MBP 5. Understanding Trauma - Guy MacPherson, PhD

Guy Macpherson has a doctorate in clinical psychology with a focus on trauma and early psychosis. In 2014, he founded The Trauma Therapist Project with the goals of raising awareness of trauma and creating an educational, supportive, and inspiring community for new trauma therapists. He also developed The Trauma Therapist 2.0, an online membership community dedicated to educating and inspiring new trauma workers. In this episode Paul and Guy dig deep into the definition of trauma, it's impact on the brain and the body, as well as providing some useful tips for anyone wanting to reach out. Episode Takeaways: Understand that trauma is something inevitable in every person's life. Every person has a different threshold — what is traumatic to one person may not have an impact on another. The first step to healing is to admit that there's something wrong. Mentioned Resources: The Trauma Therapist Project - Guy's website The Trauma Therapist 2.0 - Guy's community of trauma therapists and workers Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World - Guy's recommended resource New Trauma Worker - Guy's ebook Gabor Mate - The physician Guy referred to in the podcast Join our Community, ask questions, share feedback Comment on the show-notes Email [email protected] (short audio files welcome) Connect with me Like what you hear? Subscribe to The ManBits Podcast on Apple Podcasts or on Android. Join the Facebook Page Follow Paul @themanbits on Twitter Follow @themanbits on Instagram Disclosure This post may contain links to products or services with which I have an affiliate relationship and may receive compensation from your actions through such links. However, I don't let that corrupt my perspective and I don't recommend only affiliates Disclaimer: Some of the content of this podcast may contain topics of a sensitive nature such as depression, anxiety and suicide. Whilst I have experience in coaching, training and remedial therapy I'm not to provide mental health advice or counselling. Therefore, engaging with the content of this podcast should not be considered a substitute to professional therapy