89. Your Brain on Trauma with Dr. Megan Johnson

This week, we are joined by Megan Johnson, Ph.D. Dr. Johnson is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the treatment of trauma. She is a staff psychologist at a hospital in Southern California, and also has a private practice in Santa Monica, CA called Woven Together Trauma Therapy, where she works with adolescents and adults treating trauma, mood disorders, and relational distress. She holds a  Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and completed her clinical internship at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, where she worked with mentally ill inmates providing diagnostic evaluations, competency restoration, and psychotherapy to address emotional and behavioral disorders in the incarcerated population.

She then completed a post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System. In addition to her clinical work, she also launched Traumastery in 2020, an online trauma education platform where she and colleague, Dr. Quincee Gideon, demystify trauma and bring healing practices outside of the therapy room.

Topics covered in this episode: 

- What is trauma

- What is the difference between CPTSD and PTSD

- How does trauma affect us? 

- What is happening in our brains and nervous system with it comes to trauma?

- How can we learn to heal trauma?

- What are some treatments for trauma and how do they work?

You can find Dr. Megan Johnson at woventraumatherapy.com and on instagram @drmeganjohnson.

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With love,

G 🌸

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