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How can we process trauma that is tied to a particular place?

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A shopping centre and a church were recently the scenes of two violent attacks in Sydney.

The events were shocking because of what happened, but they were also shocking because of where they happened.

What happens when a place that we think of as intrinsically safe sees that protection broken?

And how can we process trauma when it becomes tied to a particular place?

Guests:

Professor Kim Felmingham, chair in Clinical Psychology, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

Enterprise Professor Nicole Sadler, director and CEO, Phoenix Australia Centre for Post Traumatic Mental Health

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