Matilda, Magical Thinking, and Me
Trauma Hiders Club Podcast - Un podcast de Karen Goldfinger Baker

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“Once upon a time,” Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book Matilda started, “there was a little girl who was trapped.” I wasn’t a child when Matilda came out. But a few years later, I had children, and when my children watched the movie version on VHS, I sat with them. I didn’t watch with them. Those opening lines caught me—I couldn’t watch. But when I recently rewatched Matilda on Netflix—just me, Netflix, and Matilda—I heard and saw her in a new way for the very first time. In this episode, I discuss what I learned from recently watching Matilda. I describe what “magical thinking” is and its function as a response to trauma. I also explore the film’s themes about the impacts of trauma. “Magical thinking is a coping mechanism often associated with trauma; it’s not bad nor good, but a response. For me, and in my assertion for Matilda, magical thinking was there to take control—to be in power.” - Karen Goldfinger-Baker This week on the Trauma Hiders Club Podcast: ● Matilda and the impact of trauma● How Matilda coped with her trauma through her imagination● Magical thinking and its function● My hope for Matilda Resources Mentioned: ● Book: Matilda by Roald Dahl Where High Achievers Get Through Shit - TOGETHER Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Trauma Hiders Club ‘The Podcast’ with Karen Goldfinger Baker. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trauma-hiders-club-podcast/id1569664269) | TuneIn (https://tunein.com/podcasts/Health--Wellness-Podcasts/Trauma-Hiders-Club-Podcast-p1444567/) | GooglePlay (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9vbW55LmZtL3Nob3dzL3RyYXVtYS1oaWRlcnMtY2x1Yi9wbGF5bGlzdHMvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/show/trauma-hiders-club-podcast) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZOxHZICFQhfI2nbrIU2Ut) | Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e8ff8ce6-d410-4eec-b482-b297f7cb8a24/Trauma-Hiders-Club-Podcast) Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more high achievers, like you. Join me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kbakercleve), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kaygeebee007/), and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bakerk/) and visit my website (https://www.karengoldfingerbaker.com/) to discover the rules of Trauma Club and grab your free download: Discover 5 Ways Your Fuckery Is Getting In The Way of The Next Level of Your Success.