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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
How Complex Trauma Impacts Relationships - Holding Space With Dr. Barker
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Complex trauma reshapes how the nervous system experiences safety, attachment, and intimacy. But what does that look like in adult relationships?
In this episode of Holding Space, Dr. Barker explores how chronic relational stress and developmental trauma influence conflict patterns, emotional regulation, hypervigilance, and core beliefs about worth and connection. He also discusses how relationships can become spaces for healing through consistent co-regulation and repair.
This episode is ideal for clinicians, professionals, and individuals seeking a deeper understanding of trauma-informed relational dynamics.
Want to be a guest? Email us: barkerholdingspace@gmail.com
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