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So you have trauma. now what? Let's talk about post traumatic growth. Joelle Rabow Maletis, MAEd, MA, LMFT, is the CEO and Clinical Director of JRM&A. She is a psychotherapist, military psychology and PTSD expert. Joelle incorporates therapeutic models such as CPT, CBT, DBT, somatic work, EMDR and solution-focused therapy to allow clients to make changes in their own lives. Her appearance highlights include being a Ted Ed PTSD video expert, as well as being featured on ABC’s 60 Minutes: Beyond the Headlines and many more. She has appeared on various podcasts including Transforming Anxiety, Root Cause, Fertility Forward and Mental HEALTH Break. She is a published Author, Associate Producer to the award-winning short film Repressive Fire, and is going to be a keynote speaker at the 2021 International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) World Congress 16 to share her knowledge on trauma-focused therapy and Post Traumatic Growth." On today's episode, we discuss recognizing what trauma is and how to grow with it. Or as Joelle puts it, post-traumatic growth. She also makes the important point that there is no such thing as BIG trauma and small trauma. Trauma is trauma is trauma. We've all be touched by it and we all deserve to learn how to move through it. TALKING POINTS: + Answering the follow up questions, "and so what"? + What comes after we recognize trauma? + What is post traumatic growth + Understanding what trauma looks like, where it comes from, how it manifests + Trauma looks and feels different for everyone + Understanding trauma is trauma is trauma + The importance of finding the right therapist + The normalization of going to therapy ~ CONNECT WITH JOELLE: joellerabowmaletis.com ~ CONNECT WITH LAUREN: @laurenellman_ laurenellman.com *FYI* Preorder BRB and get access to the audiobook narrated by Lauren. Forward confirmation to brbpreorder@gmail.com to get the audiobook link! And if you'd like a signed and personalized copy, preorder from Books + Books (Lauren's local, Miami independent bookstore) and include the personalization in the order comments! All details at laurenellman.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfcked-podcast/message