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#44: How to Recover From Trauma and Come Back Stronger | Elizabeth Smart
Michael sits down with Elizabeth Smart, who was abducted at 14, survived nine months of captivity, and spent the decades after building her own path to recovery. She is the Founder of the Elizabeth Smart foundation and host of The Survivor Files with Elizabeth Smart, a true-crime podcast where she speaks with survivors of violent crimes about healing. Michael and Elizabeth discuss:
(00:00) Cold open
(07:28) The Science of Downward Comparison That Helped Her Survive
(12:23) The Emotional Whiplash of Being Found
(16:13) The First Time She Felt Safe
(19:18) Why Traditional Therapy Did Not Fit…
The skinny
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