Dr. Frank Anderson, M.D., is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and leading expert in trauma and dissociation. He is a lead trainer at the IFS Institute and has worked closely with renowned trauma researcher Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. Dr. Anderson is the author of Transcending Trauma and the memoir To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma, and Transformation. He co-founded the Trauma Institute and Trauma-Informed Media to advance trauma education and awareness. Based in Concord, Massachusetts, he continues to teach, write, and maintain a private practice.

In our conversation we discuss:

(00:00) - Dr. Anderson, a world-renowned trauma expert

(10:59) - How do you define trauma?

(15:57) - Confusion of trauma

(18:50) - Having a harder shell

(25:49) - Justification

(28:05) - Having difficulty accepting love and compliment

(30:59)- Shame vs guilt

(33:13)- Transformation vs repression

(37:12) - Trauma's effects to physical body

(40:30) - Trauma's effects to relationships

(53:07)- Therapy's effect to relationships

(58:51)- How to start healing yourself

(1:06:04) - Ai as a mental therapist

Learn more about Dr. AndersonWebsite: https://www.frankandersonmd.com/Instagram: Frank Anderson (@frank_andersonmd)

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