/ Know more about Stephen’s work in the Identity Development Institute. Website: https://www.identitydevelopmentinstitute.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/identitydevelopmentinstitute YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IdentityDevelopmentInstitute ✨ Preorder Thomas Hübl’s new book, “Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma–And Our World” and get free gifts when you follow the steps in the link below: 👉 https://www.attunedbook.com/ Sign up for updates by visiting our website: 👉 pointofrelationpodcast.com 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. Since 2004, he has taught and facilitated programs with more than 100,000 people worldwide, including online courses which he began offering in 2008. The origin of his work and more than two decades of study and practice on healing collective trauma is detailed in his book Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. Connect with Thomas here. Website: https://thomashuebl.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/Thomas.Huebl.Sangha/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomashuebl/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThomasHuebl YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thomashuebl Get to know The Pocket Project: 👉 https://pocketproject.org/