Nicky Yates’ story seems like it’s straight out of a fiction novel and yet it’s true. As a professional, Nicky is a forensic traumatologist and researcher on the nature of healing from trauma and domestic violence. She is a humanitarian and uses her expertise to lift communities out of poverty in low-income countries throughout the world (26 countries and counting.) But landing where she is today is nothing short of a miracle. As a child, she experienced poverty, childhood abuse, and homelessness. As an adolescent, she learned how to care for family members with serious mental illnesses. Now as an adult, Nicky walks us through how she’s gotten to where she is, actionable tips for how to overcome the impossible, how to build safe boundaries with family, and embracing self-care and love in the midst of it all. 

Goodies from this episode:

Books: 

The Normal One: Life with a Difficult or Damaged Sibling: 

https://www.amazon.com/Normal-One-Difficult-Damaged-Sibling/dp/0385337566
 

Healing Developmental Trauma:

https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Developmental-Trauma-Self-Regulation-Relationship/dp/1583944893

Finding therapy:

https://zencare.co/

Resouces on trauma: 

Info on Tetris for PTSD: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5678449/

Power of language on mental health: https://www.thekimfoundation.org/blog/the-power-of-language/

Learn about Nicky's work:

https://www.theadventureproject.org/

Connect with Nicky:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yatesnicky/

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