Today, I speak with Dr. Josh Smith, a Psychologist specializing in chronic illness, pain, relationships, boundaries & communication. We talks about topics ranging from childhood trauma versus childhood experiences, attachment styles, and navigating difficult conversations. This is my second interview with Josh and we got go even deeper than we did with our first conversation!
We talk about:
-variations of trauma
-childhood trauma
-attachment styles and feeling safe
-beliefs versus reality
-finding the pressure points of a relationship
-growth through discomfort
-exposing vulnerabilities
-accommodators and narcissist
-narcissistic traits versus being a toxic narcissist
Time Stamps:
1:00 introduction
2:01 defining trauma
4:43 experiences in childhood
11:10 hidden trauma and feeling safe
18:45 communicating around different experiences
25:30 meaning what you say
32:10 having uncomfortable conversations
36:00 being vulnerable
41:30 relationship patterns of accommodators and narcissists
46:45 creating a safe space in counseling
50:01 characteristics of narcissists
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