Ep.1460: The Invisible Epidemic and Ep.1461: No Perfect Love Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Dr. Alyson Nerenberg

Kathryn interviews Author Paul Conti MD.Trauma affects the body and mind and, like a transmissible contagion, can spread among close family and friends, and even across generations and within vast demographic groups. We’re all susceptible. Paul Conti MD says “Trauma is way too prevalent, harmful, contagious, and often invisible—just like a virus.” He understands trauma personally through tragic events that have taken place in his own life. Seventy percent of adults will experience a traumatic event in their lifetime and twenty percent of people who experienced trauma will develop PTSD. Conti who has successfully treated this insidious invisible epidemic for the past 15 years wrote this book to sound the alarm about trauma.He's a graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine, completing his psychiatry training at Stanford and Harvard.Kathryn also interviews Author and Psychologist Dr. Alyson Nerenberg. Perfect couples do not exist; nor do perfect families. Yet, in our photoshopped, Instagrammable world where we only present flawless versions of ourselves, we can easily be tricked into believing that they do. Clinical psychologist, Dr. Alyson Nerenberg has spent 30 years listening to couples, families, executives, celebrities, and professional athletes; and is here to share the truth. Whether we are willing to admit it or not, every one of us experiences challenges in our relationships. With wisdom and compassion, she thoroughly explores the origins of perfectionism and how it keeps us stuck in a cycle of disappointment, anger and resentment. Expertly combining psychological theory, popular culture, her patients’ life-changing moments, as well as her own challenges and growth, she transforms trauma into triumph. She has been featured on MSNBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, A&E and CN8.