Episode 578: Chronic Illness & Trauma. Veronique Mead

Veronique Mead, MD, MA, SEP was an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Obstetrics at the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency program before changing careers.She retrained as a Somatic Trauma Therapist and for the past 20 years she has been integrating existing research on trauma into a new model for making sense of chronic illness. The model emphasizes the need for trauma-informed approaches in medical care and beyond.Veronique’s work draws from her personal journey of gradual recovery from disabling chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), asthma and other symptoms. She shares the science of how trauma influences physiology on her blog, Chronic Illness Trauma Studies.  In This Episode Veronique’s websiteVeronique on FacebookPeter Levine, PhDNaropa InstituteNadine Burke-HarrisSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content