What Is Trauma? Big T, Little T, and Why It Might Be You

Have you ever reacted to something and thought — why did I react like that? Or carried a weight you couldn't quite name?Today we're breaking down what trauma actually is — plainly, warmly, and without the jargon. Because if you're living in the Netherlands as an expat or immigrant, building a life far from home, navigating a foreign healthcare system, raising children in a second language — this conversation is for you.We're joined by Adina Petre, clinical psychologist and trauma therapist , who will be joining us monthly to help us understand ourselves a little better, one episode at a time.In this episode:— What trauma actually is (and what it isn't)— The difference between Big T and Little T trauma— Why the nervous system doesn't grade on a curve— What happens when we stay in survival mode for too long— And why your experience is real, because it happened to you — and that is enoughShare this episode with someone who needs the words.