S2:E6 Featuring: Carter McNamara

Trauma Survivorhood

Host's Note: If you prefer to watch the interview, check out the YouTube video.
This episode features our guest, author and consultant, Carter McNamara, who shares a journey in which he finally faces his traumatic past and then atones for the destruction and trauma his unhealed rage caused his family.
TOPICS COVERED:
- His story of the redemptive love of his wife after a traumatic childhood left him with unhealed cPTSD, detachment, and blackout rages of destruction that traumatized his wife and two children
- Anger was his coping skill to deal with triggers from his childhood
- Even when his mind couldn't even remember, his body was connected to his unhealed trauma
- Why he hated the word victim but what happened when he really realized it wasn't his fault
- His wife worked on herself and found healing and started setting boundaries, which then forced him into getting the help he needed
- Embracing the truth of his cPTSD, misunderstandings about therapy, and fearing telling his story because of shame in being mentally ill and broken
- How he was able to include his wife in his healing journey
- How to have a more authentic relationship
- Unconditional love was a safety net for him to heal
- How to atone for the damage caused when you've harmed others
- Group therapy - the similarities of trauma survivors
- Learning how to say sorry and learning that being forgiven isn't always a guarantee
- Having compassion without condoning abusive behavior (reasons, not excuses)
- Why it's vital to have a trusting, safe environment to share where people can be authentic and real and honest
GUEST'S MOST USEFUL RESOURCES IN THEIR HEALING:
1. Book - "The Body Keeps the Score" (Bessel van der Kolk)
2. Book - "The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog" (Bruce Perry)
3. Book - "What My Bones Know" (Stephanie Foo)
FOR MORE INFO ABOUT OUR GUEST:
1. Website
2. FB
3. His Memoir "Wolf: A Memoir of Love and Atonement"
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