Trauma That Learned How to Behave Season 6 Ep 27
There are people who scream because they’re hurting…
And then there are people who became so skilled at surviving… nobody ever notices the pain.
In this deeply emotional and psychologically powerful Girl Talk Mental Health conversation, host Virginia Dale Manning, LPC-S and special guest Lynda Carmouche LCSW-S unpack the hidden reality of trauma that learned how to behave.
The kind of trauma that:
• keeps showing up to work
• answers “I’m fine”
• smiles in public
• serves everybody else
• prays through the pain
• performs while privately unraveling
This isn’t always the trauma that looks “broken.”
Sometimes it looks:
• successful
• responsible
• spiritual
• nurturing
• independent
• emotionally intelligent
But underneath the polished behavior…
there’s exhaustion. Hypervigilance. Fear of disappointing people. Emotional suppression. Survival patterns mistaken for personality traits.
If you’ve ever felt emotionally exhausted while everyone praised your strength… this conversation will feel like someone finally turned the light on.… this channel was built for you.
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More About Lynda Carmouce, LCSW-S
Lynda Carmouche, LCSW-S, is a therapist, speaker, and #1 best-selling author who isn’t afraid to say the quiet part out loud. With nearly 30 years in mental health, she challenges the way we talk about burnout, calling it what it really is. Burnout isn’t the problem. It’s the proof. Known for her raw, real, and unapologetically honest approach, Lynda helps leaders, professionals, and the “strong ones” finally confront the hidden pain they’ve been polishing while the world applauds their strength.
Order her latest book: Polished Pain.
More About Virginia Dale Manning, LPC-S
A voice of FAITH for the strong but silently struggling.
Virginia Dale Manning, LPC-S is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor with over 18 combined years of experience in education and mental health therapy. She is the CEO of GinMan Consulting and Counseling Associates, PC, a therapeutic corporation and the founder of Girl Talk Mental Health Show, a show that empowers and impacts conversations about mental health by exploring healthy ways to manage stats, stereotypes, stigmas and societal norms about mental health while addressing the 8 dimensions of wellness.
As a powerful and authentic faith- centered mental health and wellness advocate, she stands firm against the lack of education and empowerment concerning mental health. Her mission is to share knowledge and the keys to help overcome life’s common challenges.
As a 4x author, she passionately motivates, inspires, guides and supports others to live their best life. Her latest riveting trauma memoir, Set Apart: The Journey to Find Hope in Times of Shame. Loneliness and Death is available at bit.ly/setapartbook.
She is the mother of four outstanding adult children & the granny of nine adorably awesome grandchildren. She enjoys cooking, traveling and family time. She lives each day of her life purpose driven & dedicated to living a life according to God’s will.
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