Creating a Global Healing Movement with Dr. Laura Calderón De La Barca

Creating a Global Healing Movement with Dr. Laura Calderón De La Barca

Author: Thomas Huebl September 8, 2026 Duration: 1:06:49

This week, Thomas sits down with psychotherapist, cultural analyst, author, and educator Dr. Laura Calderón de la Barca to discuss the growing global movement for collective trauma healing and explore why addressing our shared wounds is vital to addressing today's biggest systemic crises.

They dive deep into how trauma-informed media can decrease cultural polarization, and explain why the climate movement and contemplative spirituality must become trauma-informed to activate the global immune system and liquefy the frozen trauma that’s holding us back from real progress, presence, and authentic spiritual growth.

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✨ Dr. Laura Calderón de la Barca is a psychotherapist, cultural analyst, author, and educator. She provides professional training, educational material, and research, and has offered presentations on various national media in Mexico and Canada. She has studied with Thomas Hübl since 2016, has participated in the last three Collective Trauma Summits as a panelist and then a host, facilitated the Latin American, Mexican, and Colombian Collective Trauma Exploration Labs, and hosts BIPOC spaces in courses offered by Thomas.

Learn more and connect with Laura here: https://www.terapiaparamexico.com/english/aboutus.html

Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma.

In addition to Attuned, he is the author of Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

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In a world often defined by fragmentation, Point of Relation with Thomas Huebl explores the subtle connections that bind us. This isn't a series of abstract lectures; it's a living inquiry into how our personal awareness directly shapes the cultural and spiritual fabric we all share. Thomas, drawing from a deep well of integrative practice, guides dialogues that feel both timely and timeless. Each conversation with a guest-whether a scientist, artist, or community healer-unfolds like a collaborative exploration. You’ll hear them grapple with practical spirituality, the philosophy of interconnected systems, and the often-unseen patterns in society that call for our attention. The aim is to move beyond theory into a felt sense of relational intelligence. Listening to this podcast, you become part of a space where the divide between the mystical and the empirical softens, revealing actionable insights for personal and collective transformation. It’s for anyone curious about how inner work contributes to outer healing, and how our most pressing global challenges might be met not with more division, but with a renewed capacity for nuanced, compassionate understanding. The discussions are deep, sometimes challenging, but always oriented toward a more coherent and connected world.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

Point of Relation with Thomas Huebl
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