Can YOU See YOUR Scars? with Samuel Moore-Sobel
Life, Death & The Space Between with Dr. Amy Robbins
Dr. Amy Robbins
4.8 • 585 Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2021
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Overcoming Diversity with Burn Survivor Samuel Moore-Sobel
“This isn’t the face I wanted. This isn’t the story I wanted. But it’s what happened... It took a good eight years not to see my scars as objects of shame or ugliness, but to see them as triumph, to see them as survival.” - Samuel Moore-Sobel, Burn Survivor
Episode Summary:
How would it feel to look at yourself in a mirror and literally not recognize yourself? What if you were literally looking at an image you do not recognize? Who are we when we no longer recognize ourselves?
In this episode, we talk with Samuel Moore-Sobel -- author, speaker, and columnist. His memoir, “Can You See My Scars?” is the story of a harrowing encounter with sulfuric acid, trauma, and severe burns. He tells his story of his experience as a 15 year old burn survivor, a series of surgeries, his PTSD, his journey through intertwined physical and mental healing.
Listen in to understand how convert any experience of trauma into a sense of triumph and strength, ultimately making meaning. Everyone is walking around with scars – some seen, some invisible.
Topics We Discuss:
- The circumstances of his tragic, painful and traumatic accident with sulfuric acid – and the immediate emergency medical treatment to wash the acid off of his body.
- Growing up overnight, and attempting to return to a new normal through many years and a dozen surgeries to recover physically.
- Emotional and psychological healing necessary in parallel to physical healing.
- How his story has helped other people find meaning in their lives after trauma.
- Transformation from victim to seeing scars as a beautiful part of who you are.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Dr. Amy Robbins and welcome to life, death, and the Space Between podcast. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm a licensed clinical psychologist and medium. |
| 0:13.0 | And here we explore life, death, consciousness, and what it all means. |
| 0:19.0 | Just a few things before we get started today. First of all, I am doing this |
| 0:24.6 | chat on Fireside. If you have not yet joined me on Fireside, you can do so by following me on |
| 0:30.8 | Instagram at Dr. Amy Robbins. And there is a link in my bio where you can follow me on Fireside. |
| 0:37.2 | And these chats on Fireside are live. |
| 0:40.0 | So anybody can join as long as you have the link. |
| 0:42.9 | So head on over and you can meet us here. |
| 0:45.8 | I'm going to be start, start. |
| 0:46.8 | I'm going to be hosting podcasts on Thursdays. |
| 0:49.6 | Not sure exactly the time yet, but it will be Thursdays pretty consistently starting now, |
| 0:56.6 | which is May 13th. So check us out over there, join me. And I just want to welcome Samuel |
| 1:04.0 | Moore Sobel to the show today. Samuel is an author, speaker, and columnist. His debut memoir, Can You See My Scars, is a story of a |
| 1:14.0 | harrowing encounter with sulfuric acid, trauma, and severe burns. His book is currently available |
| 1:20.4 | for purchase through mascot books and on Amazon. He writes about his trauma and his experience |
| 1:26.3 | as a burned survivor. |
| 1:28.4 | He has been invited to share his story with audiences across the country and offers practical |
| 1:33.2 | advice on how to overcome adversity. |
| 1:36.0 | He has a degree in government and international politics and currently lives with his wife |
| 1:40.4 | in Northern Virginia. |
| 1:42.3 | You can learn more about Samuel at Samuel moresobel.com. |
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