In October 2015, Tracey’s life was changed forever in a split second when her 21-year-old son Josh was killed in an unprovoked knife attack. For four years, her grief felt largely on hold as she fought through the Josh Hanson Trust – a charity she set up - to bring her son’s killer to justice.
How does the body react to such extreme trauma? How do you start to rebuild your life?There is very clear evidence that when someone experiences extreme trauma, the body - as well as the mind - goes in to profound shock. As a result, Tracey now has many physical symptoms and conditions; as well as suffering with hyper-vigilance, anxiety and binge eating. These are all common post-traumatic stress symptoms.
Tracey first started running many years ago after her divorce and found it immensely empowering. For years though, the extreme trauma of Josh’s loss made many aspects of living - including physical exercise - too difficult to consider.
Despite numerous media interviews over the years – this is Tracey’s first podcast. She’s agreed to do it, because she’s keen to talk about how she and other trauma victims, work to rebuild their lives…step by step…and for Tracey….running is part of that journey.
Read Tracey's story here
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