Media & Speaking
Sophia L. Maurasse, MD has been recognized for her compassionate, innovative work in psychiatry. Explore her talks, podcasts, and featured appearances where she shares insights on mental health, trauma, and resilience.
Featured Talks & Interviews
“On our team, compassionate care means we recognize that even in their most difficult moments, our patients are doing the best they can. This requires us to approach patients with respect and dignity and to be diligent not just in our speech but also in our own behavior with them and each other.”
— Sophia Maurasse, MD
“It’s not just curiosity for curiosity’s sake. It’s curiosity walking hand in hand with a desire to be helpful, to be present with someone even after taking you down a path that you’ve never been before, but especially a pretty painful one for them and potentially for you as well.”
— Sophia Maurasse, MD
Video Appearances & Interviews
In this talk, Maurasse explains how a traumatic experience is dependent on what we bring into the situation, in terms of our genetic makeup, past traumas we have experienced, and the stage in our development in which the traumatic event occurs.
Podcast & Audio Features
Sophia discusses her difficult childhood experience fleeing from war-torn Liberia and how she uses her past experiences to help girls with BPD.
Episode 2: “Teens, Emotions, and the Myth of ‘Overreacting”
A conversation about adolescent emotional intensity, brain development, and how caregivers can show up without shutting kids down.
Episode 3: “The Problem with Perfect” (coming soon)
Perfectionism, burnout, and why so many high-achieving young people are quietly unraveling.
About Dr. Maurasse
Dr. Sophia Maurasse
Dr. Sophia L. Maurasse is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and the Medical Director of the nationally recognized 3East Girls Intensive Program at McLean Hospital. She is board-certified in adult, child, and adolescent psychiatry, and specializes in complex cases involving trauma, self-injury, and emotional dysregulation.
Born in Liberia and raised in the U.S. after fleeing civil war, Dr. Maurasse brings a rare blend of lived experience, clinical excellence, and compassionate curiosity to her work — and to this podcast.
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