{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fdab21841-4121-41d5-938b-2d138f52e5fc","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Transforming Trauma Into Freedom with Susan Gold\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/dab21841-4121-41d5-938b-2d138f52e5fc\"></iframe>","title":"Transforming Trauma Into Freedom with Susan Gold","description":"Susan Gold is the executive behind Susan Gold Consulting LLC, an organization that creates opportunities for brands and develops business by constructing strategic alliances and leveraging relationships. She is the author of\u00a0Toxic Family: Transforming Childhood Trauma into Adult Freedom.\u00a0In\u00a0Toxic Family,\u00a0Susan chronicles how\u2014after prevailing through an unstable family dynamic\u2014she went on to transform her life, launch her own talent brokerage firm, and make a name for herself building connections between celebrities and brands, eventually paving the way for her to become a producer for film and television.\u00a0Susan joins me today to share her journey in transforming childhood trauma into adult freedom. She describes the violent, unstable household she grew up in and how she managed to keep herself safe through dance. She discusses how she dreamed about going to New York City as a teenager and how she later worked with her heroine, Barbara Walters. She also explains the purpose of traditional therapy and somatic modalities, highlights the kind of healing work she underwent to find freedom and healing, and describes learning to live in a comfortable, loving relationship as an adult.\u00a0\u201cThe puzzle pieces connected magically, and I could see how it all came together for the beauty of soul evolution.\u201d - Susan Gold\u00a0This week on the Trauma Hiders Club Podcast:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Susan\u2019s childhood and her adult imaginary friend\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What freedom meant to the five-year-old Susan\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Growing up in a little town in Pennsylvania and what her family unit was like\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How Susan kept herself safe as a child in an unstable household\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Her years, dreams, and heroine as a teenager in the 70s\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Working with Barbara Walters and persuading a semi-reclusive Andy Warhol\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How Susan worked with therapy and different healing modalities in her 20s\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The purpose of traditional therapy and somatic modalities\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hiding fear and experiencing impostor syndrome as a writer\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Forgiveness and why forgiving abusers isn\u2019t essential to healing\u00a0Related Episode:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0108 | Reflections on Love (https://www.karengoldfingerbaker.com/podcast/reflections-on-love)\u00a0Connect with Susan Gold:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Susan Gold Consulting (https://susangoldconsulting.com/)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Susan Gold Website (https://www.susangold.us/)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Book:\u00a0Toxic Family: Transforming Childhood Trauma into Adult Freedom\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Susan Gold on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/susangoldconsulting/)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Susan Gold on Twitter (https://twitter.com/sgoldconsulting)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Email: susan@susangoldconsulting.com\u00a0Where High Achievers Get Through Shit - TOGETHER\u00a0Thanks for tuning into this week\u2019s episode of Trauma Hiders Club \u2018The Podcast\u2019 with Karen Goldfinger Baker. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.\u00a0Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trauma-hiders-club-podcast/id1569664269)\u00a0|\u00a0","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a97e0681-2a80-46d9-a746-7ff24244df92/1474210-1681514345.jpg"}