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Podcast: Dare To Be Brave with Joy Foster
Episode: E268ο½How to break free from trauma with Philippa Smethurst
Description: *This podcast episode discusses trauma, which some listeners may find triggering.Β In 1989, tanks rolled into Tiananmen Square, and the world watched in horror as a brutal moment in history unfolded. But for Philippa Smethurst, who was teaching in China at the time, the impact was more than headline β it was witnessed firsthand in the tear-streaked faces of her students, mourning friends and loved ones lost to the violence.Without realising it, Philippa became a lightning rod for their trauma. Decades later, as a psychotherapist, she continues to help people unpack the hid...