Join Lyn in a deeply thoughtful conversation with David Young, a collective integration facilitator, mindfulness teacher, and leadership coach with over 20 years of experience in leadership development and trauma-informed systems change. Together, they explore how trauma—both personal and collective—shows up as “undigested past” that shapes our achievement culture and survival mindset. David offers a current definition of trauma, explains how patterns from generations ago live in our bodies today, and reveals how collective healing happens through listening, belonging, and the courage to feel what we’ve been avoiding. They discuss the intelligence of anger (when properly witnessed and integrated), why “being triggered” might actually be an invitation to heal, and how moving toward excellence and effectiveness ultimately leads to the same place as moving toward healing. This episode arrives as a gentle invitation to slow down, settle in with your favorite cuppa, and open to new pathways beyond old patterns rooted in collective trauma and undigested history. Whether you’re seeking greater effectiveness in your work or deeper healing in your life, this conversation offers profound insights into how they’re ultimately the same journey.
