A lot of us are dealing with trauma from the past few years: From the pandemic, ongoing gun violence and all the other ways that grief and loss show up in our lives.

Local author Shawn Wong thinks about how to heal from trauma in his work, especially workshops with veterans. He shares the approach on today's episode.

This episode is from KUOW's series Subtext: What Goes Unsaid. Hear more stories from Subtext by subscribing to the KUOW Shorts feed in any podcast app.