The Trauma Therapist | Podcast With Guy Macpherson, Phd | Inspiring Interviews With Thought-leaders In The Field Of Trauma.

This is a republishing of an archived episode with Sarah Peyton."Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential."-Winston ChurchillI’m going to let you in on a secret. The Trauma Therapist Podcast isn’t really about trauma. It’s actually a podcast about the human spirit. It’s about the incredible people who’ve experienced trauma and the people who work with those people. This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with David Carr and there is no doubt that David’s story is one of inspiration. Devastation, yes. But resilience, motivation and inspiration, too.David has written an exposé titled, 'We Can Overcome: An American Trauma.' This is riveting, and at times hard to read, and yet also inspiring and empowering. (And I’m not getting paid to say that.)As a boy, David heard the stories of what his father endured as a boy: Fists appearing like unexpected rain, kicks in the side, and nails in his skin. But Carr’s father never set a hand on him. The cycle of abuse, however,