If you’ve been listening to the Trauma Hiders Club Podcast for a while, you’ve likely heard the term “emotional armor” on several episodes with multiple guests. As adults, we’ve learned to keep our guards up—to protect ourselves from criticism and judgmen

Dr. Erin Baker is a Doctor of Social Psychology, recovering big tech employee, trauma-informed coach, and occasional podcaster. Before becoming a self-leadership and business coach, Erin previously led the User Experience Research team at Facebook and was

I’ve been wrestling with the concept of parental protection lately. You see, when I look back at how I was protected as a child, it appears to me like a confusing spirograph of control, fear, and demands. I wonder if “protection” is something that I imagi

Toby Goodman is an author, coach, and the CEO of Podcast Network Solutions, a full-service podcast production company. He’s a sick-ass drummer who has traveled the world playing for a Rolling Stone, a Bee Gee, a Spice Girl, and TV talent show winners (and

I’ve been working on my personal development for the vast majority of my life. I’ve also invested significantly in training, certification programs, and my own coaches. Over the last seven years or so, the deeper I have worked on myself, the deeper the wo

Jaimes joins me today to discuss love, connection, and reconciling family lore and the stories we make up.

In this episode, I share what I learned from attending a women’s retreat. I describe the first few years I went to overnight camp and how fear of rejection fuels my avoidance of women’s retreats.

Joe joins us today to discuss the work he did to transform his life. He describes the guilt and self-betrayal one can feel after working to change their life.

In this episode, I take a retrospective look at my year of hosting the Trauma Hiders Club Podcast.

Andrea joins me today to discuss connection, disconnection, dysfunction, and what it means to be an adult child.