Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome met Dr. Joy DeGruy | De Verdieping | Afl. 7

<p>NL | Welkom bij Podcast de Verdieping! In Aflevering 7 schuift een bijzondere gast aan bij Nicole Terborg, vanuit de VS: Dr. Joy DeGruy. </p><p><br></p><p>Dr. DeGruy is een professor sociaal werk en auteur van het boek: ‘Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome’. In deze aflevering duiken we in dat thema: wat is het ‘Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome’ en op wat voor manieren leeft het slavernijverleden door vandaag de dag? </p><p><br></p><p>Wat is er nodig om daarvan te helen? Ze deelt ook meer over haar persoonlijke motivatie: wat drijft Dr. DeGruy om bezig te zijn met dit thema? En hoe kijkt zij naar de verschillende ontwikkelingen in de VS, maar ook hier in Nederland?</p><p><br></p><p>ENG | Welcome to the ‘Podcast de Verdieping’! In Episode 7, Nicole Terborg is joined by a special guest from the US: Dr. Joy DeGruy. </p><p><br></p><p>Dr. DeGruy is a professor of social work and the author of the book ‘Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome’. In this episode, we delve into this topic: what is ‘Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome’ and in what ways does the legacy of slavery live on today? </p><p><br></p><p>What is needed to heal from it? She also shares more about her personal motivation: what drives Dr. DeGruy to focus on this topic? And how does she view the various developments in the US, as well as here in the Netherlands?</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation opens with warmth and depth. Nicole brings Dr. DeGruy back to her childhood in South Central Los Angeles: how she grew up standing up for others, never letting fear stop her from doing what was right, even when it brought pushback (00:00). Dr. DeGruy shares the story of her father teaching her to fish, a thread that runs through her life: keep going despite fear, prove to yourself you still can (03:29).</p><p><br></p><p>When asked what keeps her going in this heavy work, she returns to the same girl from the sandbox in kindergarten: something that harms people is simply unacceptable (07:26). That sense of justice was shaped profoundly by her father, who, on his deathbed, shared words she would carry forever: “The road of life is long and it is hard. Do not try to walk that road alone.” And in the same breath, the stories he had never told: the humiliation he had endured, silently, for her (16:12).</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode you’ll hear:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>(00:00) Introduction: Dr. Joy DeGruy joins Nicole Terborg to discuss Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome</li><li>(03:29) Growing up in South Central L.A., her father teach