Dr. Katya Burdo

Western Psychology, Psychedelics, and How Trauma Changes Identity

Is it possible our traumas can still be present even if we feel we've addressed them appropriately? The Story of Our Trauma and Dr. Shauna Springer welcomes Dr. Katya Burdo, a Clinical Psychologist, and our guest on our special episode on refugees. She faced insurmountable persecution throughout her childhood against her religion and views of a better way of life, a driving force behind her attempted defection from Russia to the United States at 14. Dr. Burdo now practices psychology in the Boston area and has expertise in psychotherapy, depression, anxiety, and much more. Listen in as she and Dr. Springer dive into her childhood in Russia, how trauma can change your identity and her experience with psychedelics.