The Trauma Nerd Podcast
Most trauma content online is either too clinical to be useful or too vague to be trusted. This is neither.
For adults healing childhood trauma and parents refusing to repeat the cycle.
The Trauma Nerd is where I break down trauma responses, nervous system patterns, and what to actually do when you're stuck in them. Not just why you feel this way. What helps.
Clinical honesty, zero shortcuts, and trauma education that's rigorous enough to trust and practical enough to use.
New episodes fortnightly.
Listen to the newest episode now:
Some people knit.
You read about trauma.
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Some people knit.
You read about trauma.
What this podcast is (and isn’t)
Who it’s for
It is:
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Evidence-based trauma education delivered in plain English
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How wounds actually heal and patterns actually shift
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Clinical honesty about what works, what doesn't, and what we don't know yet
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Under 30 minutes per episode (no podcast bloat)
It isn't:
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Motivational content or inspirational stories
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Vague advice you can't actually apply
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Oversimplified psychology that loses the nuance
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Trends dressed up as trauma therapy
For adults healing childhood trauma. People who've done the reading, tried therapy, and understand the patterns, but they still seem to run the show. You want to know how wounds actually heal, not just why you have them.
For parents refusing to repeat the cycle. You're terrified of passing your wounds forward. You need to know what actually helps and what's just noise, because the stakes are too high to guess.
For anyone tired of advice that sounds good but doesn't land. You're done with motivational quotes and "ground yourself" platitudes. You want psychology that's rigorous enough to trust and practical enough to use.
Recent Episodes
Trailer: Welcome to The Trauma Nerd Podcast
Some people knit. I read trauma research for fun. And now you get the good bits, without spending your nights googling.
I unpack why understanding someone's pain doesn't give them a free pass for harmful behaviour, and why accountability isn't the opposite of compassion — it's part of it.
Your intentions are important, but your impact matters more.
Chronic case of the guilts? You have too much pie. Here's a framework for figuring out exactly how much responsibility is actually yours.
Not all beliefs that form in a dysfunctional upbringing work the same way — and if you don't know which one you're dealing with, you can spend years doing the right work in the wrong place.