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The Trauma That Hurts People Most (And Never Gets Named) | Patrick Teahan

1 h 13 min · 3. aug. 2026
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A calm, healthy relationship can feel more dangerous to you than the chaos you grew up in. That's hypervigilance. It hates the absence of a threat, so it manufactures one, even when you're finally safe. Patrick Teahan, a clinical social worker and childhood trauma educator, breaks down why your body still reacts like it's protecting a nine year old. You're not overreacting. You're replaying. Teahan explains how most people experience the present entirely through the lens of childhood, filtering every text and every silence through wounds that happened decades ago. This episode gets into inner child work, re-parenting, and the murky question of when going no contact with a parent is healing versus when it's avoidance. You'll hear what real boundaries look like when love and abuse get tangled together. By the end, you'll understand why healing isn't about proving your parents wrong. It's about finally believing you were a good kid the whole time. Patrick's Website [http://www.patrickteahan.com/] Patrick's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/patrickteahanofficial/] Patrick's YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@patrickteahanofficial] Patrick's TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@patrickteahanofficial] In this episode you will: * Discover why your nervous system treats calm, safe relationships as a threat * Learn Patrick's three-part healing framework of finishing business with your family of origin, re-parenting your inner child, and doing the deeper work of intimacy * Understand the ACE study and why quiet, everyday trauma often does more damage than one big event * Explore when going no contact with a parent is genuine healing and when it becomes avoidance * Uncover the link between childhood trauma, imposter syndrome, and your ability to manifest the life you want For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1962 [https://lewishowes.com/1962] More SOG episodes we think you’ll love! [https://lewishowes.com/more] Get More From Lewis! [https://lewishowes.com/follow] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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episode The Trauma That Hurts People Most (And Never Gets Named) | Patrick Teahan artwork

The Trauma That Hurts People Most (And Never Gets Named) | Patrick Teahan

A calm, healthy relationship can feel more dangerous to you than the chaos you grew up in. That's hypervigilance. It hates the absence of a threat, so it manufactures one, even when you're finally safe. Patrick Teahan, a clinical social worker and childhood trauma educator, breaks down why your body still reacts like it's protecting a nine year old. You're not overreacting. You're replaying. Teahan explains how most people experience the present entirely through the lens of childhood, filtering every text and every silence through wounds that happened decades ago. This episode gets into inner child work, re-parenting, and the murky question of when going no contact with a parent is healing versus when it's avoidance. You'll hear what real boundaries look like when love and abuse get tangled together. By the end, you'll understand why healing isn't about proving your parents wrong. It's about finally believing you were a good kid the whole time. Patrick's Website [http://www.patrickteahan.com/] Patrick's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/patrickteahanofficial/] Patrick's YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@patrickteahanofficial] Patrick's TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@patrickteahanofficial] In this episode you will: * Discover why your nervous system treats calm, safe relationships as a threat * Learn Patrick's three-part healing framework of finishing business with your family of origin, re-parenting your inner child, and doing the deeper work of intimacy * Understand the ACE study and why quiet, everyday trauma often does more damage than one big event * Explore when going no contact with a parent is genuine healing and when it becomes avoidance * Uncover the link between childhood trauma, imposter syndrome, and your ability to manifest the life you want For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1962 [https://lewishowes.com/1962] More SOG episodes we think you’ll love! [https://lewishowes.com/more] Get More From Lewis! [https://lewishowes.com/follow] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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