For the Love of Therapy: Getting Real About Trauma

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We’re in the thick of our “For the Love of Therapy” series, and this week we’re getting a full helping of candor and insight from the multifaceted actress and author, Jada Pinkett Smith. Jada candidly reveals another side to her journey that many might not know from her highly public persona, a story where she takes charge of her narrative in the face of what people have decided for themselves who they think she is. Jada recounts the formative and often traumatic events of her past, and talks in stark terms about her present day pain points. Without sparing the hard parts, Jada leans into what it’s like for her, as it is for so many of us to be a woman today, what it’s like to reckon with our trauma, and marriage is really like behind the curtain, in hopes that what she’s learned will resonate with other women, no matter what their story is. Jen and Jada compare notes from their own lives about: • Jada’s encounters with complex trauma, PTSD, panic attacks, and suicidal ideation • How mental health issues can visit anyone at any time, regardless of privilege or upbringing • The slow acceptance to admitting they’ve faced trauma, thinking “others have had it worse” - and the continued work toward reckoning with that truth • The reality that all of us, especially those in the public sector, will be judged by others, and a new understanding that judgment is most often about people’s own pain and how they’ve been hurt by others’ judgment, rather than it is about the person being judged Through sharing her life journey, which she covers in much greater detail in her newly released book “Worthy,” it’s Jada’s hope to encourage others navigating similar struggles towards wellness and understanding. * * * Thank you to our sponsors! ➤ BetterHelp | Visit https://betterhelp.com/forthelove to save 10% on your first month! ➤ Jen Hatmaker BookClub | Visit jenhatmakerbookclub.com and use code READ at checkout $5 off your purchase! #ForTheLove #ForTheLovePodcast #JenHatmaker _________ CHECK OUT Resources Mentioned in This Episode: ➤ Time's 100 Most Influential People in 2021. - https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2021/ ➤ Red Table Talk -https://redtabletalk.com/ ➤ Girls Hold Up This World by Jada Pinkett Smith and Donyelle Kennedy - https://bit.ly/3M3KuBeth ➤ Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith - https://bit.ly/40iPwQh ➤ Glory - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glory_(1989_film) ➤ A Different World - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Different_World ➤ Ayahuasca - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayahuasca CONNECT with Our Guest! ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jada/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadapinkettsmith/?hl=en ➤ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jadapsmith?lang=en ___ ➤ JEN HATMAKER BOOK CLUB - Join the sisterhood! https://jenhatmakerbookclub.com ___ WATCH more videos from Jen: ➤ For the Love of Small Wins series: https://bit.ly/FTLsmallwins ➤ For the Love of The Enneagram series: https://bit.ly/FTLenneagram ➤ Happy Hour: http://bit.ly/JensHappyHour ➤ Monday Mornings with Jen: http://bit.ly/MondayMorningsJen ___ CONNECT with Jen! ➤ FOLLOW Jen on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jenhatmaker ➤ FOLLOW Jen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenHatmaker/ ➤ LIKE Jen on Facebook: https://facebook.com/jenhatmaker ➤ SUBSCRIBE NOW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatmaker?sub_confirmation=1 ➤ VISIT: http://jenhatmaker.com/ ___ For more “For the Love” . . . ➤ SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastApple ➤ LISTEN on Spotify: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastSpotify ➤ HEAR IT on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastStitcher ➤ LISTEN on iHeartRadio: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastiHeart

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• Love & Compassion