Episode 29: Trauma

Trauma, drama and the Dalai Lama. Realizing in middle age that you had childhood trauma. What does processing trauma even mean? How do you know if you have processed trauma? Healthy vagueness. Watering down the term. Minor traumas being big traumas. The trauma spectrum. Exposure therapy. Running away from your shit. The trauma of living. Blunt force trauma. Family trauma. Toxic relationship trauma. Sometimes a slap in the face is what you need. The importance of reframing. Being a destructive teenager. How traumatic events can burn into your memory. Fucking around with therapists. Adversity vs. trauma. Can words cause trauma? Remembering every insult. The trauma of being born. Teen drama.

(Recorded on April 22, 2023)