Systems Change Starts with Personal Transformation with Dr Bruce Perry

In this episode I talk to leading trauma expert, Dr. Bruce Perry. I wanted to continue an ongoing conversation Bruce and I have been having about why systems don’t change and the important role of storytelling in personal transformation. Dr. Perry is working on a new book about why systems don’t change, and we thought it would be great to talk about what he’s learning. 

What Happened to You? With Dr. Perry

This episode you will hear from Keri and Dr. Bruce Perry Co-Author of What Happened to You? with Oprah Winfrey. Dr. Perry is a child psychiatrist and neuroscientist who is the principal of the Neural Sequential Network, a Senior Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy and an adjunct professor of Psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Perry is a renowned author and pioneer of developmental psychology and this episode speaks to the development of post traumatic stress in the western canon of psychology where today it is now widely recognized that stressors at an early age impact development and physiology.

What Happened to You? Talking Child and Family Trauma with Bruce Perry

This week, The Imprint Weekly Podcast presents our in-depth interview with Dr. Bruce Perry, recent co-author of the bestseller “What Happened to You” with Oprah Winfrey. Perry has spent years building the knowledge base around understanding and addressing the impact of child trauma on kids and adults. 

Perry discussed his new book, his views on child welfare and its approach to engaging parents, the potential of the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, and more.

Guest Interview Details

Dr. Bruce Perry is a psychiatrist who heads the Neurosequential Network and is the founder or and senior fellow at the Child Trauma Academy. He is also adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

Reading Room

EVENT: What Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Parents Wish Youth Knew Free Registration Link https://bit.ly/2Ut0wwg The ‘20s and Youth Services: A Guess at What Comes Next https://bit.ly/3j2afTd What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing https://bit.ly/3ePBOh9 Timing of Early-Life Stress and the Development of Brain-Related Capacities https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6691036/