Rising Above: Trauma, Addiction, and American Culture

In this episode “Violence and Trauma Continued” we will conclude our exploration of trauma and violence by sharing specific violent political threats and relating our reaction to them at the time. We will also discuss more positive ways to process these threats

In this podcast of Rising Above: Trauma, Addiction, and Culture in a Crazy World I will interview bestselling author Michael about his new book on childhood trauma. We'll discuss research and personal experiences with trauma, memory, and memoir writing.  Michael will read an excerpt from his book.

This is our episode 1, “‘Truth’ and Trauma.”  We will be reading a scene called “The Shining” from Jim’s book. We will discuss why he chose to write a semi fictional opening to his trauma memoir.

In this episode we will explore how trauma shapes our perception of violent, political threats.  We'll consider ideological and cultural causes of our current scary and crazy American culture.  How do threats of political violence impact mental health, especially from the standpoint of a left-leaning trauma survivor?

A link to Jim's book mentioned in the podcast:  https://a.co/d/dtE5iu0

Welcome to episode 3 of  Rising Above: Trauma, Addiction, and Culture in a Crazy World. In this episode we will explore what trauma does to your brain.  We’ll hear from some experts in the field of trauma and discuss their insights. We will also examine how trauma has impacted our own lives. WqMs4LJNuWffJ5oPKeZM