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Trauma lives in the body long after the event ends, and chronic illness may be the proof.
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In this episode
- Why feeling normal does not mean you are actually healthy
- The difference between a traumatic event and the wound it leaves
- How self-disconnection can surface as physical illness
- What forgiveness really means in the context of healing
About this episode
Trauma isn't what happened to you, it's the wound it left behind. In this episode, Jeff revisits his conversation with Dr. Gabor Maté, physician and author, exploring why the effects of trauma can outlast the event itself, and why chronic illness is so often the body asking us to pay attention.
- Why "normal" isn't the same as healthy
- The difference between a traumatic event and the trauma itself
- How disconnecting from ourselves can show up as physical illness
- What forgiveness actually has to do with healing
This episode is for anyone who has wondered why some wounds take longer to heal than others.
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