Childhood Trauma with Dr. Bruce Perry

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Bruce Perry joins Dr. Hanson and Forrest to discuss the incredible impact of childhood experiences, the fuzzy distinction between trauma and stress, and what we can do to heal from those experiences. As with all of our episodes dealing with trauma and traumatic experiences, please approach this material with care for yourself in mind. There are specific descriptions during the episode of neglect and abuse, including that perpetrated upon children. Sponsor Message: We're now on Patreon, and we've made this week's expanded show notes available for free! About Our Guest: Dr. Perry is one of the world’s leading experts on childhood trauma, and his clinical research and practice focuses on examining the long-term effects of trauma in children, adolescents, and adults. He is the Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy, and a Professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago and the School of Allied Health at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Perry is also the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog, a bestselling book based on his work with maltreated children, and Born For Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered. Key Topics: 02:20: Why do early experiences have such a long-term impact? 06:10: What makes something traumatic rather than being merely stressful? 11:00: Summary of the material so far. 15:50: The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics. 24:50: Respecting someone's developmental phase. 29:00: Practical examples of treatment for childhood traumas. 36:50: Self-help approaches to healing old trauma. 42:00: A message to your younger self. Sponsors: Reset and rebalance with Recess, a sparkling water infused with hemp extract and adaptogens. Take 15% off your first order by using code BEINGWELL at checkout. Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Connect with the show: Visit us on the web Follow us on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Subscribe on iTunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and
0:07.0	welcome to being well, I'm Forrest Hanson.
0:10.0	I'm joined today as usual by Dr Rick Hansen and today we have the pleasure of
0:15.0	welcoming Dr Bruce Perry to the show. Dr Perry is the senior fellow of the Child Trauma
0:20.5	Academy based in Houston Texas and a professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, and the School of Allied Health at Latrobe University in Melbourne, Australia.
0:32.0	He's one of the world's leading experts on childhood trauma,
0:34.6	and his clinical research and practice focuses on examining the long-term effects
0:39.3	of trauma in children, adolescents, and adults.
0:42.4	His work has been instrumental in describing how traumatic events
0:45.1	in childhood change the biology of the brain.
0:48.3	Dr Perry is also the author with Maya Zalovitz
0:51.1	of the boy who is raised as a dog, a best-selling book based on his work with
0:55.0	maltreated children, and Born for Love, Why Empathy is essential and endangered.
1:00.3	Additionally, he's authored more than 300 journal articles and book chapters and has been the recipient of a variety of professional awards.
1:08.0	His neurosequential model of therapeutics has been integrated into an extensive range of clinical and child protection settings.
1:16.0	Before we get started with the material of today's episode, I wanted to remind everyone that we're now on Patreon.
1:22.0	And I've actually made this week's expanded show notes for this episode with Dr Perry,
1:26.6	available for free for anyone who wants to access them.
1:30.0	I write the expanded notes every week as one of the benefits that our patrons receive.
1:34.5	They give a lot of background information on the episode and include a ton of additional
1:38.8	links to research and validation for some of the theories that we talk about during the episode.
1:44.4	I've heard from our listeners who subscribe on Patreon that they're a really great accompaniment to the show.
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