Andrea Leeb is the author of <a href="https://www.andrealeebauthor.com/category/all-products" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Such a Pretty Picture</a>, a debut memoir about childhood trauma, dissociation, and the long road to healing. Abused before the age of five and raised in a home of denial and silence, Andrea grew up to look “fine”—a successful attorney, wife, and high-functioning perfectionist. But when she was assaulted in her 30s, the façade cracked, and repressed memories, panic, and PTSD surfaced, forcing her into a profound journey of recovery.<br />Through inpatient trauma therapy, EMDR, yoga, journaling, and boundary work, Andrea experienced what she calls a psychological rebirth. She now speaks with raw honesty about the hidden impact of childhood abuse, the myth of “I’m fine,” and why healing, though nonlinear, is always possible.Andrea brings a gentle yet unflinching presence, offering audiences validation, hope, and the reminder that it’s never too late to tell the truth—or to reclaim who you were meant to be before the pain.<b><br /><br />In This Episode</b><ul><li><a href="https://www.andrealeebauthor.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Andrea’s website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.andrealeebauthor.com/category/all-products" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Such a Pretty Picture</a></li><li><a href="https://rainn.org/what-counts-as-sexual-violence/get-the-facts-about-incest-sexual-abuse-by-a-family-member/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RAIN</a></li><li><a href="http://andrealisalee" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Andrea on IG</a></li></ul><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>You can learn more about what I do here:</b><br /><br />The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: <a href="https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa</a><br />———<br />If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: <a href="https://bit.ly/3Vh9k5O" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://bold-field-2905.ck.page/df7e3af260" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.</a><br /><br /><b>Thank you to our Sponsors:</b><b></b><br /><b>Incogni </b>- Use code [traumatherapist] and get 60% off annual plans: https://incogni.com/traumatherapist<br /><b>Jane App</b> - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app/book_a_demo<br /><b>Journey Clinical </b>- visit https://join.journeyclinical/trauma for 1 month off your membership<br /><b>Therapy Wisdom</b> - https://therapywisdom.com/jan/
![Andrea Leeb is the author of <a href="https://www.andrealeebauthor.com/category/all-products" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Such a Pretty Picture</a>, a debut memoir about childhood trauma, dissociation, and the long road to healing. Abused before the age of five and raised in a home of denial and silence, Andrea grew up to look “fine”—a successful attorney, wife, and high-functioning perfectionist. But when she was assaulted in her 30s, the façade cracked, and repressed memories, panic, and PTSD surfaced, forcing her into a profound journey of recovery.<br />Through inpatient trauma therapy, EMDR, yoga, journaling, and boundary work, Andrea experienced what she calls a psychological rebirth. She now speaks with raw honesty about the hidden impact of childhood abuse, the myth of “I’m fine,” and why healing, though nonlinear, is always possible.Andrea brings a gentle yet unflinching presence, offering audiences validation, hope, and the reminder that it’s never too late to tell the truth—or to reclaim who you were meant to be before the pain.<b><br /><br />In This Episode</b><ul><li><a href="https://www.andrealeebauthor.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Andrea’s website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.andrealeebauthor.com/category/all-products" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Such a Pretty Picture</a></li><li><a href="https://rainn.org/what-counts-as-sexual-violence/get-the-facts-about-incest-sexual-abuse-by-a-family-member/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RAIN</a></li><li><a href="http://andrealisalee" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Andrea on IG</a></li></ul><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>You can learn more about what I do here:</b><br /><br />The Trauma Therapist Newsletter: celebrates the people and voices in the mental health profession. And it's free! Check it out here: <a href="https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://bit.ly/4jGBeSa</a><br />———<br />If you’d like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: <a href="https://bit.ly/3Vh9k5O" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://bold-field-2905.ck.page/df7e3af260" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.</a><br /><br /><b>Thank you to our Sponsors:</b><b></b><br /><b>Incogni </b>- Use code [traumatherapist] and get 60% off annual plans: https://incogni.com/traumatherapist<br /><b>Jane App</b> - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app/book_a_demo<br /><b>Journey Clinical </b>- visit https://join.journeyclinical/trauma for 1 month off your membership<br /><b>Therapy Wisdom</b> - https://therapywisdom.com/jan/](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts221/v4/e1/b9/d5/e1b9d5de-7d37-be5d-7ef6-652d7ce49392/mza_6219181485068579874.jpg/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
