EPISODE · May 22, 2023 · 38 MIN
Episode 7 Trauma Olympics
from United States of PTSD · host Matthew Boucher & Wendy Picard
Send us Fan MailWendy brings up a topic she has coined as the "Trauma Olympics". This is the tendency for people to both minimize and compare their lived trauma to those of others. This leads to people unintentionally undermining the impact it has had on them. Wendy and Matt both gives examples of what has been sometimes labeled as Big Trauma and Little trauma. Is there truly a difference? There is discussion of how we can work together, as a society, to understand each other and support each other. Wendy references https://youtu.be/JBvc7Ny4iUkMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: S4CEQWLNQXVZUMU4Artwork and logo design by Misty Rae. Special thanks to Joanna Roux for editing help.Special thanks to the listeners and all the wonderful people who helped listen to and provide feedback on the episode's prerelease. Please feel free to email Matt topics or suggestions, questions or [email protected]
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Send us Fan Mail Wendy brings up a topic she has coined as the "Trauma Olympics". This is the tendency for people to both minimize and compare their lived trauma to those of others. This leads to people unintentionally undermining the impact it has had on them. Wendy and Matt both gives examples of what has been sometimes labeled as Big Trauma and Little trauma. Is there truly a difference? There is discussion of how we can work together, as a society, to underst...
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