蜜芽传媒

There鈥檚 been an explosion of trauma culture in the West over the last decade, ramped up by social media and its encouragement to shape, present and broadcast our own stories. But is this ownership helpful, or is it keeping people trapped? Could it even be warping public debate? The Orwell Prize-winning author of 'Poverty Safari' and 'The Social Distance Between Us' shares hard-won wisdom from a life spent recovering in the public gaze.

When trauma grows bigger than an individual, how do we find the balance between personal recovery and societal change?

Written and read by Darren McGarvey
Abridged by Rosemary Goring
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie