Dr Susanna Petche – The trauma-informed GP linking chronic disease to complex trauma and inflammation

In this episode, Dr Richard Fieldhouse is joined by Dr Susanna Petche to trace her diverse career path. From an innovative, arts-in-medicine GP VTS at the Whittington, through to her time as a locum GP within the Chambers model, and her later work in commissioning and medical education. The conversation pivots to her personal experience with a diagnosis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). Dr Petche now uses this lived experience and a master's in psychological trauma to teach other clinicians how common presentations like chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and resistant anxiety are often rooted in unacknowledged trauma. She offers practical, actionable advice on how GPs can become trauma-informed and empower their patients through lifestyle medicine to break the cycle of chronic stress and inflammation. Common Threads TEDx: " Is trauma costing you your future? " Website:

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Dr Susanna Petche – The trauma-informed GP linking chronic disease to complex trauma and inflammation is an episode from NASGP | The art of GP locuming by National Association of Sessional GPs.

This episode is 0:36:20 long.

This episode was published on Mar 30, 2026.

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