MC McDonald, PhD | Substack

MC McDonald, PhD

I'm a PhD who specializes in trauma, grief, stress, and resilience. I'm the author of The Joy Reset (GCPBalance, 2025) and Unbroken: The Trauma Response is Never Wrong (Sounds True, 2023).

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