Live Well with Michelle: What Trauma Teaches Us About Living Well

Live Well with Michelle: What Trauma Teaches Us About Living Well

From Live Well with Michelle by MONEY FM 89.3

July 16, 2026 · 27 min

About this episode

This episode explores the impact of trauma on the human mind and offers insights on living well through adversity.

A passenger is pulled halfway out of an aircraft at 16,000 feet. A two-year-old becomes the only eyewitness to one of Britain's most notorious murders. Two extraordinary cases offer profound lessons about how the human mind responds when life changes in an instant. Hosted by Michelle Martin, this episode explores what happens to the brain under extreme stress, why memory isn't a perfect recording of events, and how trauma can reshape our relationships, identity and sense of safety. Forensic and clinical psychologist Dr Daniela Schreier, Forensic and Clinical Psychologist from Ihsan Living explains why some people develop lasting psychological scars while others experience remarkable resilience. Most importantly, we ask: What can these stories teach the rest of us? This conversation offers practical insights into living well - not by avoiding life's hardest moments, but by learning how we can live through them and perhaps even thrive after adversity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Michelle Martin

Guest: Dr Daniela Schreier

Topics covered

  • trauma
  • resilience
  • psychology
  • memory
  • living well
  • adversity

Keywords

  • trauma
  • psychology
  • resilience
  • memory
  • living well
  • adversity
  • mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ihsan Living

Places: Britain

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