Episode 05: Reflecting on the Traumas of Northern Ireland’s Troubles with Stephen Brown 

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Have you been impacted by a complex and turbulent environment? Are you seeking deeper understanding, healing and growth from those experiences? Look no further than Stephen Brown – an expert guide well-versed in trauma and divisions.

Drawing from his first-hand experiences growing up amidst the complex divisions of Northern Ireland, Stephen provides profound insights into overcoming trauma, finding inner peace, and embracing compassion.

As an adoptee raised in a predominantly Catholic nationalist area, Stephen attended both Catholic and integrated schools – giving him a unique perspective on the region’s deep-rooted tensions. He went on to do extensive community work, using outdoor activities and experiential learning to help marginalized youth from all backgrounds find common ground.

Today, Stephen combines his lived wisdom with cutting-edge techniques like Compassionate Inquiry, Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, and Gestalt therapy. His powerful programs integrate mind, body and spirit through practices like firewalking, cold water immersion, and nature exploration.
Whether you’re seeking to heal from past wounds, cultivate greater self-awareness, or simply live a more authentic and fulfilling life, Stephen Brown offers an extraordinary journey of personal transformation. His methods have helped countless individuals transcend societal divides and tap into their innate capacity for growth.

Listen in to learn about the life-changing impact of Stephen Brown’s compassionate, experiential approach to not only healing internal and external divisions, but gaining personal liberation.

About our guest

Stephen Brown:

Stephen Brown is an Irish Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner, Level 3 Internal Family Systems Practitioner, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Gestaltist. In private practice, he combines all these modalities and approaches with the people he sits with.

With a passion for working with groups, Stephen utilizes what he calls the Four Pillars of Connection – Connection with Self, Connection with Community, Connection with Environment, and Connection with “something greater than”. This work often takes place on Retreat, in Ireland, the Sahara Desert and Bali. Stephen’s Retreats involve nature, adventure, ceremony, and ritual, utilizing his therapeutic skills as well as those of a Master Firewalking Instructor and Experiential Educator.

Group work with Stephen also extends into the corporate and community sectors providing training, retreats, and team development experiences for businesses, charities, and sport teams. This has led to extensive travels throughout Europe and beyond for companies such as Google, Hugo Boss, Barnardo’s, TKMaxx, Queen’s University Belfast, Special Olympics, and The Tamer Group.

Stephen is a member of the Faculty for Compassionate Inquiry, facilitating the learning of students in the professional year-long training. He additionally mentors students as they prepare for certification as Compassionate Inquiry Practitioners, he trains new mentors and facilitates the Mentor Support Program.

About our guest

Stephen Brown:

Stephen Brown is an Irish Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner, Level 3 Internal Family Systems Practitioner, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Gestaltist. In private practice, he combines all these modalities and approaches with the people he sits with.

With a passion for working with groups, Stephen utilizes what he calls the Four Pillars of Connection – Connection with Self, Connection with Community, Connection with Environment, and Connection with “something greater than”. This work often takes place on Retreat, in Ireland, the Sahara Desert and Bali. Stephen’s Retreats involve nature, adventure, ceremony, and ritual, utilizing his therapeutic skills as well as those of a Master Firewalking Instructor and Experiential Educator.

Group work with Stephen also extends into the corporate and community sectors providing training, retreats, and team development experiences for businesses, charities, and sport teams. This has led to extensive travels throughout Europe and beyond for companies such as Google, Hugo Boss, Barnardo’s, TKMaxx, Queen’s University Belfast, Special Olympics, and The Tamer Group.

Stephen is a member of the Faculty for Compassionate Inquiry, facilitating the learning of students in the professional year-long training. He additionally mentors students as they prepare for certification as Compassionate Inquiry Practitioners, he trains new mentors and facilitates the Mentor Support Program.

Resources

Websites:
The Gifts of Trauma Homepage
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