How to Overcome Trauma

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I think everyone in some capacity sits on this spectrum everyone experiences something no one goes through life unharmed or escaping kind of some level of adversity but what might be traumatic might not be traumatic to you might be super traumatic to me so that is another level of that too sorry go on. I always say that trauma is subjective that's like a massive thing that we stay on this show but how would you approach hardship, she says. She also talks about her mother who was gone when she was 22 and the lessons she learned from her. "She left me with so many lessons" she says. “One of the biggest ones was perseverance and tenacity’s main theme

TW: Domestic violence, sexual abuse. In her early 20s, Amy suffered an unimaginable loss. Her mother was murdered at the hands of her brother. But what came next is an even more incredible story of growth, advocacy and overcoming adversity and trauma. In this week's episode, we speak to Amy about trauma in our 20s and how we can push through grief and loss. We discuss the power of positive self talk, the psychology of complex PTSD, unlearning generational trauma and how to use your pain to help others. Listen now.

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Amy's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3amRVnSbdrioaBoaHcNRiq?si=364be5d8f92043b1

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Mental Health America: https://www.mhanational.org/get-involved/contact-us

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