Systemic shame & trauma healing — from isolation to connection: Merete Holm Brantbjerg
From Proactive Mindfulness by Serge Prengel
May 18, 2026 · 50 min
About this episode
Merete Holm Brantbjerg discusses trauma and systemic shame, sharing her personal experiences and insights on healing and connection.
Merete Holm Brantbjerg talks about trauma, systemic shame, and the body’s hidden survival responses, starting from her own experience of female-to-female sexual perpetration at age 14.
People in this episode
Host: Serge Prengel
Guest: Merete Holm Brantbjerg
Topics covered
- trauma
- systemic shame
- healing
- connection
- female-to-female sexual perpetration
Keywords
- trauma
- shame
- healing
- survival responses
- sexual perpetration
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