In a fascinating episode of The Hanley Effect, hosts Dr. John Dyben and Dr. Rachel Docekal are joined by renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert Dr. James Gordon, M.D., founder and CEO of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine. With over 50 years of experience in the mental health field, Dr. Gordon has led healing initiatives in war zones, disaster-stricken areas, and underserved communities, offering trauma relief through an approach that blends self-awareness, self-care, and community support.

The conversation begins with Dr. Gordon's origin story, which includes his early exposure to compassion-driven medicine through his surgeon father and his dissatisfaction with the limitations of traditional psychiatric models. From there, he shares how his work evolved into a whole-person, mind-body approach that treats individuals not as diagno ...