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EPISODE · Jul 28, 2025 · 47 MIN

Episode 21: Healing from Trauma Through Writing

from You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast · host Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD

Writing is a powerful tool that helps us feel, process, be with, and transcend trauma. There is so much wisdom shared in this episode from Amanda Dodge and Z.T. Fairfax as they share their journeys of using writing as a part of navigating trauma in their own lives. May it inspire you as much as writing has inspired them. You, Me, and the Writing Journey (X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcastPodcast Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm/you-me-the-writing-journey-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amanda Dodge (Author):Amanda Dodge is a mother and a full-time ghostwriter of fiction and non-fiction based in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. While writing has her heart, her background is in developmental psychology, specializing in trauma and addiction counseling. X: @manda_dodgeBluesky: @amandadodgeZ. T. Fairfax (Author):Former award-winning editor, Z. T. Fairfax, is a young adult fiction author, Public Relations Director, husband, father, and the proud owner of one cat and four kittens. Residing in the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, Z. T. balances his work/home life against his crippling addition to social media and his email inbox.Twitter/X : @ZTFairfax BlueSky: @ztfairfaxWebsite: ztfairfax.comDanielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author, trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day kidlit event, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @DrenderturmaudWebsite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Discussed in the Ending of the Episode: The Wisdom of Trauma with Dr. Gabor Maté:https://scienceandnonduality.com/films/the-wisdom-of-trauma/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21872533652&gbraid=0AAAAADfN2vmFxGx_gPUZC2BbDd2tA22Qt&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnJfEBhCzARIsAIMtfKKa9PqA_6W03mTCYQGYwe8c9a0yglElTRAaKB2CxJYORS3jHY-xzAYaApMxEALw_wcB

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