Family Constellation Guy

Families and consequences of big traumas

If someone takes their own life in a family, it can have massive long term consquences within (and without) the family system. Teenage children may feel responsible, or fell divided loyalties, blame…

Making sense of your world in these complicated times

Old Trauma - where does it fit?

All of us have old trauma stuck in our systems smewhere. The question is what can we do about it? and how can we find out what it is. Well ther brain has a fantastic set of tools to distance us from…

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Training in 2026

The Rafe Nauen Academy is hosting another Family Constellation Therapy training on 7th/8th Febraury 2026 and this episode is all about whats new! If you expect to be a bit tired, because we are…

Start the new year

As the earth moves us into 2026 it is often a time to reflect on the year past. I recommend going a bit further back, and perhaps reflecting on the things we have picked up out of blunt loyalty.…

Injunctions

Sometimes we get told things in early life that stay with us for life. This episode is about some of the starting points for releasing those injuctions, and finding our freedom

Rafe Nauen Academy update

This episode explains how it is worthwhile doing just 2 days training in constellation work, some of what you will learn and how the training operates.

Clara's Story

I have written a little story based on true facts that gives an insight into the sort of journey hany of the participants ina Family Constellation workshop will go through. Clara (name changed)…

What to expect on the training

At Rafe Nauen Academy I teach the constellation model to coaches, trainers, healers, therapists, counsellors, psychologists and others. The 2 day workshop is designed to add to the work you already…

A chat about Epigenetics

This episode explores the subject of epigenetics in terms of its impact on the listener from all the ancestral load up to now!

Rafe Nauen Academy launch

Rafe Nauen Academy launches - this episode explains what it does, and why. It will give you an idea of what to expect and how it would help your own practice especially if you are a therapist or…

Who is the expert?

When we go for psychotherapy we believe the expert in the room is the practitioner - after all they have spent years studying and practicing. The constellation model is different. The client has ALL…

Why do a Constellation

What happens, and why would you want to go to a family constellation workshop? This episode explores some of the whys and wherefores that suggest a Constellation may help you to live life more…

Another Self

Following on from the Netflix series Another Self - a Turkish series about family drama with a constellation in each episode. Rafe Nauen has been running constellation workshops for over 20 years and…

What are you hiding?

We all hide some stuff! but in this episode I recognise that sometimes that can lead to holding values that hurt us or our families, and that the Family Constellatiuon model can help us safely review…

It Didn't Start With You: Understanding the Power of Constellations

In this episode, Rafe explores the often-asked question: What is a constellation, and why would someone choose to do one? Through personal insight and professional experience, Rafe unpacks the…

More about Epigenetics and DNA

It turns out that the precursor cells for male sperm and female eggs can carry significant epigenetic coding on the noncode parts of DNA from 2 or three generations. The egg is complete by the time…

Do you need t be ill?

Sometimes we grow up with big chunks of stuff missing, like being seen, or the feeling of love. What sometimes happens is that a symptom, or disease becomes the definition and empathy and sympathy…

How many parents have you got?

If you were adopted, you have at least 3 parents - and possibly many more! Epigentics teaches us that parenthood is laregly driven by epigenetics not just DNA (I share 60% of my DNA with a banana but…