Hosts Chris Stites and JD Ruf interview Shirin Fouled Ruf, who is a professional psychotherapist. Together they discuss how trauma can fundamentally change the nervous system and one's perception of reality; the distinction between physical and psychological trauma, and how psychological trauma can be just as damaging or even more so than physical trauma; the connection between trauma and addiction/self-destructive behaviors, and how trauma often leads to a distorted sense of self and difficu...