#34 When Powerful Men Are Protected: The Psychological Impact of Watching Andrew’s Case

This week I’m speaking about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his recent arrest, and the broader psychological impact of watching powerful men appear protected within institutions of wealth and hierarchy.I’m not dissecting gossip or speculating on legal outcomes. I’m looking at power, I’m looking at secrecy, I’m looking at what happens inside the nervous system of survivors when allegations, settlements, institutional loyalty and misaligned accountability play out publicly.In this episode, I explore secrecy, shame, betrayal trauma, and the way survivors internalise systemic protection as personal invalidation. I also speak about why cases like this are so hard to listen to, and how to externalise power dynamics rather than carrying institutional opacity as self-doubt.This is a confronting conversation. It’s also an important one.