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Podcast: Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
Episode: Trauma in Relationships: What Actually Helps with Elizabeth Ferreira
Description: Forrest is joined by associate therapist and his fiancée Elizabeth Ferreira for an honest, personal conversation about what it's actually like to be in a relationship when one partner is living with trauma, complex PTSD, or another ongoing mental health challenge. Drawing on their experience together, they discuss supporting without enabling, avoiding power imbalances, managing resentment, dealing with moments of frustration, and the importance of reciprocity. Elizabeth has some thoughts about the DSM. Forrest shares about how Elizabeth has supported him. It’s a good one.
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0:00: Intro and Elizabeth’s over...