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Aug 2023
1h 29m

Mama Trauma (Guest: Kojo Ampadu)

LATERRAS R. WHITFIELD
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Unresolved childhood trauma can have damaging effects that can lessen a child's sense of stability and self-identity, leaving lasting scars that persist into adulthood. How does growing up with a mom being stricken with schizophrenia impact a young boy as he matriculates into manhood? Kojo Ampadu transparently shares his struggles with "Mama Trauma."


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