How do we heal the wounds of our ancestors while nurturing the connections in our closest relationships? This episode of “Slay Your Dragons with Compassion” promises to answer these profound questions through the insights of Ya’Acov Darling Khan, a contemporary shaman and co-founder of the School of Movement Medicine. Ya’Acov takes us on an evocative journey from his formative experiences to his practice of Movement Medicine, an embodied approach born out of personal and ancestral transformation. Highlighting a striking shamanic encounter where he relived the trauma of a Holocaust survivor, Yaakov brings to light the concept of intergenerational trauma and how it can be transformed into creative contributions to the world.
In a heartfelt reflection, I share the enduring journey with my wife, Susannah, shaped by mutual trust and the practice of “embodied listening.” Over 38 years, we have faced trials, temptations, and near separations, but our commitment to honesty and genuine communication has allowed our relationship to flourish. This episode also explores the sacred connection of intimacy, emphasizing that true sexual and emotional bonds can only deepen through unwavering honesty and integrity. Join us as we uncover the ongoing effort needed to cultivate a spiritually nourishing and intimate partnership, enriching our lives beyond the ordinary.
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Aaron Sefi is Chief Product and Research Officer at Kooth, leading UK provider of digital mental health services for young people. He has been with the company for 14 years, as a counsellor, service manager and building out its research function. He is responsible for developing the evidence base and building research priorities to ensure our approach to digital mental health is robust and of the highest quality, and is now applying that to product development. Aaron is driven by aligning user needs and wants with an evidence base to ensure meaningful and valuable research and data is shared, understood and implemented. Managing product and research teams at Kooth, he is now implementing an innovative evidence based approach to product design and delivery.
He has published over 30 academic papers, has presented at numerous international conferences, and is innovating in digital mental health research for children and young people. He has also overseen the development of the world’s first single session measure for children and young people for digital mental health support.
Malcolm Stern has worked as a group and individual psychotherapist for more than 30 years. He was a co-founder of Alternatives at St James’s Church in London and runs groups internationally.
He is the author of Falling in Love / Staying in Love (Piatkus 2004) and Slay Your Dragons with Compassion ( Watkins 2020). He co-presented Channel 4’s relationship series, ‘Made for Each Other’ in 2003 and 2004 and sailed on the ‘Rainbow Warrior’ with Greenpeace in the 1980s. The book he is currently writing is an exploration of the shadow and its necessity in our evolutionary development.
Malcolm Stern in conversation with guests.
