What Happened To You? A Conversation With Dr Bruce Perry

What Happened to You? Trauma, the Brain & Healing Explained.

Trauma doesn’t just change how we feel, it changes how the brain develops, responds, and survives. In this powerful and deeply human episode of Get Legally Speaking, Hatti sits down with world-renowned trauma expert Dr Bruce Perry to explore how trauma shapes behaviour, and, crucially, how healing is still possible. In this conversation, they uncover:

Why asking “What happened to you?” matters more than “What’s wrong with you?”

How trauma affects the brain at different stages of life

Whether the adult brain can truly rewire after long-term trauma

Practical ways parents, teachers, and communities can support healing

What gives hope after decades of witnessing human suffering

This episode is about understanding, compassion, and creating safer paths to resilience, for adults of all ages, and for the next generation.

Hatti deeply believes and supports that understanding the brain changes how we support one another.