Jacob Ham, Phd

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2024/9/3/help-fund-a-film-about-trauma-recovery

Help fund a film about trauma recovery — Jacob Ham, PhD Someone I know is creating a documentary film about her journey recovering from childhood trauma and needs our help finishing it. There are layers and layers of creativity that are used for healing. First, she is transforming her father’s artwork with the help of a community of artists (37 and cou...

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2024/7/17/guest-appearance-on-the-courageous-life-podcast-with-joshua-steinfeldt

Guest Appearance on The Courageous Life Podcast with Joshua Steinfeldt — Jacob Ham, PhD I had a beautiful conversation with Joshua Steinfeldt on his podcast, The Courageous Life. The title of the episode is The Art of Meeting Life with Curiosity, Presence, and Love. I’ve embedded it via Spotify and Apple. It can also be found on buzzsprout .

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2024/7/2/replies-to-therapists-2-how-can-i-learn-to-work-in-a-raw-experiential-process-driven-way

Replies to Therapists #2: How can I learn to work in a raw, experiential, process-driven way? — Jacob Ham, PhD Dr. Ham, I felt the need to reach out to you, for one thing simply to tell you how impactful it was for me to hear your perspective on the Being Well podcast and thank you for doing so. I also wanted to see if you may be able to offer any words of wisdom about my path towards becoming a therapist

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2024/6/22/for-therapists-how-do-i-start-therapy

For Therapists: How Do I Start Therapy? — Jacob Ham, PhD Dear Dr. Jacob Ham, Where should I start, there is so much I would like to write to you and ask you... First of all, perhaps a little about my context: I live in Germany near the woods and the fields, very beautiful. I have been an ACT therapist with all my heart. In my small private

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2024/5/2/my-friends-beautiful-ibogaine-experience

My Friend's Beautiful Ibogaine Experience — Jacob Ham, PhD My friend, Josh White, wrote a brief summary of his experience healing with the aid of ibogaine on Lucid News. It’s definitely worth a read for anyone dealing with unremitting complex trauma. https://www.lucid.news/i-arrived-for-my-ibogaine-journey-ready-to-die-now-my-inner-child-is-free/

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2024/3/23/guest-on-securely-attached-podcast

Guest on Securely Attached Podcast — Jacob Ham, PhD Dr. Sarah Bren, my former intern, friend and colleague, had me on her podcast Securely Attached . I really enjoyed this conversation which was mostly about parenting. You can find a full transcript of the conversation on episode’s webpage .

https://drjacobham.com/trainings/2024/3/15/workshop-for-resource-parents-at-grossmont-college-el-cajon-ca

Workshop for Resource Parents at Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA — Jacob Ham, PhD The Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Care Education Program at Grossmont College (El Cajon, CA) is hosting me for a live three-hour workshop for resource parents and other caregivers on trauma-informed parenting and support. You can sign up here: part 1 and part 2 .

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2024/2/14/guest-on-talking-beyond-trauma-season-1

Guest on Talking Beyond Trauma. Season 1. — Jacob Ham, PhD The wonderful Mordecai Dixon and I have a conversation about creating trauma-informed human service organizations as part of the SAMHSA-funded Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network , which creates training and educational resources for public mental health systems.

https://drjacobham.com/videos/2023/9/7/kuyfjjrmbdi90ygq44qx6uv8w7virh

Videos — Jacob Ham, PhD

https://drjacobham.com/trainings/2023/4/17/yom-hashoah-commemoration

Yom HaShoah Commemoration — Jacob Ham, PhD I have the honor of attending a live and live-streamed service commemorating Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) at Temple Shaaray Tefila on the Upper East Side. As part of the commemoration, Rabbi Mosbacher and I will have a conversation about healing from trauma through creating presence

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2023/2/24/appearance-on-k-drama-school-with-grace-chung

Appearance on K-Drama School with Grace Chung — Jacob Ham, PhD Was a guest on Grace Chung’s podcast, K-Drama School, though we really didn’t talk about k-dramas all that much. It was conversation about intergenerational trauma and was pretty personal and poignant.

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2022/5/25/appearance-on-ten-percent-happier

Appearance on Ten Percent Happier — Jacob Ham, PhD Below is my episode with Dan Harris, whom I thought was such a kind and intelligent person. I’m so grateful for his time. Hope this is useful for some.

