When Your Parent Is Murdered | Alex Williams on Childhood Trauma
Alex Williams was eight years old when his mum was murdered by his stepfather.
In this episode, Alex shares what it’s really like to grow up after extreme trauma, how it shaped his nervous system, identity, and relationships, and why “healing” is often misunderstood.
Alex is an NHS mental health practitioner with over 20 years of experience and a suicide and self-harm prevention trainer. He brings both lived experience and frontline insight into what actually helps people after childhood trauma, and what doesn’t.
We talk about:
Growing up after domestic abuse and parental homicide
Why safety…
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