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Holding Space with Dr. Barker
Holding Space with Dr. Christopher Barker is a psychology podcast focused on how unresolved complex trauma shapes daily life — from childhood through adulthood.
Complex trauma isn’t only about major events. It develops through chronic stress, attachment wounds, emotional neglect, and relational instability. Over time, these survival adaptations can show up as ADHD-like symptoms in children, emotional dysregulation, workplace conflict, burnout, leadership struggles, relationship challenges, and intergenerational family patterns.
Through the lens of EMDR therapy, attachment theory, neuroscience, and trauma-informed care, Dr. Barker explains how the nervous system learns to survive — and how healing becomes possible.
Each episode offers research-based insight and practical tools for regulating triggers, improving relationships, and moving from survival mode to intentional living.
Understanding your story is the beginning. Healing transforms how you live it.
Welcome to Holding Space.
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Holding Space with Dr. Barker
Inside the Teenage Brain: Dr. Barker on Daniel Siegel’s “Brainstorm” and the Power of Attachment | Holding Space on the Road (Part 4)
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In this final segment of Holding Space with Dr. Christopher Barker on the Road, Dr. Barker wraps up an incredible experience at the Evolution of Psychotherapy 2025 Conference in Anaheim, California. In this reflective episode, he shares takeaways from one of the field’s leading voices, Dr. Daniel Siegel, author of the groundbreaking book Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain.
Dr. Barker discusses how Siegel’s research bridges neuroscience and human connection, explaining how temperament, brain development, and attachment styles shape personality from adolescence through adulthood. He unpacks Siegel’s “hand model of the brain,” explores the nine-grid model of personality, and challenges common misconceptions about fixed attachment styles — showing how growth and healing remain possible at any stage of life.
Listeners will appreciate Dr. Barker’s humor and honesty as he reflects on learning from psychology’s greatest minds, connecting with experts from around the world, and his excitement to bring these insights back to his practice and future episodes.
He invites listeners to like, subscribe, comment, and share their thoughts on attachment, relationships, and personality — and to reach out with questions or podcast topic ideas at BarkerHoldingSpace@gmail.com.
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