Speak Loud

Today I am joined by Tracey Osborne, CEO of the Global Association for Trauma Recovery and a certified trauma recovery coach. A ‘survivor and thriver’ of abuse, Tracy uses her voice to raise awareness, connect with other survivors, and provide resources to help heal trauma globally. Early life for Tracey was turbulent and confusing. Her parents separated when she was 5, causing feelings of abandonment that followed her into adulthood. She went from living with both parents to living with her grandmother, and later her father and step-mother. Her step-mother was the first perpetrator of abuse: narcissistic, manipulative, and invasive of Tracey’s privacy. At age 15, she was sent to Canada for a year to live with family she had never met. This ended up being the best year of her life, and she learned what healthy parenting looked like. She also met the boy who would later become her husband. In adulthood, Tracey had several abusive relationships. She had been pregnant twice by the age of 23. She explains how she