Trauma through the lifespan with Dr. David Marcus
May 10, 20261h 3mEp. 1S3
An interview with childhood abuse survivor and psychologist Dr. David Marcus reveals his passions helping families and children who suffer trauma.
Hosted by Alphonso Pelt · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 44 episodes
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Childhood trauma is a taboo subject in that it's deeply emotional for people to learn, talk, and comprehend it. However, healing, true healing, can't come from silence. This podcast digs in to the emotions and reveals the symptoms of what can lead to childhood trauma, AND the tell tell signs that can alert us that something is wrong with the youths in our homes, schools, churches, or wherever. Whether it's physical, mental, verbal, or sexual abuse, this podcast takes a brave head on approach to tackle the difficult subject matters while providing the audience a platform to vent, and reach out for help.
Alphonso Pelt hosts Terror To Triumph, a health show with 44 episodes published.
An interview with childhood abuse survivor and psychologist Dr. David Marcus reveals his passions helping families and children who suffer trauma.
We've talked about fawning, flight, and fight. Now we're exploring the fourth response: freeze. The shutdown. The dissociation. The moment when your body goes numb and your mind goes somewhere else. If you grew up in an
We've talked about fawning—appeasing to survive. We've talked about flight—running to survive. Now we're talking about fight: the response where you stand your ground, where you rage, where you defend yourself with aggre
Last week, we talked about fawning—the response where you appease to survive. This week, we're exploring the opposite: flight. The urge to escape. The compulsion to run. If you grew up in an abusive home, flight might ha
This is the first episode in our REACT series—a deep dive into the four trauma responses that shaped how we survived childhood abuse. Over the next four weeks, we're breaking down fawning, flight, fight, and freeze. Toda
Tonight, we're talking about the immediate aftermath. What's happening in your body. What you need to know. And what you need to do right now." "This is not your fault. What happened to you is not your fault. Say that to
Send us Fan Mail We're diving into something that can help change your healing journey—finding and building social peer groups as a survivor. Support the show https://www.youtube.com/@TERRORTOTRIUMPHLIVE https://www.pelt
Send us Fan Mail Tonight we're diving into something many of our listeners experience but don't always connect back to their childhood: emotional breakdowns in adulthood. We're talking about how unresolved trauma from ch
Send us Fan Mail We're talking about something deeply personal tonight: body image and trauma. How childhood abuse changes the way you see your body. How it affects eating. How it affects sexuality. How it affects your s
Send us Fan Mail Tonight we're talking about perfectionism as a trauma response. Not ambition. Not excellence. We're talking about that internal pressure that says: if I make one mistake, I'm not safe. A lot of survivors
Send us Fan Mail Racism doesn’t just hurt your feelings. It trains your body. Tonight we name racial trauma for what it is: a cumulative, lifelong stressor that can keep your nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight, espe
Send us Fan Mail Grief after childhood abuse isn’t just crying over the past. It’s the daily weight of what got stolen, the nervous system that never learned safety, and the quiet question that keeps showing up: what wou
Send us Fan Mail A podcast update from the middle of a work shift, because I’d rather tell you the truth than leave you waiting at 9:30. I’m on the job, it’s loud, and I can’t get off in time, so tonight’s show is cancel
Send us Fan Mail Today, we're talking about something that's often invisible but deeply damaging: childhood neglect. You might not have been hit. You might not have been yelled at. But you were ignored. You were unseen.
Send us Fan Mail Your siblings were supposed to be your first allies, so why does the relationship still feel tense, distant, or unsafe years later? We go straight into one of the most painful realities of childhood trau
Send us Fan Mail Today, we're talking about something profound: reclaiming your identity and moving forward. Trauma steals from you. It takes your sense of self. It defines you. For years, you might see yourself only thr
Send us Fan Mail W e're talking about something that affects millions of survivors: trauma triggers at work. You're in a meeting. Your boss raises their voice. Suddenly, you're back there. You're in an episode. And you h
Send us Fan Mail Part 3 in our broadcasted series/Tuesday Q & A session. Support the show https://www.youtube.com/@TERRORTOTRIUMPHLIVE https://www.peltsemporium.com
Send us Fan Mail Hurt doesn’t heal on command, and love isn’t a shortcut to therapy. We open up about what truly helps a survivor in denial: safety over pressure, patience over ultimatums, and calm routines that teach th
Send us Fan Mail What if “I’m fine” is the most dangerous story you tell yourself? We dive into the quiet mechanics of denial—how it sounds, how it hides in everyday habits, and how it quietly derails intimacy, trust, an
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