Why Trauma Lives in Your Body, Even After Years of Therapy
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What is trauma and how does it stay in the body?
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Most of us? More than three. And women, we are twice as likely as men to carry that trauma as PTSD. Trauma is not rare. Trauma is human. I know because I'm one of them. When I was in my late thirties, I almost died. I was on a vacation in Cabo, snorkeling, when I swam into a pod of Portuguese manower. One of the most toxic creatures in the ocean. Their poison surged through me. My throat began to close. My body went into anaphylactic shock. And I survived. But I did not come back the same. My brain rewired itself for hypervigilance. Always scanning, always bracing. My body forgot how to relax. And at the time, I was too busy, young kids, booming practice to heal what happened to me in the water. Then perimenopause arrived and everything I buried down came roaring back.
The hyper vigilance got worse. A new OCD brain kicked in. Insomnia became a constant visitor, and rest. Rest became a place I could no longer reach. Searching for answers, I found a book. I think you know this one. The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel Vanderkoelk. And it taught me something that changed everything about trauma for me. Trauma doesn't just live in our memories, it lives in our bodies. And our female bodies especially remember it. Maybe for you, it's divorce. A diagnosis, a death. Maybe it's a slow drip of chronic stress. Or just the news we swallow every single day? Our bodies take it all in. And menopause has a sneaky way of handing it back to us. I've sat with so many women, exhausted, foggy, in pain, struggling to lose weight, who tell me the same thing.
I'm doing everything right and I still feel horrible. Hormone replacement, antidepressants, sleeping pills, and still I am stuck. So if we're going to talk about how to live like a girl. We've gotta go here. We have to talk about trauma. What it is How we hold it. and how we finally let it go. Which is why I have brought you doctor Frank Anderson. Dr. Frank is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and trauma therapist who has spent three decades at the intersection of neuroscience and healing. He studied with doctor Bessel Vanderkoop. And trained for years at his trauma center. His own memoir to be loved and is the story of walking this path in his own life. He's brilliant, he's funny, and he is deeply kind. Somewhere in this conversation, I believe you're gonna find a missing piece of your own health puzzle.
And Frank will hand you the tools, simple, free tools to release what you're carrying and live life on your terms again. Let's dive in. Dr. Frank Anderson, I first have to say welcome to my podcast studio.
It's a lovely place to be. Yeah, you that's really wonderful.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is trauma and how does it stay in the body?
0:00–13:00
2
Why does menopause trigger unresolved trauma?
13:00–23:47
3
How do EMDR and somatic therapies help release trauma from the body?
23:47–34:36
4
Why does intermittent fasting uncover emotional eating patterns?
34:36–43:18
5
How do estrogen and serotonin changes affect trauma symptoms in menopause?
43:18–54:00
6
Can psychedelics and ketamine boost neuroplasticity for trauma healing?
54:00–1:02:59
7
What daily habits can help someone start healing trauma on their own?
1:02:59–1:12:47
8
Where can listeners find tools and community to continue trauma recovery?
1:12:47–1:21:53
Speakers
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