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2.1. “Not bad enough to be trauma” | AKA - the aftermath is what matters
Season 2 Episode 1
Ever doubt that "it was significant enough to count as t-word"?
Well, the key word is significance.
Let's break this down simply and talk about what really creates PTSD; our brains' subjective experi…
Published on 3 years ago
Intro to Season Two
Season 2
We're back! Let's wrap up a year of in-depth trauma research and community insights with a new season.
Published on 3 years ago
1.13. Recovery
Season 1 Episode 13
Convinced you aren't individually damaged, doomed, or destitute yet? Sick. But that comfort doesn't do much good if your brain, behaviors, and life don't change along with the perspective.
Here are 1…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
1.12. Loss of "Self," Learned Helplessness, and Executive Functioning
Season 1 Episode 12
Do you edit your daily activities to feel "acceptable," to the detriment of your own wants, needs, and goals? Can you see yourself clearly from the outside, on one timeline? Do you have the power to …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
1.11. Fawning, Anxious Attachment, and Enmeshment
Season 1 Episode 11
What's the difference between "being a good person" and sacrificing your whole life to support others? In most of our families and social structures... there isn't one. Which makes it pretty hard to …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
1.10. Family of Origin & Yer Brain Programming
Season 1 Episode 10
Here's a holiday release for ya. Merry whatever-you-do, and let's talk about families fuckin things up.
Mental illness seems to run in families, do'nnit? Turns out, there's some biological mirroring…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
1.9. The Trauma Trap: Avoidance, Rigidity, and Trauma-Bubbles
Season 1 Episode 9
So, let's say your brain is on fire 24/7. Your body is doing the same. You're uncomfortable every moment, from the inside and out. You, very literally, are too sick and tired to deal with another obs…
Published on 4 years ago
1.8. Losing Control of Your Brain: Triggers, Spirals, Addiction, Self-harm, Bad habits
Season 1 Episode 8
What's the difference between your past high-functionality and current fears of "losing your fucking mind"? Bad information that was programmed into faulty neural networks being activated more regula…
Published on 4 years ago
1.7. Anxiety, Obsession, and ADHD; The High Energy Hellscape
Season 1 Episode 7
Time to talk about perhaps the largest post-traumatic complaint. It's time for Anxiety. (When isn't it?) Let's also chat about those highly related conditions often driven by anxiety... Obsession and…
Published on 4 years ago
1.6. Depression, Shame, Rumination; The Low Energy Gang
Season 1 Episode 6
You know the team well. They all travel together. One feeds into and strengthens the next. And getting away from them feels inescapable. It's a Traumatized Motherfucker's worst friends; rumination, s…
Published on 4 years ago