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Guards Down - Overcoming Complicated Grief and PTSD through Culturally Sensitive Therapy Hosted by Greg Washington

What's Real and What's Fake - Brian Anderson

December 28, 2020 • Greg Washington

In this episode Greg chats with Brian Anderson, and they talk about his amazing redemption from being homeless as a child, drug addiction and suicide attempts. Now Brian is able to turn all of that around and help other people that have similar stories.

Connect with Brian Anderson:
Website: http://www.beautiful-scars.org/non-profit-behavioral-health-care-about-us
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000291800792
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-anderson-49545b95/

Get Connected with Guards Down:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weareguardsdown/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guardsdown
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/guards-down/
Buzzsprout: https://693874.buzzsprout.com/693874

Show Notes:

[00:01 – 5:10] Opening Segment

[5:10 – 20:20] Background and Views on Coping with Trauma and Grief

Brian talks a bit about his background (religion, ethnicity, culture, and his story)
Brian discusses coping and how its different between cultures and genders
Brian talks about healthy and unhealthy coping

[20:20 – 46:45] Brians’s Story

Brian talks about his story of being homeless from a young age
Brian discusses how he was molested repeatedly at a young age
Brian goes into detail about his suicide attempts and how he got to that point

[47:43 – 1:14:30] The Healing Process

Brian talks about what he learned from his mental illness and the signs of trauma in his life
How he helped himself with the grief and what the toughest part of his journey was
How could other people help him and how did he make amends to the people he hurt?
Brian talks about what kept him going
Brian discusses how his treatment went and the change he experienced there

[1:14:30 – 1:16:32] Reflection

What advice would he give his younger self?
Does he see growth in himself?

[1:16:32 – 1:21:41] Closing Segment

His books “Beautiful Scars - My Journey to Wholeness and Well Being” and “Beautiful Scars II - The Ripple Effect”
http://www.beautiful-scars.org/
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