16: Dr. Marti Loring

Dr. Marti Loring, a pioneering voice in trauma research and author of "Emotional Abuse: The Trauma and Treatment," shatters common misconceptions about trauma, revealing it's not just for war veterans or disaster survivors—it's something we all experience to varying degrees. "Trauma has often been called a normal reaction to an abnormal situation," she explains, offering listeners permission to recognize their struggles without shame.

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Trauma Self-Assessment Checklist:

1. How anxious are you and how often?

2. How are you getting along with other people?

3. Are you irritable or distrustful?

4. Do you find yourself having trouble sleeping? 

5. Do you tend to react in an anxious way to other things? 

6. Are you feeling depressed and hopeless and helpless? 

7. Do you have so little energy? 

8. Do you have flashbacks to things in the past?

9. Do thoughts and images intrude into your thinking so it’s hard to concentrate?

10. Do you forget or ‘tune out’ on parts of your life, unable to remember?

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Contact Dr. Marti Loring: mloring@earthlink.net​​