What happens when the parts of yourself you once saw as weaknesses become the source of your purpose?

In Episode 38 of Too Light Too Dark, I sit down with Lawrence C Harris —youth mental health advocate, keynote speaker, author and youth empowerment voice for a deeply personal conversation about autism, C-PTSD, childhood trauma, identity, self-worth and finding your voice.

Lawrence doesn't simply talk about what happened to him. He talks about what he has done with it.

Living with autism and drawing from his own experience of childhood trauma and C-PTSD, Lawrence has turned lived experience into a mission to help young people challenge limiting beliefs, build resilience and take ownership of their futures.

We explore:

🧠 Living with autism and seeing the world differently
🩸 Childhood trauma and the lasting impact of C-PTSD
🪞 The struggle between “too much” and “not enough”
🔥 Turning pain into purpose
🗣️ Finding your voice after feeling unheard
❤️ Self-worth, self-love and identity
👥 Why young people need connection rather than judgement
🌱 What happens when we stop allowing our past to define our future
⚫⚪ And the question at the heart of Too Light Too Dark: Can we integrate the parts of ourselves we've spent years trying to hide?

This isn't a conversation about being defined by trauma.

It's about what becomes possible when we start telling a different story about ourselves.

Lawrence C Harris
Youth Mental Health Advocate | Keynote Speaker | Author | Youth Empowerment Speaker

🌐 Lawrence: www.lawrencecharris.com
📱 Socials: @LawrenceCEmpowers

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Recovery, identity, trauma, meaning and the messy business of becoming whole.

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