Feeling Fragile in PTSD and Trauma Recovery




Change You Choose show

Summary: Dr. Doreen Dupont is a physician who spends a lot of time on social media -- which is where I met her and we struck up a conversation about how to handle those feelings of self-fragility after trauma. Dr. Dupont knows about this first-hand: In 2007 Dr. Dupont injured her back and had to retire from practicing medicine. Although she still retains her medical license she's had to reconceptualize her life after trauma. In our conversation she shares freely about her perspective, plus what she's learned about: defining post-trauma limitations accepting who you are finding the way to manage in your "new normal" being assertive -- even when you don't feel empowered! Take a listen here as we two survivors hash out a plan for feeling fragile in PTSD and trauma recovery -- and learning to move forward anyway... Dr. Doreen Dupont describes herself this way.... I injured my back in 2007 and became disabled and stopped working as a physician, although I have retained an active license as a physician. While I was working, for a long time I had a medical talk radio show. I stopped doing it after i became ill and retired. In 2012 I became a member of the Foreign Press Association of London so I could cover the Royal Wedding of William and Kate and I keep that accreditation. For over two years now I have been doing radio shows again, I call my radio businessRadioMedicine.org. I am very active on social media.  I broadcast on WWPR1490 Tampa Bay weekly. I recently did an interview with Ben Vereen on homelessness and had that interview verified by CNN, so it is now officially their report. My radio podcasts can be found at: http://ireport.cnn.com/people/DrDupont