What's Your Trauma?

Hello everyone, and happy September! In honor of my birthday month, welcome to the first bonus episode of What's Your Trauma? I sat down with my good friend/fellow Swiftie/part-time roomie, Jess, to discuss one of our favorite topics -- pop culture. We discussed the intersection of pop culture and mental health, celebrities' parasocial relationships with their fans, recent celebrities cont...

cw: drug and alcohol addiction, religious trauma, SA, eating disorders Welcome to this week's episode of  What's Your Trauma? Today's episode features Grace Walker! Grace is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California. Grace focuses her practice around addiction and recovery, personality disorders, and trauma. She has been sober for 6 years and is passionate about spo...

cw: adoption trauma, body image, fatphobia Welcome back to the  What's Your Trauma?   podcast. This week's episode features Jamie Joeyen-Waldorf! Jamie (she/her) is an NYC-based, Asian American producer passionate about transforming the way commercial theatre is made. She founded JW Theatrical to serve artists and theatre lovers by creating innovative stories for a new era of audiences thr...

cw: death of a parent, cancer, sexual trauma, suicidal ideation Welcome back to the  What's Your Trauma?   podcast. This week's episode features Sydney Ross! After receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Film & Television with a minor in Screenwriting at the University of Southern California in 2016, Sydney worked for TV Literary Partner, Tim Phillips, at United Talent Agency. After a year...

cw: religious trauma, homophobia, SA, eating disorders Welcome to the ninth episode of  What's Your Trauma?   and our FIRST one that features a collective tarot reading at the end of it :) This week's episode features Eliza Day! Eliza is a Pennsylvania-born, LA-based actor, writer, and tarot reader. Her work illuminates and reimagines the stories we tell ourselves, empowering us all to bec...

spoilers for 4x03 of Succession cw: child abuse Welcome to the eighth episode of  What's Your Trauma?   This week's episode is a SOLO (!!!!) episode where I talk about this week's episode of Succession 'Connor's Wedding' and how it showcases several trauma responses and different types of inner children. Also, as a tv-geek, this episode was an absolute masterclass in writin...

cw: obsessive compulsive disorder, germaphobia, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, existential ocd Welcome to the seventh episode of  What's Your Trauma?   This week's episode features Brandon Karsh of the New Hollywood Association! Brandon Karsh is a Producer and Director living in LA who is originally from Denver, Colorado. Called the camp counselor of his friend group (despite never having be...

cw: toxic masculinity, depression Welcome to the sixth episode of  What's Your Trauma?   Today's episode features Leo Xia! Leo aka 'Lowhi' is a bilingual alt-R&B/low-fi artist and songwriter whose music has been featured on HBO Max, Netflix, and TNT. You can find Leo at the following places: Instagram: @lowhiofficial Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3KUPWfQpnvly6W1yogx2...

cw: death, grief, illness Welcome to the fifth episode of What's Your Trauma?  Today's episode features Emmy Newman! Emmy is a director, writer, producer, actor and great-niece of Paul Newman! You can find Emmy at the following places: Instagram: @ emmynewmanishere IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7658031/ If you or someone you know is struggling with the subjects discussed in today's episod...

cw: bullying, physical violence, mention of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, death Welcome to the fourth episode of What's Your Trauma?   Today's episode features my good friend Nick Grace! Nick is an actor, writer, and producer originally from Alma, Michigan. He now lives in LA. You can find Nick at the following places: Instagram: @sleepynickg IMDb: imdb.com/name/nm6902915/ If you or someone you...

cw: sexual assault, rape, eating disorders, substance use and abuse, body image, consensual-non-consent (CNC), traumatic dreams Welcome to the third episode of What's Your Trauma?  Today's episode features the incredible Julian Larach! Originally from San Francisco, Juilan attended Northwestern University for theatre and marketing and made it out to LA in 2019 right before the pandemic....

cw: eating disorders, cancer, alcoholism, sobriety, domestic violence, child abuse, parent loss, religious trauma, suicide Welcome to the second episode of What's Your Trauma? I had an amazing time speaking with my childhood friend, Emma! Emma Burger is a writer originally from New York City living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her day job is in healthcare but she's working on launching her practice as...

cw: eating disorders, cancer, alcoholism, sobriety, domestic violence, child abuse, parent loss, religious trauma, suicide Welcome to the first episode of What's Your Trauma? I had an amazing time speaking with my childhood friend, Emma! Emma Burger is a writer originally from New York City living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her day job is in healthcare but she's working on launching her practice as a...