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If you think that one person has all the answers, don't! Welcome to TrustMe!

The podcast about cults, extreme belief in the abuse of power from two growers, not showers.

We've actually experienced it. I'm Lola Blanc, and I am Megan Elizabeth.

And today our guest is Dr. Richard Tadeski, Professor of Psychology at UNC Charlotte, and pioneer of the concept of post-traumatic growth or positive transformation after trauma.

So exciting. I love this episode. We're gonna dive into post-traumatic growth, its different forms, and why it's different from resilience.

His definition of trauma and how the disruption of our core beliefs plays a role, and how shifting focus after trauma to what your life can be now can change everything.

And we're gonna talk about the importance of finding what he calls an expert companion, what integration of our trauma means, and how having a mission and telling our story can help us heal.

That's right, guys! Couldn't agree more. I think after we had this conversation, Megan, you said this was like one of the best...

Yes, conversations that you've had throughout the podcast.

I'm intrigued, man.

About the idea of a growth. We've heard it all the time, right?

You're paying makes you grow, it brings you power.

But I got it in a new way where it's just like, oh, so hopefully I'll get that to you guys too.

Yeah, not to hype it up too much, but it's amazing.

Before we dive in with him, Megan, what's your coldest thing?

I have just been the coldest, most delicious weekend in Joshua Tree doing a workshop with some girls.

It's kind of a pussy power type of a workshop.

And such amazing growth and healing.

And we were talking on the way home, like if that was a call, would you join it?

You know, if she started telling you you have to do this or it just reminded me what we always come back to, which is that everything technically can be a call.

Relationships all of it, you just have to have a lot of different interests and a lot of different people that are able to interact with your critical thinking.

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