"Expat Escape"

About this episode

In this episode, David A Thomas Jr discusses his childhood trauma and the journey that led him to leave his home country for Europe.

"Expat Escape" Dave survived predators in his childhood, so as an adult he wasn’t keen on staying in a country that’s run by them. Host: David A Thomas Jr. Guest: Eric Nash, Music Director/Composer Instruments: Guitar and songs with full band by Eric Nash Dave talks about his childhood trauma and the feeling of not being safe in the world. He explains how abuse made him hypervigilant – then reveals his process for making the trauma work for him. He talks about his time in the entertainment industry and how it led him to create Pansophical Podcast in Yosemite, California, then he details the trauma-triggering events that led to him packing it all up and heading to Europe. If you like what you hear, please consider making a donation to help support our original content and keep us on the air. Any amount is helpful and greatly appreciated! Donate here .

People in this episode

Host: David A Thomas Jr

Guest: Eric Nash

Topics covered

• childhood trauma
• hypervigilance
• entertainment industry
• expat life
• self-improvement

Keywords

• expat
• trauma
• hypervigilance
• entertainment
• self-improvement
• Yosemite
• Europe

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Europe, Yosemite, California

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