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2022/5/20/ten-percent-happier-appearance

Ten Percent Happier Podcast Appearance with Ms. Foo and Me — Jacob Ham, PhD Dan Harris had Stephanie Foo and me on his brilliant podcast, Ten Percent Happier. We did separate interviews. Hers is out Monday, May 23, while mine comes out Wednesday, May 25. Her episode goes over her recovery process and discusses the therapy with me in a way that feels very representative and

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2022/5/22/for-mental-health-professionals-free-subscription-to-ten-percent-happier-app

For Mental Health Professionals, Free Subscription to Ten Percent Happier App — Jacob Ham, PhD My friends at Ten Percent Happier are giving away a year subscription to their meditation app for the month of May, which is mental health awareness month. https://www.tenpercent.com/mentalhealth

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2022/3/30/guest-on-podcast-charlotte-talks-with-mike-collin

Guest on Podcast Charlotte Talks with Mike Collin — Jacob Ham, PhD I join Stephanie Foo for a conversation about her new memoir on Charlotte Talks with Mike Collin, a show on WFAE 90.7. https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2022-03-29/journalist-stephanie-foo-shares-her-story-of-healing-from-childhood-trauma

https://drjacobham.com/videos/2022/3/30/eeugfod2slp1x4x6m35a6fmqpwmmgr

Videos — Jacob Ham, PhD

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2022/2/23/instagram-live-with-stephanie-foo

Instagram Live with Stephanie Foo — Jacob Ham, PhD Stephanie Foo and I are going to have a live instagram conversation on March 1, 2022 at 8 pm ET to discuss complex trauma.

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2022/2/23/real-therapy-audio-in-the-what-my-bones-know-audiobook

Real Therapy Audio in the What My Bones Know Audiobook — Jacob Ham, PhD Stephanie Foo embedded some of our therapy sessions into the audiobook version of What My Bones Know .

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2022/2/9/new-must-read-memoir-what-my-bones-know-by-stephanie-foo

New Must-Read Memoir: What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo — Jacob Ham, PhD Stephanie Foo, an award winning journalist, has written a beautiful memoir about her journey healing from complex trauma. A couple of chapters near the end include snippets from a brief stint of psychotherapy I provided to help her consolidate what she had learned through this journey. It’s one of...

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2021/9/10/podcast-20-years-of-never-forget-not-past-it

Podcast: 20 Years of "Never Forget" | Not Past It — Jacob Ham, PhD On the eve of 9/11, I was asked to help Simone Polanen work through her complex feelings around the event and figure out a way to talk about it in a way that helps us all talk about it… I developed such a deep admiration and appreciation for this remarkable woman and the good she is putting into t...

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2021/8/6/podcast-spotting-and-supporting-kids-in-crisis-ii

Podcast: Spotting and Supporting Kids in Crisis II — Jacob Ham, PhD The Robertson Center at Success Academy released a talk I gave there as part of their podcast, Extraordinary. The first half is mostly about how I came to do trauma work with a smidgen of information about what to do for kids. The second half is a wonderful panel discussion with Bonnie Loughner, Ste

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2021/8/2/trauma-informed-courts-a-conversation-with-judge-martin-of-dutchess-county-family-courts

Trauma-Informed Courts: A Conversation with Judge Martin of Dutchess County Family Courts — Jacob Ham, PhD I did a training to launch the Families First Readiness Initiative in Dutchess County Family Court. It was done in the format of a conversation between myself and the Honorable Judge Martin, who is an incredible human being. The training is below:

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2021/5/29/conversation-with-photographer-kimberly-butler-on-her-photographic-memoir

Conversation with Photographer Kimberly Butler on her Photographic Memoir — Jacob Ham, PhD Legendary photographer, Kimberly Butler , and I shared a conversation about her Photographic Memoir “The Art of FEAR” one evening at the National Arts Club .

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2021/5/9/new-therapy-session-on-youtube-inspiring-trauma-work-between-two-adult-siblings

New therapy session on Youtube: Inspiring Trauma Work between two Adult Siblings — Jacob Ham, PhD I just posted a new therapy session on YouTube, with the participant’s permissions of course. It’s incredibly beautiful, moving and horrific (in terms of what happened to these siblings).

https://drjacobham.com/videos/2021/5/9/dlbl181xmos2ewh6bf2xa8dt8774b6

Videos — Jacob Ham, PhD

https://drjacobham.com/blog/2021/4/24/story-about-integrating-self-parts

Story about Integrating Self-Parts — Jacob Ham, PhD My patient is a powerful and charismatic person who was terribly abused as a child. We journeyed in his mind to the little boy who was beaten for squirming in his chair and left alone in the back room of the church. The boy in his mind embodied him today and wailed, "Why do they beat me?!"