ManTalks Podcast Healing Complex Trauma - A Man's Guide
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Oct 9, 2025 Explore the fascinating world of complex trauma and its impact on men. Delve into how childhood experiences of neglect and inconsistency shape adult relationships. Discover the hidden struggles like trust issues and mood swings that many face. Gain practical steps to begin healing, including body awareness and building relational safety. Uncover Carl Jung's powerful reminder that your past does not define you. Take charge of your self-worth and start the journey to recovery and connection.
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Complex Trauma Is Repeated Harm
- Complex trauma is repeated, patterned harm in childhood that erodes safety and self, not a single catastrophic event.
- It wires the nervous system into chronic fear, hypervigilance, and a fragile sense of self.
Imagining The Unpredictable Parent
- Connor asks you to imagine a child with an unpredictable parent who alternates between warmth and anger.
- That pattern trains the child to live in a constant state of fear and hypervigilance.
Neglect Teaches Needs Don’t Matter
- Emotional or physical neglect teaches children their needs don't matter, replacing safety with shame and irrelevance.
- Connor highlights that boys statistically receive less physical touch and emotional check-ins early in life.