Rethinking Healing: Insights from Survivors of Extreme Trauma
We talk to Song about where she thinks true healing comes from, and how we can apply that to more ordinary suffering, like a breakup or an unexpected loss.
April 20, 2026
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Rethinking Healing: Insights from Survivors of Extreme Trauma
Summary
Psychiatrist Suzan Song has for decades worked with people who have experienced extreme traumas, like being trafficked or recruited as child soldiers. She says she became drawn to those who were able not just to survive, but thrive and flourish – even without access to traditional Western talk therapy. We talk to Song about where she thinks true healing comes from, and how we can apply that to more ordinary suffering, like a breakup or an unexpected loss. Song’s new book is “Why We Suffer and How We Heal.”
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Suzan Song, psychiatrist and global mental health expert; author, "Why We Suffer and How We Heal"
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