SERIES: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF US, Trauma & Survival — What We Carried, What We Became
From The SPEAKHER Podcast by CAMILLE ESSICK
March 26, 2026 · 13 min · Episode 6
About this episode
This episode explores how trauma shapes identity for Black women, focusing on both obvious and subtle experiences.
What we call “strength” is not always strength. Sometimes… it’s survival. In Episode 2 of The Psychology of Us, we move beyond the foundation of self-esteem and take a deeper look at how trauma shapes identity for Black women. Not just the obvious trauma… but the subtle, normalized experiences that taught us to keep going, stay strong, and push through without processing what we’ve carried. This conversation unpacks: What trauma actually looks like beyond extreme experiencesThe “Strong ...
Topics covered
- trauma
- identity
- Black women
- survival
- self-esteem
Keywords
- strength
- mental health
- cultural experiences
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF US, Trauma & Survival, The Psychology of Us
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