We are living in an epidemic of trauma, causing disease and death, so why are so few of us ready to face it? Dr. Paul Conti is a general psychiatrist and expert on treating trauma, he is also the founder and CEO of Pacific Premier Group, PCIn this conversation Paul and Steven discuss topics such as, our current epidemic of trauma, why trauma is making you age faster, how you inherit trauma, and the ways that trauma can lead to an early death.00:00 Intro02:04 The Invisible Epidemic04:12 What Percentage of the Population Has Traumas?06:39 Your Brother's Suicide09:43 Trauma Is Causing All Sorts of Illnesses in Our Bodies12:35 How Trauma Speeds Up Your Ageing14:31 How Trauma Affects Us at a Cellular Level15:49 Trauma Leads to Early Death18:01 Is There Anything Killing More Than Trauma?19:15 The Different Types of Trauma23:46 What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Weaker26:30 Why Some People Experience Trauma Stronger Than Others29:07 The Impact of Being Different31:54 Developing Trauma Later in Life35:21 How Do We Know If Trauma Is Being Passed On?38:55 Do We Need to Understand Our Parents' Trauma to Understand Ours?43:22 Post-Trauma Syndrome44:11 How to Know If We Are Traumatised?47:18 Trauma Shows Up as Addiction50:18 What Tests Can Be Done to See If We Have Trauma?51:12 Self-Destructive Shooting Methods54:33 People Are Dying from Prescribed Meds56:38 How Does Trauma Change Our Brains?58:17 Trauma Creates Cognitive Blind Spots in Our Brain01:03:14 We Tend to Seek What Harms Us in Order to Fix It01:05:49 Becoming Addicted to Our Victimhood01:07:27 What's the Role of the Limbic System in Our Traumas?01:10:01 Shame Keeps Us Alive01:11:57 You Can Build a Different Story Around Your Shame01:16:08 How You Are Treated Determines Whether a Situation Becomes Traumatic or Not01:17:46 How to Alleviate Our Shame01:19:31 How Bringing Up the Trauma Helps01:22:47 The Link Between Sleep and Trauma01:24:28 The Importance of Sitting Alone with Your Thoughts01:25:0901:26:07 Sleep Problems Need to Be Urgently Addressed01:27:33 Why You're Not Sleeping01:28:50 Link Between Weight and Trauma01:30:45 Advice for People That Think They Can't Change01:33:40 Training Your Brain01:36:04 Can You Completely Get Rid of a Trauma?01:37:03 How to Stop Being Triggered by Trauma01:38:18 Saving Lady Gaga's Life01:41:53 Last Guest QuestionYou can purchase Paul’s book, ‘Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic: How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal From It’, here: https://amzn.to/4ceTKhfWatch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsbMy new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbookFollow me:https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceoSponsors: Uber: https://p.uber.com/creditstermsVodafone V-Hub: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/business/sme-business/Steven-Bartlett-Digital-SOS?cid=psoc-ent_li_ebu_/brnd/Stevenbartlett01/aws/11.23/SBShop the Conversation Cards: https://thediary.com/products/the-cards  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices