• Elizabeth Smart on Surviving Kidnapping & Painful Memories, Plus Healing & Posttraumatic Growth

  • Jan 6 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
  • Podcast

Elizabeth Smart on Surviving Kidnapping & Painful Memories, Plus Healing & Posttraumatic Growth

  • Summary

  • Elizabeth Smart shares her powerful journey after being kidnapped at age 14 in 2002, revealing how she turned unimaginable adversity into hope and posttraumatic growth. Join Dr. Amen and Elizabeth as they review her brain scans and discuss the brain’s response to trauma, the resilience factors that foster growth, and the actionable steps you can take to heal and thrive after life’s toughest challenges.

    00:00 Intro

    01:30 Sponsor

    02:38 Elizabeth

    05:39 Before the Kidnapping

    07:07 The Kidnapping

    13:18 The First Days

    19:46 The Kidnappers

    32:25 Mental State During Captivity

    39:10 Rescue

    53:15 The Aftermath/Panic Attacks

    58:45 Processing the Trauma

    1:04:24 Post-Traumatic Growth

    1:09:50 The 4 Circles/BRIGHT MINDS Risk Factors

    1:16:00 Elizabeth’s SPECT Brain Scans

    1:23:12 Final Impressions

    1:24:36 Sponsor

    1:26:02 Wrap Up

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