Ep 9 | After: Recovering After Violence – Why You Can’t Just Walk It Off | with Dr. Bill Kennedy

The aftermath of violence isn’t about “walking it off.” Dr. Bill Kennedy breaks down the real science of recovery — why trauma lives in the body, what resilience actually looks like, and how to set yourself up for healing instead of collapse.

Where to find our guest:
kcandt.com 

Credits
Voice Over: Ryan Rother
Music: Tyrants in Waiting

We cover:

• Why resilience is more like a bent coat hanger than a Nerf football.

• How trauma gets stored in your nervous system.

• Why recovery is a wheel, not a straight line.

• Practical tools for building resilience before and after violence.

Timestamps:
01:02 – The myth of “bouncing back” after trauma
07:15 – How the body stores trauma in the nervous system
15:22 – The wheel model of recovery vs. stage models
25:40 – Signs of healthy recovery vs. PTSD
33:50 – Why social support is critical in the aftermath
40:45 – Training resilience before you need it
46:30 – A new mantra: “Feel it and do it anyhow”

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