Episode 1: Childhood trauma

TW: This episode contains content that may be upsetting or triggering to some audiences, including discussion of trauma and substance abuse. In our first episode, host Dr Alix Woolard is joined by Corey Casey, who overcame childhood trauma as part of her personal healing journey. Corey shares her story and how she overcame a difficult upbringing to create a bright future for herself. Next, Alix speaks to Professor Helen Milroy AM, one of Australia's leading psychiatrists and mental health researchers, about how intergenerational trauma manifests itself across everything from brain development to our relationships. Helen and Alix also discuss the historical legacies impacting the transmission of trauma in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and how healing can take place. Embrace is supported by its principal partner, Rio Tinto. If this episode has caused you distress, please reach out to a loved one or call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Follow our first guest @coreycasey1 on Instagram. Professor Milroy is Co-Director of Embrace at Telethon Kids Institute. She also serves as the Stan Perron Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Western Australia and the Child and Adolescent Health Service.