047 | We Don’t Talk about… the Otherness of Trauma
Unless you’ve been living off the grid, you know that we don’t talk about Bruno. For anyone out of the loop, Bruno Madrigal is a character from the Disney animation film, Encanto. He’s the family member who’s shunned and in hiding due to his differences. If he sounds like a member of the Trauma Hiders Club, it’s no coincidence. After all, we often talk about not fitting in and, at the deeper level, not having a sense of belonging. But in my fantasy, it’s Mirabel Madrigal who represents all the members of the Trauma Hiders Club.
In this episode of the Trauma Hiders Club, I explain why the Trauma Hiders Club is a collective of Mirabels. I discuss the loneliness that surrounds trauma and describe the feeling of trying to measure up to standards set by the people who overshadow us. I also reveal what our gifts are and underscore why we are more than our miracles.
“See how bright we burn. See how brave we’ve been. See ourselves in turn. We are the real gift—we let love in.”
- Karen Goldfinger Baker
This week on the Trauma Hiders Club Podcast:
● Why Encanto may have been inspired by the Trauma Hiders Club
● Mirabel Madrigal and why she represents the Trauma Hiders Club in my mind
● The otherness and loneliness of trauma
● Finding the real gift within us