The Trauma That Hurts People Most (And Never Gets Named) | Patrick Teahan
Summary
Lewis Howes interviews clinical social worker Patrick Teahan about healing childhood trauma and reconnecting with the inner child. They discuss how shame and performative identities disconnect survivors from authenticity, often leading to bitterness. Teahan explains that consistent emotional triggers signal unresolved historical wounds. The episode offers practical tools like dialoguing and reparenting to foster tenderness and self-worth.
Topics discussed
Intro, sponsors, and host welcome
Performative identity and masking in trauma
Neurodivergence vs. trauma responses
Childhood trauma and the ACEs study
Complex trauma and family dynamics
Genograms and truth-telling in therapy
Ad breaks: Toyota, Starlink, BetterHelp
Finishing business with parents and intimacy
Inner child work and limbic system triggers
Hysterical history and emotional triggers
Ad breaks: Airbnb, Dell; Healing memories
Attraction to chaos and healthy people
No contact with parents and boundaries
Ad breaks: Risp, Capella; Daily triggers
Imposter syndrome and belonging
Final lessons, greatness, and outro
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