All That Glitters

Today, I speak with Dr. Josh Smith, a Psychologist specializing in chronic illness, pain, relationships, boundaries & communication. We talks about topics ranging from childhood trauma versus childhood experiences, attachment styles, and navigating difficult conversations. This is my second interview with Josh and we got go even deeper than we did with our first conversation! We talk about: -variations of trauma -childhood trauma -attachment styles and feeling safe -beliefs versus reality -finding the pressure points of a relationship -growth through discomfort -exposing vulnerabilities -accommodators and narcissist  -narcissistic traits versus being a toxic narcissist  Time Stamps:  1:00 introduction 2:01 defining trauma 4:43 experiences in childhood 11:10 hidden trauma and feeling safe 18:45 communicating around different experiences 25:30 meaning what you say 32:10 having uncomfortable conversations 36:00 being vulnerable 41:30 relationship patterns of accommodators and narcissists  46:45 creating a