Ep 64: Rewiring Your Brain After Coercive Control and Domestic Violence with Jennifer Fraser

The research is clear…our brains change after experiencing domestic violence and narcissistic abuse.  The actual structure of our brains changes after experiencing this long-term coercive control and trauma.If you have experienced brain fog, issues with concentration and focus, constant hypervigilance and irritability, you need to listen to this episode.  My guest, Jennifer Frasier, the author of The Bullied Brain shares a look at her research using brain scans of those who have experienced bullying and relationship abuse.  We discuss the structural changes to our amygdala, corpus callosum, and hippocampus and the consequences of these changes.  We also discuss how malleable and amazing our brains are and specific strategies on how to correct and rewire those structures in our brains.Jennifer Fraser has a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Toronto where she was trained to take different discourses out of their silos, put them into an arena, and see if the conversation changed. Putting bullying, abuse and brain science into the arena significantly changed the conversation. In her new book, The Bullied Brain, she uses science to debunk myths that prevail in our society in terms of bullying and abuse. Her goal is to educate and share with all who need it the key takeaway which is that the brain is wired to repair and recover regardless of what a target has suffered. We can all benefit from learning brain science and thus becoming empowered and inspired to restore our health and happiness.  You Can Find Jennifer Fraser at:The Bullied Brain on AmazonJennifer's website My "Bullied Brain" series for Psychology Today Please leave us a review or rating and follow/subscribe to the show. This helps the show get out to more people.If you want to chat more about this topic, I would love to continue our conversation over on Instagram! @risingbeyondpcIf you want to support the show, you may do so here at Buy Me A Coffee. Thank you! We love being able to make this information accessible to you and your community.If you've been looking for a supportive community of women going through the topics we cover, head over to our website to learn more about the Rising Beyond Community. - https://www.risingbeyondpc.com/Wondering where to start? Check out our top free resources - https://www.risingbeyondpc.com/resources.htmlIf you're interested in guesting on the show, please fill out this form - https://forms.gle/CSvLWWyZxmJ8GGQu7Where to find more from Rising Beyond:Rising Beyond FacebookRising Beyond LinkedInRising Beyond Pinterest