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How To Heal From Trauma - Lisa Arrigo and Lily Patrascu

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August 6, 2026 · 41 min

How To Heal From Trauma - Lisa Arrigo and Lily Patrascu Many believe that healing from trauma is a straightforward process, but it's far more complex. Lisa Arrigo reveals that true healing often requires us to confront our deepest fears and patterns. Lisa Arrigo has dedicated…

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Key topicsI thought I had healed until my past came looking for meAfter more than 17 years of sobriety and decades working as a trauma therapist, Lisa experienced a cocaine relapse that nearly cost her life and left her waking in a Manhattan hospital unable to remember how she got there. That experience forced her to confront something professional knowledge alone could not protect her from: survival patterns can remain quietly active long after we believe we have healed. In her forthcoming teachable memoir Fall Risk, Lisa explores the uncomfortable space where resilience and fragility coexist, and how recognising the patterns beneath our behaviour may allow us to intervene before a relationship, addiction or crisis becomes our wake-up call.Your body remembers what your mind has learned to forgetTrauma has become part of everyday language, yet Lisa believes much of the conversation still leaves people confused about why they react the way they do and risks pathologising normal adaptations to difficult experiences. Drawing together the neurobiology of trauma, human development, attachment, generational patterns and the story of her own life, Fall Risk explores how experiences beginning before we can consciously remember them can shape the way we attach, protect ourselves, manage emotion and move through relationships decades later. Lisa gives listeners a framework for becoming curious about those patterns rather than simply labelling them, and for asking a more useful question than “What is wrong with me?” - what did my mind and body learn to do in order to survive?The most dangerous thing I carried into that hospital was shameLisa knows both sides of shame: the clinician helping people understand trauma and addiction, and the woman staring into a hospital mirror after an overdose thinking she had destroyed everything she had spent decades rebuilding. Her own relapse challenged the idea that healing means reaching a point where we are somehow immune to old wounds, and showed her how secrecy and self-condemnation can deepen the very patterns we are trying to escape. Through Fall Risk, she opens a more human conversation about addiction, mental health and recovery -one that replaces judgement with curiosity and asks what becomes possible when we stop treating our most painful experiences as evidence that something is fundamentally wrong with us.View all topics →

About Lisa Arrigo

Lisa Arrigo, podcast guest

Psychotherapist and Clinical Social Worker Specializing in Trauma, Attachment, and Addiction

25+ years Experience serving LGBTQ clients2 University degrees: BS & MSW4 Specialist certifications & training milestonesLicensed Clinical Social Worker New York

Lisa Arrigo has spent more than three decades helping people understand what trauma leaves behind long after the original danger has passed. A New York Licensed Clinical Social Worker and psychotherapist, her work sits at the intersection of trauma, attachment, addiction, neurobiology, shame, and the deeply human ways people learn to survive.

Her perspective is powerful because it comes from both sides of the therapeutic relationship. Lisa has devoted her career to helping others heal, while also confronting the impact of trauma, addiction, relapse, and recovery in her own life. After more than 17 years of sobriety, she experienced a cocaine relapse that nearly cost her life and left her waking in a Manhattan hospital unable to remember how she had arrived there. That experience challenged everything she thought she understood about healing and forced her to confront a difficult truth: we can have insight, language, and years of recovery behind us and still carry survival patterns that remain active beneath the surface.

That lived experience now sits alongside decades of clinical training. Lisa earned her BS from Trinity University and her MSW from Fordham University School of Social Work, followed by post-graduate study at the Westchester Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.

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How To Heal From Trauma -Lisa Arrigoand Lily Patrascu

Many believe that healing from trauma is a straightforward process, but it's far more complex. Lisa Arrigo reveals that true healing often requires us to confront our deepest fears and patterns.

Lisa Arrigo has dedicated over 30 years to helping individuals heal from trauma, drawing from her own lived experiences. She emphasizes that healing is not just an intellectual exercise but is deeply rooted in our bodies and relationships.

In this episode, Lisa discusses how our early experiences shape our nervous systems and influence our relationships. She encourages listeners to explore their pasts with curiosity, as understanding these dynamics is crucial for healing.

Lisa's work highlights the connection between trauma and physical health, illustrating how unresolved trauma can manifest in chronic ailments. By addressing both the mind and body, we pave the way for holistic healing.

Join us as we delve into the complexities of trauma, self-discovery, and the profound ways they intertwine. Entrepreneurs and individuals alike can gain valuable insights to foster their own healing journeys.

🔍 Understanding trauma begins with recognizing its impact on our lives.

🤝 Healing is a relational process that cannot be achieved in isolation.

⚡ Curiosity is a powerful tool in exploring our behavioral patterns.

📈 Unresolved trauma can manifest as physical health issues.

🎯 True healing involves integrating our emotional and physical experiences.

About the guest:

Lisa Arrigo is a New York Licensed Clinical Social Worker and psychotherapist specializing in trauma, attachment, addiction, and neurobiology. Her work combines decades of clinical training with lived experience, helping people understand how survival patterns, shame, and nervous system overwhelm shape their lives. On podcasts, Lisa brings a compassionate, deeply human perspective to trauma and healing, helping audiences understand themselves with more honesty, curiosity, and hope.

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00:00:00 - Introduction to Healing from Trauma

00:03:04 - Lisa's Personal Journey

00:03:32 - Key Insight

00:05:54 - The Importance of Relationships in Healing

00:06:40 - Main Strategy

00:09:49 - Important Lesson

00:10:39 - Understanding Trauma and Its Impact

00:12:57 - Business Advice

00:15:24 - Curiosity as a Healing Tool

00:21:09 - The Connection Between Trauma and Physical Health

00:25:54 - Exploring Behavioral Patterns

00:30:24 - Integrating Emotional and Physical Healing

00:35:44 - Final Thoughts and Takeaways

00:40:24 - Where to Find Lisa Arrigo

About The Host

Lily Patrascu is an ultra-creative book publisher and personal brand strategist for thought leaders, CEOs, luxury influencers. As an influencer, bestselling author, copywriter, global speaker, she supports busy entrepreneurs to find their message and share it with millions of people.

Feel free to connect with me or find out more about my book publishing/influential entrepreneur events/speaking/ projects here: https://linktr.ee/lilypatrascu & www.lily.global I am launching a few collaborative books: on property wealth strategies, confidence, millionaire secrets, health tools, AI, and seeking influencers with large communities to promote their expertise with the books. I can help you write/ghostwrite and publish your books in 90 days. Message me (Lily) on +447557351222 to collaborate.

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