The invisible drain of abandonment trauma
One of my favorite conversations to date!
Born in a bathroom stall at a NYC movie theater, Peter Yelton’s mother vanished without a trace within the first minutes of his life. And so begins a lifetime of abandonment trauma…
His decades of personal healing, professional experience as a therapist, and work with abandonment trauma expert Susan Anderson provide unparalleled wisdom for anyone suffering from complex trauma from their childhood.
Don’t sleep on this one, Shitshows - it’s so damn good!
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Additional Resources on Abandonment Trauma:
EP 47 - Abandonment Trauma w/ Susan Anderson
EP 97 - The Outer Child & Abandonment Trauma w/ Susan Anderson
The part that stood out for me was his answer to your question "what have been the most helpful modalities for you?" "Whatever self-help program or therapy that brings the feelings to where the trauma can be verbalized." This is why the online meetings are so powerful for me...verbalizing the trauma.