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Jul 2022
54m 26s

Unbroken With MC

The Angry Therapist
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John Kim talks to Dr. MC McDonald about her new book, Unbroken. We talk all things trauma - the fact that we don't get to adulthood without some exposure to trauma, what the most common misconceptions are regarding trauma, what a trigger actually is, and what healing can look like.  Unbroken starts off with a very simple idea: What if instead of seeing trau ... Show More
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