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Season 2 | Episode 1
Through Other Eyes: Understanding the Patterns We Didn’t Choose
Featuring Amanda Deverich, LMFT

Episode Description

Season 2 begins with a conversation that changes the way we think about trauma.

For so many of us, we know something doesn’t feel right. We repeat the same relationship patterns, struggle to trust, shut down during conflict, or wonder why we react the way we do. But understanding why isn’t always easy.

In this episode, I’m joined by licensed marriage and family therapist Amanda Deverich to explore how childhood trauma shapes our nervous system, relationships, identity, and the ways we move through the world long after the original events have ended.

Together, we discuss:

• The difference between trauma and abuse
• Why unresolved trauma continues to influence our lives
• Dissociation and what it actually feels like
• How trauma affects intimacy, trust, and emotional safety
• Why we repeat relationship patterns we don’t want
• The connection between trauma, attachment, and infidelity
• What healing really looks like, and where it begins

Whether you’re a survivor, someone who loves a survivor, or simply trying to better understand yourself, this conversation offers insight, hope, and a reminder that your patterns are not your identity.

Because healing doesn’t begin with having all the answers.

It begins with seeing yourself differently.

CREDITS: Created, hosted, and produced by Sheryl.

Website: dissociatedpod.com

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• Psychology Today Therapist Finder: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapist
• Therapy Den — Inclusive Therapist Directory: https://www.therapyden.com
• EMDR International Association: https://www.emdria.org
• Trauma-Focused CBT: https://tfcbt.org

Organizations & Survivor Communities

• RAINN: https://www.rainn.org
• 1in6 (for male-identifying survivors): https://1in6.org
• Pandora’s Project: https://pandys.org
• End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI): https://evawintl.org