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SHOW DESCRIPTION: We have stuff we have to deal with, even if everything looks “perfect” on the surface. But what happens when we can’t pretend that everything is all right anymore? Is true healing possible? In this podcast I speak with NY Times best-selling author, ICU trauma nurse and vice president of Amen Clinics Tana Amen about overcoming abuse, cancer and an eating disorder, finding the courage to face your past and find true healing, how to help others recover from trauma, and so much more!

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-to-heal-from-sexual-abuse-childhood-neglect-disordered-eating-depression-with-tana-amen

Get Tana's amazing book here: https://www.thomasnelson.com/p/relentless-courage-of-a-scared-child/

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https://www.instagram.com/tanaamen/?hl=en

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

1:49 Tana’s amazing new book, Relentless Courage

4:30 Why we often minimize or hide our pain to survive

6:33 Healing trauma takes time and effort

7:51 Why there is power in telling your story

9:52 What happened toTana, and how she overcame sexual abuse, trauma, an eating disorder and cancer

17:00 Why you never know if someone is struggling or what they are going through, even when their life looks “perfect”

28:45 When we struggle, we often learn and grow the most

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