Trauma-Informed Journalism with Matthew Green

Hosted by Kevin Young. Produced by J’aime Rothbard.

Join us for a fast-paced, and deeply moving interview with Matthew Green, a journalist seeking to illuminate the role of individual, ancestral and collective trauma in driving global crises. Drawing on his experiences covering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for Reuters and the Financial Times, Green discusses the responsibilities media outlets carry to care for the primary and secondary trauma wounds affecting journalists and editors.  Kevin and Matthew also discuss how new trauma-informed journalistic approaches could transform the media into an agent for ethical restoration and societal healing. 

In this insight-rich conversation, Matthew shares his perspectives on: 

- Individual pain versus collective trauma, and how when we realize we’re not alone in our suffering, our experience of interconnectedness facilitates healing.

- Transformation through suffering, and the healing process as a death-rebirth journey that leads to the emergence of our true self.

- Men's groups’ unique role in fostering healing and connection among men, and how participating can improve men’s lives and relationships.

- How cultivating a spiritual connection can support and guide the healing process. 

- Ancestral trauma imprints, such as the multi-generational military service in his own male lineage, and how these collective experiences will continue to shape individual worldviews and choices until they are recognized and resolved.

Matthew also speaks about his latest ventures: the Resonant World newsletter and the Resonant Man Initiative. He launched Resonant World to serve the growing global community of people working to heal individual, inter-generational and collective trauma. Through interviews with practitioners, accounts of his own experiences of trauma work, and insights from his training as a collective trauma integration facilitator, Matthew sees Resonant World as a catalyst for  transforming the media into a trauma-restoring force. The Resonant Man Initiative is the men's group he co-facilitates that supports men to explore creativity, vision, relationship and brotherhood, with a view to equipping participants to respond more effectively to personal and collective challenges.

About Matthew Green 

Matthew is a journalist, author and the creator of Resonant World. 

As a journalist covering conflicts across Africa, in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan for Reuters and the Financial Times, bouts of depression led him to explore a wide range of healing practices, culminating in his 2015 book, Aftershock (stories of British military veterans and their families confronting the psychological scars of war.)  

In April, 2022, Matthew’s frustration over Reuters’ response to the climate crisis led him to quit and join DeSmog, which exposes corporations blocking climate action.

After studying the psychological and mystical principles of healing individual, ancestral and collective trauma via Thomas Hübl’s Timeless Wisdom Training, Matthew is currently training as a collective trauma integration facilitator.

Alongside regular panel appearances on the BBC, Matthew has co-hosted the Collective Trauma Summit and the Climate Consciousness Summit, 

Matthew is also co-founder of the Resonant Man, an initiative to support men to explore vision, creativity, relationship and brotherhood, with Jacob Kishere. 

Matthew lives in London with his wife Genevieve, a clinical psychologist, and their seven-year-old daughter. When he’s not reading, writing or discussing trauma healing, he loves helping people resolve their dilemmas via the Tarot.  

Invitation to join Compassionate Inquiry Circles: You can experience the power of Gabor Maté’s trauma healing approach, whether you are or are not a therapist or healer. This link takes you to a web page that offers information about Compassionate Inquiry's Circles Program. 

Episode Related Resources:

Websites: Professional site (Resonant World)

Relevant Links: Resonant WorldResonant ManAftershockDeSmog Climate Consciousness Summit 2024

MediaStrong

The Pocket Project - Global Social Witnessing 

Courses: Timeless Wisdom Training 

Social Media: LinkedIn

Books: Aftershock: The Untold Story Of Surviving Peace  The Wizard Of The Nile:The Hunt For Joseph KonyThe Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior

Podcasts: Resonant World PodcastThe Matthew Green Podcast