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“There are at least three very much interrelated misconceptions about trauma right now.”
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We may think that trauma leaves irreversible scars, reshaping our brain and emotional regulation permanently. The science, however, shows the opposite, says psychologist George Bonanno. Our biology is much more resilient than we give it credit for.
Bonanno dismantles common myths surrounding trauma and PTSD, and shares a practical mindset shift to navigate difficult experiences.
0:00 Rethinking trauma
01:07 The human capacity for resilience
04:33 Potentially traumatic vs. just really hard
09:28 Four pathways after adversity
15:45 How our brains encode trauma and shape our memories
26:20 The resilience paradox
31:27 The flexibility sequence
37:00 Why flexibility matters for healing
50:41 The history of PTSD
1:00:54 The psychology of grief
1:03:31 How the brain processes loss
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About George Bonanno
Dr. George Bonanno is a professor of psychology, chair of the department of counseling in clinical psychology, and director of the Loss, Trauma, and Emotion Lab at Teachers College Columbia University. He’s the author of The Other Side of Sadness and The End of Trauma.
