Are You Sure They're Safe?
About this episode
Patrick Teahan explores how childhood trauma affects our ability to discern safe from unsafe individuals, introducing a framework based on authenticity.
In this episode, Patrick Teahan, MSW, dives into the complex world of intuition and safety: how childhood trauma can break our internal radar and how to tell the difference between a safe person and an unsafe one. He introduces a framework centered on Authenticity, moving beyond simple checklists of red flags to focus on the gut-level ick that signals when a person’s public performance doesn't match their private motives. The episode begins with a nuanced workplace hypothetical: a new coworke...
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