Coming Home to Yourself After Trauma (Without Losing Who You Are)

Language of Love with Dr. Laura Berman · Apr 22, 2026 · 1h

What if healing isn’t about becoming someone new, but remembering who you were before you learned to silence parts of yourself just to feel safe, loved, or accepted?

So many of us move through life disconnected from our bodies, our truth, and even our sense of self. We stay busy. We show up. We hold it together. And yet underneath it all, something feels off.

In this episode, I sit down with Thema Bryant, a clinical psychologist, professor, and former president of the American Psychological Association, to explore what it really means to come home to yourself after trauma, grief, or years of…