Rewire Your Trauma Responses With CMI
On this episode of Life Well Lived, host Omobola Stephen features Estefana Johnson, LCSW, and Director of Clinical Training at ARISE Alliance, who is also leading the launch of a powerful new therapy model called Critical Memory Integration (CMI™).
Estefana brings warmth, deep clinical insight, and real-world stories of transformation, perfect for audiences interested in healing, mental health, neuroscience, or personal growth.
CMI is shaking up the mental health world by challenging the idea that trauma is something we just desensitize or reframe cognitively. Instead, it helps people identify the hidden survival strategies and unconscious patterns that are still shaping their behavior and response to challenges years or decades after the original trauma.
In this episode, Omobola and Estefana explore why she chose to specialize in trauma therapy, as well as the following:
- Common misconceptions of Trauma
- What Trauma actually is
- How and Why Trauma shows up later in life
- How talk therapy can be powerful, but for many trauma survivors, it doesn’t reach the root of what’s driving their reactions
- Why traditional therapy can leave trauma untouched
- Why symptom relief isn’t the same as deep healing
- What real healing looks like
- How CMI helps people actually rewire their trauma responses.
Tune in for a powerful conversation and profound insights from Estefana Johnson, only on Life Well Lived with Omobola Stephen.