The Weight of Many Moments
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About Episode 12
Overview
In this conversation, Melissa Harrison explores the profound effects of complex trauma on her life, particularly how childhood experiences shape adulthood. She distinguishes between PTSD and complex trauma, emphasizing the cumulative nature of the latter and its neurological and psychological impacts. The discussion also highlights emerging research on complex trauma as a form of acquired neurodivergence.
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About Melissa Harrison
Melissa Harrison is an award-winning novelist and nature writer whose work spans fiction, children’s books, and journalism. She contributes a monthly Nature Notebook column to The Times and writes regularly for FT Weekend, The Guardian, and The New Statesman. Her most recent novel, All Among the Barley, won the European Union Prize for Literature and was named a Book of the Year by several major publications. A Suffolk resident, Melissa has also published acclaimed collections of her nature writing, including The Stubborn Light of Things, and continues to share her reflections through her Substack newsletter Witness Marks. Melissa’s new book, The Given World, comes out on May 14th.
