Sally Maslansky, LMFT: A Brilliant Adaptation: Trauma, Dissociation, and Healing
About this episode
Dr. Pete Kelly interviews Sally Maslansky about her memoir and the concept of dissociation as an adaptation to trauma.
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! What if dissociation isn't a disorder to be feared, but an extraordinary adaptation that once helped a child survive? In this episode of Thoughts on Record, Dr. Pete Kelly speaks with licensed marriage and family therapist Sally Maslansky about her memoir, A Brilliant Adaptation, and her remarkable journey of discovering that much of her childhood was inaccessible to memory. Together, they explore how developmental trauma can fragment identity, why diss...
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Pete Kelly
Guest: Sally Maslansky
Topics covered
- trauma
- dissociation
- healing
- identity
- childhood
- mental health
Keywords
- dissociation
- trauma
- mental health
- identity
- healing
- childhood memories
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: A Brilliant Adaptation
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