Welcome to the Two Sisters & The Doc Podcast, the official podcast of Two Sisters & The Doc LLC. Each week your hosts will tackle discussions on race, trauma, resilience, love, core values, relationships, and anywhere else the stories take them.

Cynthia, Tracie, and Dr. Mark are discussing a topic today that unfortunately touches almost everyone’s lives: trauma. Research indicates that over half of the population will face at least one traumatic event in their lives that can cause life-long implications. In this episode, you will hear about what trauma means and the most common trauma response strategies that individuals and organizations often use. You are not alone, listen to this episode and be able to connect the dots in your life, knowledge will empower you to reach healing and emotional growth.

Key Takeaways:

[3:45] What is trauma?

[6:33] Tracie shares the formal definition of trauma.

[7:41] When someone that is supposed to love you is causing you harm.

[8:11] The cases of the historical trauma and the trauma that can be caused by systems.

[9:11] Tracie talks about the consequences of trauma.

[12:01] Trauma can change the architecture of the brain. Tracie talks about early childhood trauma. 

[15:15] The biological response to trauma.

[19:23] How re-traumatizing works.

[20:40] Cynthia talks about trauma and education.

[24:03] The value of relationships when dealing with trauma.

[26:33] Dr. Mark shares his view on trauma.

[29:47] The mix between historical and individual trauma.

[31:09] The ACEs study (Adverse Childhood Experiences).

[33:34] Trauma is a real thing and most of us need to navigate it.

[35:44] Can you ask for help?

[39:18] There is a before and after trauma.

[40:47] Spirituality is a big portion of who we are.

[42:30] Allow yourself to lean in the process and remember to have compassion and empathy for the ones processing trauma as well.

[44:32] Just because a crayon is broken, it doesn’t change the beauty of the coloring.

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