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EPISODE · May 19, 2025 · 6 MIN

How to Write About Trauma Without Re-Traumatizing Yourself

from The Legacy Project Podcast · host Don Fessenden

Send a text"Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we honor life’s stories—both the joyful and the difficult—with care, courage, and compassion. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today we’re stepping into a delicate but deeply important topic: how to write about trauma without re-traumatizing yourself.Telling the truth about painful experiences is often part of building a powerful legacy. But revisiting those wounds without support or strategy can reopen what we’ve worked hard to heal.In this episode, we’ll explore how to approach writing about trauma gently, how to recognize your emotional limits, and how to create safety around your storytelling process—so that sharing your truth becomes an act of empowerment, not a source of harm.Let’s walk through this together, with care."TheLegacyProject.mePurchase copies of The Legacy Project book at Amazon.comYou can also get a copy of Service Before Self my autobiography at Amazon.com #TheLegacyProject #Autobiographies #ThePowerofLegacy #Legacy #YourWhy #Storytelling #StructureinWriting #Youtube #X #Instagram #ServiceBeforeSelf #Ancestry #WritingforPosterity "Start writing. Start sharing. Leave your legacy."

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