Tracy Smaldino
Tracy Smaldino is a trauma survivor, advocate, keynote speaker, workshop leader, and host of the Trauma Rock Stars™ podcast. Her story includes surviving a childhood auto accident that left her with severe burns, navigating years of suppressed trauma, and choosing to turn hard-earned lessons into a community and platform for others who are trying to heal.
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Sept. 11, 2026
The Trauma I Buried for 40 Years (EP 124)
Tracy Smaldino is the founder of Trauma Rockstars, a keynote speaker, author, podcast host, and someone who spent decades looking functional on the outside while carrying trauma she had never truly faced. When the pandemic forced her to slow down, a simple meditation practice opened the door to memories, survivor’s guilt, and pain she had worked hard to bury. We talk about trauma without comparing or minimizing it, why being busy can sometimes be a way to avoid ourselves, and how healing can af...
Guest: Tracy Smaldino