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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
Finding Meaning and Connection This Holiday Season | Holding Space with Dr. Barker (Christmas Special 2025)
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As 2025 comes to an end, Dr. Christopher Barker invites listeners to slow down, reflect, and reconnect during the holiday season. In this heartfelt Christmas Special of Holding Space, Dr. Barker explores the deeper meaning of the holidays — remembrance, community, and the simple miracle of human connection.
He reminds us that humans are wired to come together — that belonging and togetherness are vital to our mental and emotional wellness. Whether you’re celebrating with loved ones or spending the holidays alone, Dr. Barker’s message encourages you to seek out connection, find purpose, and rediscover joy in the small moments that matter most.
Through gentle reflection and wisdom, this episode offers a powerful reminder to focus on what’s right with us, not what’s wrong — and to bring kindness and presence into the world as we step into a new year.
Listen now to reconnect, reset, and rediscover meaning this holiday season.
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