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Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Midlife, Menopause & Narcissistic Abuse

Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Caroline Strawson

Narcissisticabuse, Health & Fitness, Narcissist, Self-improvement, Education, Recovery, Mental Health, Trauma

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Anxiety, depression, self-sabotage and brain fog are all symptoms that we’d love to be able to solve, but learning why you have these symptoms is necessary to start the healing process. Today I’m so excited to bring one of my certified coaches onto the podcast. Valerie Clark is an expert in midlife, menopause and narcissistic abuse and we’re going to discuss how these all interact together and how they have a significant impact on our healing and outlook. 

What you will learn in this episode:

  • How to recognise trauma and understand how it impacts your midlife wellbeing
  • Strategies to reclaim your health and well-being during menopause 
  • How to find your sense of worth, live your life and not just exist 

In this episode, Valerie shares her personal journey of realizing the profound impact of trauma on her experience of menopause. She transformed her midlife from mere survival to a thriving phase. Valerie's expertise and insights will empower you and instil a belief in the possibility of finding light at the end of the tunnel.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the narcissistic abuse and trauma recovery podcast. I'm Caroline Stawson and I'll be sharing with you, awareness, understanding and education about the devastating effects of narcissistic abuse. I've been exactly where you are right now. And this podcast is a beacon of hope

0:23.1

for you to know that you are believed, you are seen, you are heard and you are not alone. And my hope

0:30.9

for listening to the podcast is it will help you move from post-traumatic stress to post-traumatic growth after the trauma of narcissistic abuse

0:40.1

because it is possible. You are enough and you deserve to thrive. Hi my friends and a massive welcome

0:50.2

to the narcissistic abuse and trauma recovery podcast. It's my pleasure to have you here,

0:54.8

as always. And today's episode is something really, really close to my heart because we're talking

0:59.6

midlife, menopause and narcissistic abuse. And very often we don't realize that they all

1:05.2

interact with each other as well and have an impact on our healing, on our health, because we don't

1:10.3

understand the symptoms of menopause because we don't understand the symptoms of

1:11.5

menopause, we don't understand the symptoms of trauma and the effect it can have on our health

1:16.3

ongoing. And, you know, I certainly know, you know, I'm 50 next month. And when I was in my late

1:22.6

30s, I thought, my God, my life is over now. I thought, that's it. He's had the best years of my life.

1:28.2

My life is over. So today I've got an incredible guest called Valerie Clark, or Val, as we will

1:34.7

call her, because I know Val is one of my amazing coaches in my coaching certification.

1:39.7

She has a absolute wealth of knowledge, academia around menopause. She's a trauma-informed coach.

1:47.8

She's a narcissistic abuse specialist. But the key thing here is Val has also experienced

1:53.6

midlife. Men start to unpick and understand and differentiate, you know, what is menopause,

1:58.7

what is trauma feeling that empty nest? Maybe you're feeling like

2:01.8

that's it. My life is over. It's downhill from right now. You need to stay and listen to today's

2:06.7

podcast because by the end of it, I guarantee it, you are going to feel empowered and feel like

2:12.2

there is light and there is hope for you to live the rest of your life incredibly well, even if you've experienced

2:20.7

narcissistic abuse, even if you have experienced trauma and even if, because let's face it,

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