291: Surviving Sandy Hook and The Lifelong Journey of Healing with Ella Seaver

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🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Trigger Warning: discussion of mass shootings. In this powerful episode, I sit down with Sandy Hook survivor, Ella Seaver, to discuss the lasting impact of gun violence on mental health, the importance of activism, and the need for change in gun laws. We explore her journey of healing, the challenges of leaving her supportive community for college, and how she's found purpose in pain through advocacy. This conversation sheds light on the often-overlooked mental health consequences of mass shootings and offers a unique perspective on gun violence from someone who experienced it firsthand.

Key Takeaway / Points:

The lasting mental health impact of surviving a mass shooting
Challenges of leaving a supportive community after experiencing trauma
The importance of therapy and mental health resources for survivors
How activism can provide purpose in pain and healing for survivors
The need for an assault weapon bans
The "spiderweb effect" of gun violence on families and communities
Ella’s journey towards healing and finding her voice
The role of therapy and grounding techniques in managing PTSD symptoms
The impact of "thoughts and prayers" versus actionable change

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.0	Today's episode is sponsored by one of my absolute favorite brands, Thrive Market.
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0:46.9	Okay, I'm going to start by giving a heads up as you can imagine from the title of this episode.
0:53.7	This episode is an emotional one. It's a
0:57.9	heavy one. I can almost guarantee that tears will be shed by you as a listener, as they were by me,
1:04.5	as the interviewer. And I guess a trigger warning for that, depending on where you are as
1:10.6	you're listening to this,
1:11.4	just like know what you're getting into. I will say all that aside, this is probably the most
1:17.4	impactful episode I've ever recorded. And I really came at this in a like journalist style
1:26.7	way where I tried to put on that journalist hat as much as I could.
1:30.0	Obviously, I don't have training in that.
1:31.8	But I tried to provide a space for Ella to feel safe and comfortable in sharing her story.
1:39.1	I realize as a listener, it might just feel like we dove right in, which we did in the recording.
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