This chapter delves into the intricate language surrounding trauma, exploring terms like 'gaslighting' and their societal implications. The speakers reflect on personal experiences of childhood trauma and its enduring effects on mental health and relationships. Through candid discussions, they highlight the challenges of emotional healing, boundaries, and the complexities of family dynamics shaped by trauma.
When Marc saw Beth Stelling’s Netflix special, he knew there was something he found familiar. It turns out they both have a similar process of making comedy out of trauma. Beth talks with Marc about the childhood event that informed most of the way she addresses difficult subjects in her act and how speaking up about an abusive relationship led to a backlash that left her reeling. They also talk about life in Ohio and what it was like to film a comedy special in her hometown.
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