Episode 578: Chronic Illness & Trauma. Veronique Mead

<p>Veronique Mead, MD, MA, SEP was an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Obstetrics at the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency program before changing careers.</p><p>She retrained as a Somatic Trauma Therapist and for the past 20 years she has been integrating existing research on trauma into a new model for making sense of chronic illness. The model emphasizes the need for trauma-informed approaches in medical care and beyond.</p><p>Veronique’s work draws from her personal journey of gradual recovery from disabling chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), asthma and other symptoms. She shares the science of how trauma influences physiology on her blog, <a href="https://chronicillnesstraumastudies.com/" rel="nofollow">Chronic Illness Trauma Studies</a>. </p><p> </p><p><strong>In This Episode </strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://chronicillnesstraumastudies.com/" rel="nofollow">Veronique’s website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chronicillnesstraumastudies/" rel="nofollow">Veronique on Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.somaticexperiencing.com/about-peter" rel="nofollow">Peter Levine, PhD</a></li><li><a href="https://www.naropa.edu/" rel="nofollow">Naropa Institute</a></li><li><a href="https://burkefoundation.org/what-drives-us/adverse-childhood-experiences-aces/" rel="nofollow">Nadine Burke-Harris</a></li></ul><br/><br/>Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-content</a>