Humanizing the Trans Experience with Brianna Wu of Dollcast
Transforming Trauma
Brad Kammer
4.4 • 131 Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Living an authentic life has always required a fair amount of courage. But the online world has created an environment in which targeted intimidation and persecution are accepted, and even encouraged too often. Virtual bullying is especially vicious when directed at folks with marginalized identities. One woman has worked hard to thrive online and off, despite the risks involved.
On this episode of Transforming Trauma, host Emily Ruth welcomes Brianna Wu to discuss her journey to wholeness following abuses she suffered as a result of the high-profile hate-infused hashtag campaign known as Gamergate, as well as coming out publicly as a trans woman. Brianna shares candid insights regarding the challenge of maintaining equanimity amid the ongoing barrage of hostilities, the nonlinear work of healing from childhood trauma, and the rewards of living with integrity.
About Brianna Wu:
Brianna Wu is a former videogame developer turned politico. Best known for the 2014 Gamergate scandal where women in the game industry were targeted with extreme harassment, Wu ran for congress and is the host of Dollcast.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Transforming Trauma podcast. Transforming Trauma is presented by the Complex |
| 0:10.3 | Trauma Training Center. I'm your host, Emily Ruth, and I'm so glad you've joined us today. |
| 0:15.8 | As a mental health professional, you care for others, and the complex trauma training center is committed |
| 0:22.1 | to caring for you. We are thrilled to introduce our space program 2025, an inner development |
| 0:29.3 | program of support and self-discovery for therapists on the personal, interpersonal, and trans-personal levels. |
| 0:36.8 | Therapists often focus so much on learning skills to use with clients that we don't leave space for ourselves. |
| 0:43.3 | This interactive experiential program offers an immersive learning environment designed to cultivate space for ourselves in our professional role. |
| 0:52.3 | As Victor Frankel taught, between stimulus and response, there is a space. |
| 0:57.0 | In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. |
| 1:04.0 | Starting February through December 2025, we will host six online sessions designed to cultivate space for self-care and self-discovery. |
| 1:13.2 | We will be exploring the obstacles that stand in your way of being the most present, heartful, |
| 1:18.3 | and effective therapist possible. |
| 1:20.8 | Together we will explore in a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment with the intention |
| 1:25.7 | to create greater effectiveness and resilience |
| 1:28.2 | in our professional lives. Please visit Complex Trauma Training Center.com and secure your spot |
| 1:34.3 | in the space program. It's time to care for you. |
| 1:42.7 | And now for our interview. |
| 1:45.6 | Brianna Wu is a former video game developer turned Politico, best known for the 2014 Gamergate |
| 1:52.0 | scandal where women in the game industry were targeted with extreme harassment. |
| 1:56.2 | Wu ran for Congress and is the host of Dollcast. |
| 1:59.2 | Please enjoy this conversation with Brianna Wu. |
| 2:02.6 | All right, I am sitting here with Brianna Wu. Welcome to transforming trauma. It's so exciting to |
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