Episode Overview:
In this powerful and heartfelt episode, Matt speaks with Lynn Marie Lumiere, a psychotherapist, trauma specialist, and author of Awakened Relating. Lynn Marie brings decades of experience in somatic therapy, EMDR, and spiritual awakening to the conversation. She beautifully bridges the gap between deep trauma healing and the lived experience of non-dual awareness.
Together, they explore how true healing arises not just through psychological insight, but through the direct embodiment of Presence. Lynn Marie shares her journey of awakening, the importance of integrating trauma post-awakening, and the role of redemptive love in reclaiming wholeness.
👤 About Lynn Marie Lumiere:
Lynn Marie is a psychotherapist trained in Somatic Experiencing and EMDR, specialising in developmental trauma and non-dual awakening. She is the author of Awakened Relating and is known for embodying and pointing to the awake space of Being. Her work supports clients in metabolising trauma through the direct, transformative power of presence.
Her deepest intention is to guide individuals to the depths of their true nature—a space of infinite love, compassion, wisdom, and strength.
Key Topics Discussed:
Lynn’s Personal Journey:
Healing from trauma through awakening and embodiment.
The inspiration behind her book Awakened Relating.
Trauma and the Path to Presence:
Why many spiritual traditions bypass trauma and emotional wounding.
The crucial distinction between pre- and post-awakening healing.
How developmental trauma shows up after awakening—and what to do with it.
Embodiment & Somatic Integration:
The body as the gateway to freedom and healing.
The role of Somatic Experiencing, Embodied Processing, and resourcing.
How somatic work helps metabolise frozen trauma and return to wholeness.
Awakening & Non-Dual Awareness:
The lived experience of Being and how it supports transformation.
Redemptive love as a healing force.
Navigating the embodiment process after spiritual realisation.
Collective & Individual Healing:
Moving from personal to planetary healing.
The rise in global consciousness and what it means for healers and seekers.
How presence and embodiment serve as medicine for our times.
Encouragement for the Healing Path:
Trusting the inner intelligence of your Being.
Why commitment to healing leads to true liberation.
The intersection of spirituality, psychology, and the somatic journey.
📚 Resources & Mentions:
Awakened Relating by Lynn Marie Lumiere
Influences: Peter Levine, Adyashanti
Modalities: EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Embodied Processing
📲 Connect with Lynn Marie Lumiere:
Website: lynnmarielumiere.com
Topics Covered:
Embodied Processing | Somatic Therapy | Developmental Trauma | Non-Duality | Spiritual Awakening | Embodiment | Redemptive Love | Presence | Consciousness
This episode is a rich invitation to deepen into your own Being—to meet your trauma not as a problem, but as a doorway to wholeness. Lynn Marie’s work reminds us that the healing path isn’t separate from awakening—it is its embodiment.
✨ Tune in for an enlightening and embodied conversation on healing, presence, and the power of love.