Trauma Meets Recovery Podcast
Dr. McNear, Licensed Psychotherapist, sits down with best-selling authors, courageous survivors, and leading global experts to dismantle the stigma of trauma and offer actionable insights for healing. Whether you are a survivor finding your words, a clinician seeking deeper perspectives, or a supporter of someone in pain, join us for honest conversations that prove beauty can be found in the broken places.
Trauma Meets Recovery Podcast
Latest Episodes
Your Body Is Not Broken: How Healing Begins After Trauma | Dr. Aimie Apigian
Why can the body continue to feel unsafe—even after the danger has passed?In this episode of Trauma Meets Recovery, Dr. Mark McNear speaks with Dr. Aimie Apigian, a double board-certified physician, trauma expert, and bestselling author...
Reclaiming Life After Childhood Abduction | Tim Smith’s Story
In this episode of Trauma Meets Recovery, Tim Smith shares his story of surviving childhood abduction and reclaiming his life after trauma.Tim’s story is not only about what happened to him, but about what it took to reclaim his life af...
Radical Healing & Returning to Your True Self | Scott Moore
Trauma doesn't just affect what happens around us—it can separate us from who we truly are.In this episode, Scott Moore shares how trauma creates internal fragmentation and why healing is ultimately a journey back to ourselves. We explor...
Why Childhood Trauma Keeps Showing Up in Your Relationships | Dr. Tian Dayton
Why do the same relationship patterns keep showing up in our lives?Why do we struggle with people-pleasing, over-functioning, emotional reactivity, difficulty trusting others, or constantly managing everyone else's emotions?In t...
Trauma Tried to Steal My Life | Hal Hughes
After multiple traumatic brain injuries, PTSD, addiction, depression, and suicidal thoughts, Hal Hughes wasn't sure he would survive.In this powerful episode of Trauma Meets Recovery, Dr. Mark McNear sits down with psychotherapist, forme...