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Tiny Professional Bio:

Rob Hamilton is a lifelong learner and a student of what life might look like, from personal to global, if we could end the war inside.

Since 1996, he has been weaving together strands of experiential psychology, spiritual community living, a history in the music industry and personal encounters with death and dying into his work  of making safe spaces to feel, what has not been safe to feel, so we can come home to ourselves.

Short Professional Bio:

Rob Hamilton is a lifelong learner and a student of what life might look like, from personal to global, if we could end the war inside.

Since 1996, he has been weaving together strands of experiential psychology, spiritual community living, a history in the music industry and personal encounters with death and dying into his work  of making safe spaces to feel, what has not been safe to feel, so we can come home to ourselves.

Life started for Rob being the second born to teenage parents who were seeking escape from their own dysfunctional and abusive homes. Dad was randomly, explosively angry.  Mom was stoic and frozen. For years Rob thought he was just depressed. He could never find stability in relationships. Binge eating and passing out on the couch with the TV turned on was an everyday escape necessity.

"I read the books. I bought the crystals and sage. I hit the pillows and screamed. I tried all the mystical stuff in Sedona. I fell for the manipulative spells of the gurus. I attended costly seminars and retreats. I did the therapy. I have spent well over $60,000 looking for relief and healing. (Really, looking to find "What is wrong with me"?!) After 25 years of turning over stones to find answers, I learned about Complex PTSD (CPTSD). Finally, so many things started to make sense."

"I had 2 modes of living;  collapsed and lifeless or anxious and afraid. Some call this pattern of behaving "Functional Freeze". One can do the necessities to survive, but then quickly move to immobilization when the basic needs are met. For me this looked like performing well at work (with diet coke and sugar to cope) then coming home with fast food and ice cream to knock myself unconscious for the night."

In the 90's, in another life, Rob was a recording studio owner and engineer in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was lucky enough to work with stars like Gladys Knight, Kenny Chesney, Randy Travis and Ice T. Over time, his business partner and he built a dream studio. The completion of that studio left him empty. It did not bring the meaning and sense of purpose he thought it would.

There were two big learnings from this time in his life.

#1 When a true artist expresses themselves, you know they were born to do it. The reason they are a star is 100% self-evident.

#2 Rob became aware that he was successful, not so much for his technical expertise, but for how he helped his clients to feel welcomed and at ease in a high intensity environment.  Perhaps an unlikely character trait for someone who constantly struggled with feeling belonging and ease? Or maybe not.

In June of 2020 Rob enrolled in a psychedelic therapy training program. That is where he discovered Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS).  He fell in love with a therapeutic modality that validated his natural proclivity to talk with himself and, even more so, how he talked with himself during psychedelic therapy sessions. IFS taught Rob

Rob currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, near his niece and her family. They have been a key support to help Rob learn and let in what it is like to have family warmth and belonging. After working to build his IFS practice over 3 years, Rob cut the cord to his regular job in July 2023. Now Rob gets to be full time helping his clients to know that their life makes sense and that there is a way to end the war inside.

If you have further curiosity you can find a timeline of relevant life experiences and professional training below.

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