{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"hol+ with Dr. Taz MD | The Future of Medicine is Holistic","title":"Unresolved Trauma: Why We Repeat Painful Relationship Patterns and How to Begin Healing with Dr. Gillian O’Shea Brown","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/23782480\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3360,"description":"Different person. Same painful pattern. Why does it happen? Dr. Taz welcomes psychotherapist and complex trauma specialist Dr. Gillian O’Shea Brown to explore how unresolved experiences can shape our relationships, our reactions, and the beliefs we carry about ourselves.\nDr. Gill describes trauma as the past intruding on the present. Together, they discuss how childhood coping strategies can follow us into adulthood, why familiar dynamics can influence attraction, and what it can mean to recognize yourself as the fixer, the caretaker, or the person who puts their own needs last.\n\nDr. Taz shares her experience of taking responsibility for others’ emotions as the eldest child. Their conversation explores parentification, people-pleasing, emotionally unavailable partners, and the courage involved in expressing your needs.\nThey also introduce EMDR therapy, the importance of preparation and professional support, and Dr. Gill’s perspective on emotional and somatic healing.\nDrawing from her book, Psyche’s Awakening, Dr. Gill brings together psychology and Greek mythology to explore self-compassion, psychological safety, and the possibility of choosing differently.\nIN THIS EPISODE\n• Recognizing when the past is influencing the present\n• How painful experiences can shape core beliefs\n• What EMDR therapy involves\n• Childhood self-blame and adult coping patterns\n• Repetition compulsion and familiar relationship dynamics\n• Parentification and becoming “the fixer”\n• People-pleasing, self-abandonment, and boundaries\n• Noticing how relationships affect your sense of self\n• The guest’s perspective on somatic healing\n• Finding support and developing self-trust\nEXPLORE HOL+ SERVICES\nLearn about hol+’s approach to mental health and emotional well-being:\nhttps://holplus.co/services/mental-health/\nABOUT DR. GILLIAN O'SHEA BROWN\nDr. Gillian O’Shea Brown is a psychotherapist, complex trauma specialist, and EMDRIA Approved Consultant. She is the author of Psyche’s Awakening: A Guide to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dk3-2MWMfnX775_3EJvEAYePX2gPGqNcU4lUBYgbkNg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OTFk/YjRmODQxYmQxMDdk/ZGY4NmNhYmQ3YWRi/ZmFmMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}