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De macht van PSYCHOPATEN in onze samenleving | Jan Storms | The Trueman Show #262

Jan 29, 2026
Jan Storms, consciousness expert and trauma researcher, explores how unresolved trauma shapes bodies, minds and societies. He discusses collective trauma, psychopathy and how wounds pass across generations. Conversations cover early-childhood imprinting, why many therapies fall short, risks of retraumatization, and paths toward real healing and greater joy.
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Trauma Changes Mind And Body

  • Trauma alters body, hormones and perception and leaves a persistent structural change in functioning.
  • Jan Storms explains trauma creates a gap in consciousness that reduces joy and connection.
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How Individual Trauma Becomes Collective

  • Collective trauma arises when many people experience the same event, creating shared wounds across families, communities and nations.
  • Jan ties collective trauma to events like wars and the early corona measures that reshaped group consciousness.
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War, Psychopathy And Vicious Cycles

  • Wars are both major causes and products of psychopathy in leadership, creating vicious cycles of trauma.
  • Jan argues psychopathic leaders start conflicts that then produce mass trauma and feed power structures.
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