Talking points: PTSD, trauma, intimacy, relationships

It's hard sometimes to know where to begin when it comes to traumatic experiences. Even harder when they're PTSD-level, or secretly impact your relationships/intimacy/work life. Which is exactly why I'm grateful folks like Dr. Frank, who live at the intersection of cutting-edge research, lived experience, and calm strength.

We dive right into WHY these things happen and how they're stored in the body and mind, offering practical advice throughout. Strongly recommend you listen to this one!

(00:00:00) - What can neurobiology teach us about PTSD?

(00:06:20) - What are the symptoms of PTSD, and why disassociation, derealization, and depersonalization happen

(00:16:31) - Where do you even begin getting a handle on PTSD?

(00:23:13) - How Dr. Frank works with men on shame, whether they’re the shamer or the shamed

(00:32:29) - How trauma impacts sex and intimacy

(00:45:44) - Where men should start exploring their sexual potency

(00:51:14) - The event that started it all for Dr. Frank

Frank Anderson, MD, is a world-renowned trauma treatment expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, and psychotherapist. He is the acclaimed author of Transcending Trauma, recently released memoir, To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma, and Transformation, and the coauthor of Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual. As a global speaker on the treatment of trauma and dissociation, he’s passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with Internal Family Systems (IFS). Dr. Anderson is the co-founder of The Trauma Institute and Trauma Informed Media, organizations that promote trauma awareness, education, integration, and healing. He is a lead trainer at the IFS Institute under Richard Schwartz and has a long affiliation with Bessel van der Kolk and the Trauma Research Foundation. Dr. Anderson maintains a private practice in Harvard, MA, where he lives with his husband and two sons.

Connect with Frank

-Website: https://www.frankandersonmd.com/

-NEW Book: To Be Loved: https://www.amazon.com/Be-Loved-Story-Trauma-

Transformation/dp/1962305112

-Trauma Institute Website: https://www.traumainstitute.com/

-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frank_andersonmd/

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdfrankanderson

-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FrankAndersonMD

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