EPISODE 104 | How Childhood Trauma Shaped Her Voice, Relationships, and Identity with Yemi Penn

Trauma is often framed as something that happens in a moment. A single event with a clear beginning and end.But for many people, the real impact comes after. In the patterns we develop, the ways we adapt, and the identities we form without fully understanding why.In this conversation, Yemi Penn, an engineer, author, and trauma researcher, shares how her experience with childhood abuse shaped her voice, relationships, and sense of self over time.We explore dissociation, how trauma becomes embedded in personality, and what it looks like to begin doing the work of healing. The conversation also touches on parenting and the ways trauma can be unintentionally passed on.If you’ve ever wondered why certain patterns repeat or how past experiences continue to influence you, this offers a more honest look at what it means to face and work through trauma.TRIGGER WARNING: We discuss child sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised.******************************Let us know how the season has impacted you by leaving a rating and review on Google, Apple Podcasts, or Facebook.