EPISODE 095 | The Trauma-Healing Power of Deep Gratitude with Dr. John Demartini
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About Dr. John Demartini’s Interview
Today, we’re talking to Dr. John Demartini. He’s a human behavior expert, educator, international best-selling author, and founder of the Demartini Institute.
And get this, he’s a man who was born on Thanksgiving day and he works in gratitude to transform lives.
Dr. John Demartini is a returning guest to Human Amplified. He was featured on the blog this past summer. For a more foundational understanding of the gratitude topics discussed in today’s podcast episode, you may find it helpful to read his blog interview titled, “On the Way, Not in the Way.”
Today, however, we get straight to the point in answering the question: how can you love every experience you’ve had in life even when you’ve experienced trauma?
Dr. Demartini immediately and vividly details examples of how this is possible and what his (unidentified) clients have done to implement his advice in their specific difficult scenarios.
The answers involve big mindset shifts, understanding how deep gratitude works, and then being able to find gratitude in all of life, regardless of if you deem the experience to be, in Dr. Demartini’s words, terrible or terrific.
Dr. Demartini’s gratitude work seems to be taking people out of a victim mentality.
In this episode, we discuss topics like perception, the impact of becoming aware of the unconscious, why you may not see the benefit of a trauma, the benefits of gratitude, Dr. Demartini’s own personal gratitude journaling practice that he’s had for over 39 years, and cultural feelings around death and grief.
You’ll leave this episode with inspiration and empowerment. Specifically, you’ll get a lot of food for thought, actionable advice to explore your own perceptions around past trauma you’ve experienced, and tips for finding gratitude to help you move forward and rewrite your story.
Trigger Warning: Real stories of healing from violent abductions and rape are discussed in detail. Listener discretion is advised.
The Highlights of Our Discussion
Getting to know Dr. John Demartini, an educator, world traveler, and human behavior expert
Breaking down mindset, perception, and attitude around trauma and abuse
Dr. Demartini demonstrates what he means about trauma and abuse through the story of an (unidentified) client who was violently kidnapped
Exploring the benefits of the moment of labeled traumatization
Defining trauma as a choice of perception
How becoming aware of unconscious information helps relieve trauma
Dr. Demartini illustrates how gratitude can relieve people from being stuck in trauma loops through another (unidentified) client story of a woman who was gang raped
Why people choose to not see benefits from challenging situations
Defining superficial gratitude versus deep gratitude
The benefits of deep gratitude around body, wealth, relationships, EQ, IQ, spirituality
Defining full consciousness and subjective bias
Dr. Demartini recalls his emotional experience speaking at maximum security prison in Johannesburg
How nothing is missing because people step up to play roles in your life
Dr. Demartini details one more (unidentified) past client’s experience being saved from a potential abduction that created trauma
Identifying opposites in the incident to balance them out and change the story
Dr. Demartini’s gratitude toward watching lives transform
How long Dr. Demartini has been gratitude journaling (it’s decades!)
What gratitude journaling is and what it does for you
Dr. Demartini reads some experts from his personal gratitude journal
Parkinson’s Law
Easing the fear of death, grief, and anxiety about it
What differing cultural practices around death says about death and the socialization around it
The benefits of relieving grief
Watch Dr. John Demartini’s Previous Human Amplified Blog Interview
About Dr. John Demartini
Dr. John Demartini is a world-renowned specialist in human behavior, a researcher, author, and global educator. He has authored 40 books that have been translated into 39 different languages and has shared the stage with some of the world’s most influential people, including Sir Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Stephen Covey, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Steve Wosniak and many others. He has developed a series of solutions applicable across all markets, sectors and age groups, which he has presented as a welcomed guest on Larry King Live, CNN, CNBC, as a contributor to Oprah Magazine and hundreds of other magazines.
As the founder of the Demartini Institute, Dr. Demartini has worked with entrepreneurs, board members, and CEO’s at companies including IBM, Shell Oil, Merrill-Lynch, and more. International bestselling author of The Values Factor and 39 other books, Dr. Demartini has studied over 299 academic disciplines throughout the past 48 years. Revolving around maximizing human awareness, potential and leadership. A global educator, he is the founder of the Demartini Institute that has helped thousands of people around the world transform their life according to their highest values and create their “life masterpiece.”
Dr. Demartini’s Links
To learn more visit www.drdemartini.com. Follow on Facebook and Instagram.
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CREDITS: INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC AND EPISODE EDITING BY RYAN SAULS. EPISODE PRODUCTION AND GRAPHICS BY BRANDI FLECK. SOUND EFFECTS FROM ZAPSPLAT.COM. MID-EPISODE MUSIC IS “LITURGY OF THE STREET” BY SHANE IVERS AT SILVERMAN SOUND STUDIOS. BIO AND PHOTOS PROVIDED BY DIVERIO CREATIVE FOR DR. JOHN DEMARTINI.
About the Host
Brandi Fleck is a storyteller. She’s a writer, artist, and a recognized communications and interviewing expert. She is also an avid student of human nature who’s overcome past trauma and is founder of Human Amplified where she helps you embrace being your true self so you can expand more fully into your own humanity without the fear of being seen and heard. Brandi hosts the top-rated Human Amplified podcast (formerly the On Being Human podcast.) READ MORE
