How Childhood Trauma Shapes Relationships, Self-Worth and Healing | Anu Verma

🎙️ Victim 2 Victor: Trauma, Relationships and Learning That Love Doesn’t Have To Be Earned | Anu Verma

In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, I sit down with trauma recovery coach, therapist, author, podcaster and filmmaker Anu Verma to explore the lasting impact of childhood trauma and what healing can really look like.

Together we discuss how traumatic experiences can shape our relationships, self-worth, nervous system and sense of identity long into adulthood. Anu shares her personal journey of recovery and offers insight into trauma bonds, people-pleasing, unhealthy relationship patterns, emotional healing and nervous system regulation.

We also explore whether trauma can be stored in the body, how childhood experiences can influence the partners we choose later in life, and why so many survivors feel they need to earn love rather than simply receive it.

This episode includes an important discussion inspired by Anu’s conversation with Hannah Shewan Stevens on sexual violence against women, the lack of support available to many survivors, and the long-term effects trauma can have on both physical and emotional wellbeing.

Topics covered include:

✨ Childhood trauma and its lasting impact

✨ Trauma stored in the body

✨ Sexual violence and recovery

✨ Trauma bonds and relationship patterns

✨ People-pleasing and the “fixer” role

✨ Self-worth and validation

✨ Nervous system healing

✨ Fight, flight, freeze and fawn responses

✨ Emotional resilience and recovery

✨ Learning that love doesn’t have to be earned

Whether you’re navigating your own healing journey, supporting someone who has experienced trauma, or simply wanting to better understand the connection between trauma, relationships and recovery, this episode offers compassion, insight and hope.

📌 Connect with Anu Verma:

https://victim2victor.net/