Entitled To Be Alive with Shideh Lennon
The Trauma Therapist
Guy Crawford Macpherson
4.5 • 581 Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Shideh was born and raised in Iran. At the age of 13, she and her family, spanning three generations of women and girls, left Iran after the revolution, and settled in the UK. Later, they immigrated to the US, where Shideh completed her education.This significant chapter in Shideh’s life has instilled in her a profound understanding and compassion for those who yearn to belong but struggle due to the weight of trauma.
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| 0:47.8 | Welcome to the Traumathirous podcast. My name is Guy McPherson. I interview incredible people who've |
| 0:53.4 | dedicated their lives to helping |
| 0:54.8 | those who have been impacted by trauma. Here we go. So five, four, three, two, and one. |
| 1:02.7 | Our folks, welcome back to the podcast. Very excited to have as my guest today, Dr. Shaday, |
| 1:07.3 | Lennon Shaday. Welcome. Thank you so much. It's so good to be here. |
| 1:11.5 | Awesome. |
| 1:12.5 | So Dr. Shaday is a dedicated psychologist with over two decades of experience who specializes |
| 1:17.4 | in training fellow professionals in somatic experiencing. |
| 1:21.2 | Her mission is to empower practitioners to work effectively with those who have experienced |
| 1:25.5 | complex trauma. |
| 1:27.2 | She was born and raised in Iran. |
| 1:29.3 | At the age of 13, she and her family, spanning three generations of women and girls, |
| 1:33.3 | left Iran after the revolution and settled in the UK. |
| 1:38.3 | Later they immigrated to the U.S. where Shadei completed her education. |
| 1:43.3 | This significant chapter in her life |
| 1:45.0 | has instilled in her a profound understanding |
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