Applied Neuroscience
for Trauma Healing
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Dr. Scott Lyons is an international keynote speaker, serial entrepreneur, licensed Clinical Psychologist, and Doctor of Osteopathy (Spain). He is the Founder and CEO of The Embody Lab, the world's largest online learning platform for body-based trauma therapies, reaching more than two million practitioners across 30+ countries.

A recognized innovator in transformative wellness, Dr. Lyons is the creator of Somatic Stress Release™, founder of Primal Reset Supplements, and architect of more than 40 advanced professional trainings spanning trauma therapy, embodied leadership, integrative health, and human performance. His work integrates neuroscience, somatics, and executive development — earning him recognition from Oprah Daily as "The Beyoncé of Trauma Therapy."

Beyond his clinical and educational leadership, Dr. Lyons serves as an executive coach and wellness consultant to founders, CEOs, and high-level leaders, bringing a rare blend of psychological depth, physiological precision, and strategic vision.

He is the bestselling author of Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others and host of The Gently Used Human and Hot Seat Therapy, his YouTube series exploring transformation in real time.

Dr. Kate Truitt, PhD, MA, MBA is a clinical psychologist, applied neuroscientist, and international educator whose work sits where rigorous research meets real nervous systems—especially those shaped by trauma, chronic stress, grief, and long seasons of survival. She translates complex brain-and-body science into ethically grounded, evidence-based tools that support the full continuum of care: individuals healing in real time, families rebuilding after rupture and loss, clinicians and treatment teams, peer supporters and community leaders, and the organizations carrying trauma-exposed systems.

She is the creator of the NeuroTriad Model and Brain Partnership, integrative frameworks grounded in affective neuroscience, psychophysiology, interoception, and experience-dependent neuroplasticity. Her work examines how threat exposure reshapes circuits tied to detection, regulation, executive function, and relational safety—and how those systems can reorganize through repeated, targeted experiences that restore agency and capacity over time.

Dr. Truitt leads the award-winning clinical practice Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates, serves as CEO of the Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles, and is Executive Director of The Truitt Institute and the Amy Research Foundation (501(c)(3)). She hosts the YouTube channel Empowering Brain Smart Mental Health for All and is the author of her memoir Keep Breathing, the international bestseller Healing in Your Hands, and the bestselling Brain Partnership Toolbox.

Dr. Arielle Schwartz is a clinical psychologist and leading voice in the healing of trauma. She is an internationally sought-out teacher and author of seven books including The Complex PTSD Workbook, The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook, EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology, and Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga.

As the founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy, she offers a mind-body approach to therapy for trauma and informational mental health and wellness updates through her writing, public speaking, social media presence, and blog. She believes that the journey of trauma recovery is an awakening of the spiritual heart.

Learn more at www.drarielleschwartz.com and resilienceinformedtherapy.com

Frank Anderson, MD, is a world-renowned trauma expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist and global speaker. He is the co-author of the IFS Skills Training Manual (2017), acclaimed best-selling author of Transcending Trauma (2021) and his memoir, To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma and Transformation (2024).

Dr. Anderson has a long affiliation with Bessel van der Kolk at the Trauma Research Foundation and is a former lead trainer at the IFS Institute under Richard Schwartz. He is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with cutting edge models of therapy.

Dr. Anderson believes that traumatic events can have a lasting effect on the health and well-being of individuals and that addressing these events will help lead people down a path of love, connection and unity. He is the director and cofounder of the Trauma Institute (traumainstitute.com) and Trauma-Informed Media (trauma-informedmedia.com), organizations that provide educational resources and promote trauma awareness.

As a result of his early childhood experiences and personal journey transformation, he is dedicated to bringing more trauma healing to the world. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband and two sons. Follow him at FrankAndersonMD.com and on Instagram at frank_andersonmd

BG Mancini, AP, MHSc, is an Advanced Certified Functional Medicine Clinician, Licensed Acupuncture Physician, and Neurodevelopmental Specialist with over 30 years of clinical experience bringing deep compassion to the science of mental and physical health.

She is the Founder of The Brain & Gut Institute, where she has worked with thousands of patients and trained clinicians internationally to understand how physiological states influence regulation, behavior, and healing. Her work integrates neuroscience, microbiome science, sensory physiology, and autonomic nervous system function through the Brain–Gut–Sensory Axis Framework.

She shares how sensory load, metabolic strain, inflammatory signaling, microbiome shifts, environmental exposures, and autonomic capacity interact to shape nervous system states underlying trauma responses, chronic stress physiology, and mental health challenges. She uses a MicroResets™ model to help clinicians and individuals apply small, targeted physiological shifts that support somatic embodiment and deepen connection with self, others, and the world around them.

Dr. Tara Swart is a world leading neuroscientist, Oxford-trained former medical doctor, Senior Advisor in Neuroscience and Leadership at MIT Sloan School of Management, best-selling author, podcaster and globally recognised speaker. She is a globally trusted voice at the intersection of science, spirituality, neuro-aesthetics and longevity.

Her latest book, The Signs became an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller and features testimonials from Jay Shetty and Mel Robbins. It explores the science of intuition and synchronicity, helping readers reconnect with their inner wisdom and find deeper meaning in life.

Her book ‘The Source’, became an international bestseller translated into 38 territories and remains one of the most influential works linking neuroscience and manifestation.

Dr. Tara has trailblazed a new approach to human potential – blending science and spirituality to help people live with greater clarity, confidence, and connection. She is passionate about disseminating simple, pragmatic neuroscience based messages that change the way people work and live.

She has appeared twice on The Diary of a CEO, both episodes among the show’s most successful ever and combined have over 20 million views on Youtube.

Dr. Wendy D'Andrea is a clinical psychologist whose work examines how chronic and interpersonal trauma reshape emotional, cognitive, relational, and physiological systems across development. Her research centers on complex trauma and complex PTSD, with particular attention to how adaptations to trauma are embodied in attention, shame, dissociation, and nervous system functioning.

Her lab integrates psychophysiology, experimental methods, qualitative inquiry, and community-based research to understand how trauma reorganizes both subjective experience and biological processes. Across projects, she asks how individuals adapt to environments marked by threat, and how those adaptations can be understood not only as symptoms, but as meaningful responses to context.

Her work bridges laboratory research with real-world settings, including residential treatment programs, schools, and global communities impacted by collective violence.