Elizabeth’s parents are both survivors of the Holocaust. Their trauma loomed large in her childhood. As an adult, Elizabeth learned about epigenetics -- the way trauma changes the expression of our genes and gets passed down to future generations. In this episode, Elisabeth discusses the universal experience of trauma in each of our ancestry, the importance of honoring and remembering the past in its truth, and the potential for redemption in telling our stories.
Read MoreAndrew was bullied as a boy for being gay. As an adult, he suffered from severe depression. Andrew realized that to survive and thrive he must create meaning of his experience, recreate his narrative, and build his identity to incorporate his experience and grow from them. In this episode, Andrew shares his insight on this process of creating meaning, as well as his research into communities that openly support depressed members of the community and how other communities are neglected in getting clinical help. the tension between acceptance and curing, and the ultimate power of compassion.
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