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Podcast: A Mental Health Break
Episode: The Lie of 'I'm Fine': How Perfectionism Hides PTSD & Incest Trauma with Andrea Leeb
Description: The Shattering Point: What Happens When Childhood Trauma Finally Breaks ThroughMeet Andrea Leeb, a successful Manhattan attorney, writer, and high-functioning adult who learned the hard way that survival is not the same as healing.Andrea’s childhood was marked by severe sexual abuse and an environment of agonizing denial—a trauma so deep that when her mother discovered it, she was struck with literal "hysterical blindness." For decades, Andrea buried the pain under a polished exterior, achieving success while secretly battling PTSD, panic, and crippling repr...