About this episode

This episode discusses the relationship between trauma, memory gaps, and self-trust, emphasizing that memory is not a perfect recording and that healing can alter one's perception of past experiences.

Maybe you barely remember your childhood. Maybe you've done years of trauma work, you're finally feeling better, and now you're wondering, was it really that bad? Did I make it all up? This episode is about trauma, memory, and self-trust. Why memory isn't a recording, why gaps and fragments don't prove or disprove anything, why healing itself can create distance from a memory, and why I don't remember doesn't have to become I can't trust myself. You don't have to make yourself hurt agai...

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Herstich

Topics covered

• trauma
• memory
• self-trust
• healing
• childhood
• mental health

Keywords

• trauma
• memory gaps
• self-trust
• healing
• childhood memories
• mental health

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