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How do you gain autonomy after being controlled?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to Eleven’s hero journey from Stranger Things. They talk about El’s abusive upbringing and how she learns to develop healthy connections. And they discuss what happens in the end… what do you think?

EXCLUSIVE episode: Trauma Responses in STRANGER THINGS https://www.patreon.com/posts/exclusive-trauma-150461353

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Written by: Megan Seawright, Jonathan Decker, and Alan Seawright
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