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In this final episode of Healing CPTSD for 2024, I reflect on the year that's been and share my wish for you for the new year to come. Thank you all so much for a wonderful year. Your support and engagement in this community are deeply appreciated. Healing CPTSD will return in February, until then I'm wishing you a smooth transition into 2025.
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In this episode of Healing CPTSD, I talk about the unique challenges many of us face during the holiday season, especially when it comes to family interactions. I know these times can bring up stress, anxiety, old wounds and coping mechanisms, particularly for those with complicated family dynamics or a history of childhood trauma. That’s why I’m sharing practical tips for maintaining your mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. No matter how you are deciding to spend the holidays – with or without family – we'll cover strategies to ensure that you navigate this time in a way that is most meaningful to you.
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As we transition into the Christmas season, it’s important to acknowledge the unique complexities that come with living with childhood trauma and how we relate to the holidays. This time of year is generally seen as a time to celebrate, associated with feelings of joy, excitement and connection – but for those of us with complex childhood trauma histories, the holidays can also stir up a lot of pain, inner conflict and grief. This episode explores how to navigate these feelings of grief and honour our inner child during the holidays.
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Whether we are conscious of them or not, our values influence how we live our lives. This episode explores values and how we can use them as tools to make decisions, navigate uncertainty, plan for the future, build out our self-concept and ultimately curate an aligned life.
This episode also includes a step-by-step practice to help you identify your own personal values.
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Dissociation is something that lot of people experience, but may not fully understand. Here we discuss some of the signs and feelings associated with dissociation so that you can maybe identify if this is something that's happening to you, why it happens and what to do when it does happen.
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This episode focuses on how to actually feel your feelings – something that is so much easier said than done, right? Truly feeling our feelings is a challenge especially if you are someone who has experienced trauma, and the common go-to coping mechanisms are avoidance, intellectualising, overanalysing. Sound familiar? In this episode, we'll explore why you may struggle to feel your feelings and some practical tips on how to reconnect with your body and your emotions.
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This episode explores the question “how dysregulated are you?”. Hopefully by the end of this discussion, you'll have the awareness to accurately answer that question for yourself. This is for you if you resonate with the experience of being completely cut off from feeling, or you feel you’re on an emotional rollercoaster.
Topics explored:
What do we actually mean by dysregulation? What contributes to our nervous system states Typical signs of nervous system dysregulation What you can do to gain a sense of control and self mastery
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In this episode, I offer up affirmations that hopefully can comfort you, support you, for you to listen to in those times when you're feeling a tender and sensitive. Please go gently as you listen along, being mindful of your emotional experience.
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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or therapy. While we discuss various therapeutic tools and techniques, please consult with a licensed therapist or healthcare provider for personalised support related to your mental health and wellbeing.
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This episode guides you through what to do when you're "spiralling". The downwards spiral is a very common experience for those living with complex PTSD – one second you're triggered, then your thoughts start racing, you start catastrophising, everything all of a sudden feels overwhelming and before you know it, you're lost in the vortex.
We chat about what "spiralling" feels like, the mindbody connection, and I share some tips and insights that can help you navigate those moments when you feel like you are starting to lose control.
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This much-requested episode of Healing CPTSD, focuses on support for loved ones of those living with complex PTSD – this episode is for partners, family members or close friends. It includes insights and practical tools, gathered from my own practice and offered by community members, to navigate the complexities of these relationships, to ultimately come into better connection with each other.
We’ll explore four key categories:
Valuable skills and knowledge – Understanding the unique challenges of CPTSD and how to approach them. Self-care for you as a loved one – Prioritising your own well-being while supporting someone else. Relational practices for connection – How to come together in moments of disconnection and dysregulation. Specific resources – Tools to help guide both of you on the healing journey (all which are linked below).Relationships can be incredibly powerful containers for healing and transformation for trauma survivors. Whether you’re living with CPTSD or a loved one is, I hope you’ll find these insights helpful. Tune in and share this episode with those who may benefit.
RESOURCES
Organisations
Blue Knot Foundation
Al Anon | Nar Anon | CoDA
Books
The Body Keeps The Score, Bessell van der Kolk
The Complex PTSD Workbook, Arielle Schwartz
The Pain We Carry, Natalie Gutierrez
My Grandmother's Hands, Resmaa Menakem
Non-Violent Communication, Marshall B. Rosenberg
Attached, Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
Attachment Theory in Practice, Sue Johnson
Hold Me Tight, Sue Johnson
Podcasts
On Attachment by Stephanie Rigg
The Mark Groves Podcast
Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel
YOUTUBE CHANNELS
Patrick Teahan
Crappy Childhood Fairy********
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I'm back with another episode of Healing CPTSD after taking a few weeks off content creation. Here I share a little bit about what I've been up to, as well as some important updates for Embodied Self Therapy for the rest of 2024 and beyond, including changes to pricing, sessions, resources and availability.
