Moral Injury Support Network Podcast
Moral Injury Support Network Podcast
Dr. Daniel Roberts
How Childhood Trauma Can Shape Helpers And Fuels Burnout
54 minutes Posted Aug 26, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
Welcome And Guest Introduction
Adam’s Path Into Trauma Work
Why Childhood Still Runs The Show
ACEs Versus Trauma As A Wound
How To Examine Old Narratives
People Pleasing And Going One Under
Why He Wrote The Book
Secondary Trauma Moral Injury And Boundaries
Attachment Versus Authenticity
Grace Small Steps And Getting The Book
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Send us Fan Mail A lot of us hit adulthood thinking our childhood is “over,” then we watch ourselves react like a younger version of us just grabbed the steering wheel. Dr. Adam McCormick joins us to unpack why that happens, especially for people in service roles, and why the helping professions are full of high-functioning survivors who look fine on the outside while carrying heavy inner pressure. We get practical about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and a distinction that chang...