What If Your Childhood Shaped Everything? Stacy Schaffer on Trauma, Play, and Healing In this powerful episode of Emerge & Empower Podcast TV, Dr. LinJ sits down with Stacy Schaffer, MA, LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor, childhood trauma survivor, and therapist with over 20 years of experience helping children, teens, and families navigate grief, trauma, and healing. Stacy brings a rare and deeply needed dual perspective: she is not only a clinician trained in trauma-informed care, Synergetic Play Therapy, and EMDR, she is also someone who has lived through childhood trauma herself. With honesty, wisdom, and compassion, Stacy explores how the childhood experiences we never talk about quietly shape our behaviors, relationships, parenting styles, and sense of safety well into adulthood. In this conversation, Dr. LinJ and Stacy discuss: How unaddressed childhood trauma becomes generationalWhy children communicate pain through behavior, not wordsThe healing power of play, presence, and emotional safetyThe courage it takes to break family silence and tell the truthWhy therapists must do their own healing work to truly help othersThis episode is for parents, caregivers, educators, church leaders, counselors, and anyone who has ever wondered why certain wounds still surface years later. It is an invitation to look back with compassion, not blame, and to move forward with hope, healing, and intention. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/emerge-empower-podcast-tv--6068978/support. Emerge & Empower Podcast TV – Hosted by Dr. Linda Joseph Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@EmergeandEmpowerTV Website: www.emergeandempowertv.com Facebook: facebook.com/dr.lindajoseph LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drlindajoseph Guest inquiries & speaking requests: emergeandempower@gmail.com ⚠️Disclaimer: Viewer and listener discretion is advised. Content may include sensitive topics. Guest views are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Dr. Linda Joseph, Shemergence, or Emerge & Empower Media.
