My Acronym Life
Health & Wellness Podcasts
After decades of being misdiagnosed, I discovered I had CPTSD in 2018. With the few resources available and the help of a complex trauma therapist, I've been able to finally make some progress. My hope is that this podcast can be one of those resources I would have loved 4+ years ago.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Health & Wellness Podcasts
Description:
After decades of being misdiagnosed, I discovered I had CPTSD in 2018. With the few resources available and the help of a complex trauma therapist, I've been able to finally make some progress. My hope is that this podcast can be one of those resources I would have loved 4+ years ago.
Language:
English
Episodes
Validation
6/27/2023
Validation. I'm learning it's important. From yourself, of course — but also from others.
Email me at MyAcronymLife@gmail.com.
Duration:00:03:24
Estrangement: going low or no contact
6/3/2023
What going low and no contact can be like and why I chose to do it.
Duration:00:06:21
Trauma and justice
5/20/2023
Today's episode explores the work of one of the pioneers of complex trauma, Dr. Judith Herman. Check out her NPR and New Yorker interviews discussing her new book, Trauma and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice.
Duration:00:06:24
To see and be seen
5/6/2023
A huge part of CPTSD is erasure and not being seen. Here's the story of how and when I realized this.
Content warning: mention of sexual assault
Duration:00:05:48
The 4 Fs
4/8/2023
The 4 Fs (fight, flight, freeze, and fawn) as described by Pete Walker, M.A., MFT in his article The 4 Fs: A Trauma Typology in Complex PTSD.
Duration:00:13:44
Cookie & The Pause
3/25/2023
How "restraint of tongue and pen" and dog sitting helped me understand trauma.
Duration:00:05:06
The next right thing
3/18/2023
What to do when you don't know what to do.
The Nap Ministry
Duration:00:03:49
WTF
3/4/2023
Travel, cognitive dissonance, and a tale of learning to trust myself.
Duration:00:05:44
Sunshine and stuff
2/18/2023
Remember to take breaks. Joy and peace and rest and happiness are part of healing too.
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Duration:00:04:19
Book report: 10 Steps to Nanette
2/11/2023
Some really powerful (and helpful) quotes from Hannah Gadsby's memoir.
Duration:00:04:48
You shouldn't listen to me
2/4/2023
The most important thing is learning to trust yourself.
Duration:00:01:46
Dissociation
1/28/2023
Digging a little deeper on dissociation (or disassociation) and how it can show up for people with complex trauma.
Duration:00:06:20
You are allowed to change
1/21/2023
Some thoughts on gaslighting and narcissistic psychological abuse.
Duration:00:05:53
Triggers and emotional flashbacks. Oh my.
1/14/2023
What triggers and emotional flashbacks are and how they can manifest for those with CPTSD.
PsychCentral: triggers
Pete Walker, MA: emotional flashbacks
Duration:00:06:29
What even is CPTSD?
1/7/2023
How I found out about complex trauma (CPTSD) in the fall of 2018.
Pete Walker, MA, MFT
Beauty After Bruises
Duration:00:06:27
Trailer
12/30/2022
Join me as I share the things that have helped navigate living with complex trauma (CPTSD.)
Duration:00:01:32