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In this episode, I will guide you through an interactive embodied practice that will gently invite you into connection with your body and attend to anything that may be coming up for you today – whether that be anxiety, grief, shame, or any other uncomfortable sensations or emotional experience. This practice includes elements of introspection, optional self touch and parts work.
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In this episode, we dive into a topic that can be both incredibly challenging and also deeply healing – navigating relationships with our parents. This is a topic that many childhood trauma survivors struggle with, especially when we have grown up in environments where our boundaries and our needs weren't respected or even acknowledged. Here, we unpack how to relate to dysfunctional parents and how to navigate these challenging parent-child dynamics. We explore how to protect and advocate for your inner child, whilst also balancing the needs of your healthy adult self. I offer some practical tips for setting and enforcing boundaries, and look at managing expectations with parents and practicing acceptance. And finally, for those of you who may be considering it, we'll be wrapping up this episode by discussing when and how to go no contact.
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In this episode, we dive into the complex world of relationships, focusing on how trauma can shape and challenge our connections with others and discuss everything from disorganised attachment to dissociation during conflict. For those of us who’ve experienced childhood trauma, these early disruptions — like attachment wounds, abandonment, rejection, emotional neglect, and abuse — can make navigating relationships particularly tough. By the end of this episode, I hope you come away with some clarity and insights on how to form and maintain healthier relationships.
Themes explored
Disorganised attachment & other insecure attachment styles How trauma impacts relationships i.e. fear of intimacy, vulnerability and connection Reenacting dysfunctional cycles i.e. choosing relationships/partners that mirror our early childhood trauma dynamics, self-sabotaging healthy relationships Navigating triggers, conflict, shutting down and dissociation within relational conflict and intimacy How somatic therapy can support you in healing attachment and relational woundsNeed to work with a trauma informed therapist?
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"Soma" is the Greek word for body, and somatic therapy refers to a range of body-based therapeutic approaches. Unlike traditional talk therapy, somatic therapy emphasises the mind-body connection, acknowledging that trauma is often stored within the body. This episode explores how somatic therapy (and its interventions such as mindfulness and nervous system regulation) can play a crucial role in healing trauma and supporting your overall wellbeing. Tune in to discover what somatic therapy looks like in practice and how it can help you on your healing journey.
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In this episode, we're talking about coregulation — basically, the building block for self-regulation. To manage our emotions and behaviours, we first need to learn how to do it with the help of someone else, which is what coregulation is all about. Unfortunately, if you’ve experienced childhood trauma, you might not have had this chance growing up. That's where therapy comes in — it's a great way to experience that connection and start building those skills in a safe, supportive environment.
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The relationship we have towards ourself can be a challenging, complicated or complex one when we come from complex childhood trauma backgrounds. In this episode, we explore the practice of relating to Self, through the lens of Internal Family Systems or parts work. After this episode, you will understand what makes up your internal landscape and hopefully create space for self-understanding, self-compassion, self-acceptance and self-love.
Themes explored:
- The Internal Family Systems model including the intentions, purpose and psychosomatic qualities of different parts
- How trauma impacts parts and create protective mechanisms
- The importance of working with a therapist to ensure emotional safety when relating to intense parts
- Examples of parts work in therapy and how this modality can support trauma processing and integration
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How do you find a good therapist? No doubt, this can be a challenging and vulnerable process. In this episode, we unpack three therapist green flags to look out for when on the search for a therapist to support you in your journey to healing trauma.
Finding a therapist who aligns with your values, needs and personality is crucial for effective therapy. A strong therapeutic relationship is built on trust, understanding and mutual respect, which are essential for feeling safe and supported.
When you match with a therapist that resonates with you, you increase the likelihood of forming a connection that facilitates open and honest connection, ultimately supporting your transformation.
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This episode explores resources through a decolonised lens. Resources can include self-regulation skills as well as people, places and things that we can access to support ourselves along our journey towards healing.
Decolonised practices and resources can help to cut through the mental maze we get caught up in through overanalysing and can help us resist the systems that keep us disempowered, separate and unwell.
Topics explored:
Decolonising our mentality towards mainstream approaches to mental health and viewing wellness through a holistic lens.
Cyclical and symbiotic living in sync with our natural rhythms and the importance of slowing down.
Somatic practices – practical resources that can support with emotional regulation.
Co regulation and how our nervous systems are hardwired to engage with each other, animals and nature.
Rituals to create meaning, intentionality and connectedness in our daily lives.
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This episode explores approaches to healing childhood trauma (early developmental and attachment trauma) and how this differs from healing from single-incident or complex trauma experienced later on in life.
Topics explored:
Developmental, attachment and preverbal trauma Impacts of childhood trauma on early development and our sense of self, our core beliefs/worldviews, how we engage in relationships Approaches to healing, what treatment and therapy look like – embodiment, co regulation, safety in relationships, processing emotions such as shame and grief How to heal without the trauma story & rehashing over the pastNeed to work with a trauma informed therapist?
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