Episode 39: Alchemizing Childhood Trauma with Chelsey Cruz

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Listen in as Chelsey Cruz or Guam's Social Progressor graces us with her story. Chelsey is an educator, podcaster, and multimedia creator whose work is dedicated to healing generations through storytelling and sharing her lived experiences. We all have our shares of trauma, and Chelsey reminds us that we are not islands of pain, but rather inheritors of it and subsequently, perpetrators of it as well. Her work teaches us that with the right mindset and education, and with more compassion and love, we all have the ability to change the narratives around our traumas and make a different choice to treat ourselves and our loved ones better.

For more of Chelsey's work, please follow her on Instagram and pre-order Healing the Little Me Zine by visiting the link in her bio.

TRIGGER WARNING (0:35)

• What does social progress mean to you? (4:27)
• What led you to be in a space to have compassion? (6:02)
• Dealing with rage and emphasis on kindness (8:43)
• Why is it so hard to talk about our emotions and how much is it rooted in our upbringing? (10:19)
• Chelsey’s personal journey in understanding sexual violence and trauma (13:42)
• Pain and shame coming from subsequent behaviors after trauma (23:17)
• How our nervous system plays in (34:01)
• Chelsey reads Chloe's letter (49:01)

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