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C-PTSD: Let's Make Sense Of This Sh*t
Let's Work This Sh*t Out
108 episodes
12 hours ago
CPTSD: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

Living with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) can be overwhelming, confusing, and lonely—but you don't have to face it alone. CPTSD: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t is your go-to podcast for breaking down trauma recovery with honesty, compassion, and a touch of humor to keep things real.

Whether you’re just starting your healing journey or have been working on it for years, this podcast offers practical strategies, emotional support, and relatable stories from those who've walked in your shoes. 

Tune in twice a week as we explore what it truly means to live with CPTSD. Our Main Podcast episodes (Tuesdays) feature in-depth discussions, expert advice, and actionable tools to help you understand and navigate CPTSD. On Fridays, our Healing Episodes deliver short, calming exercises and grounding techniques to help you find balance and relief in the moment.

Through raw conversations, expert insights, and an unshakeable sense of empathy, we’re here to help you make sense of the tough stuff and remind you that healing is within reach—even when it feels impossible. Whether you’re battling anxiety, emotional flashbacks, or the daily weight of trauma, this podcast is your companion on the path to recovery. You’re not alone, and just by showing up, you’re already doing great. 

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If this podcast has helped you make sense of C-PTSD, consider joining our Supporters Club. Your support helps us continue these crucial conversations on trauma and healing—conversations that can be hard to find but deeply needed.

By joining, you ensure we can keep offering insights, support, and real talk to those navigating their journey with C-PTSD. Together, we can make sure no one faces this alone.

Click here to join our Supporters Club and support more people.

We’re in this together. 💛
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CPTSD: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

Living with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) can be overwhelming, confusing, and lonely—but you don't have to face it alone. CPTSD: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t is your go-to podcast for breaking down trauma recovery with honesty, compassion, and a touch of humor to keep things real.

Whether you’re just starting your healing journey or have been working on it for years, this podcast offers practical strategies, emotional support, and relatable stories from those who've walked in your shoes. 

Tune in twice a week as we explore what it truly means to live with CPTSD. Our Main Podcast episodes (Tuesdays) feature in-depth discussions, expert advice, and actionable tools to help you understand and navigate CPTSD. On Fridays, our Healing Episodes deliver short, calming exercises and grounding techniques to help you find balance and relief in the moment.

Through raw conversations, expert insights, and an unshakeable sense of empathy, we’re here to help you make sense of the tough stuff and remind you that healing is within reach—even when it feels impossible. Whether you’re battling anxiety, emotional flashbacks, or the daily weight of trauma, this podcast is your companion on the path to recovery. You’re not alone, and just by showing up, you’re already doing great. 

💛 Join Our Supporters Club 💛

If this podcast has helped you make sense of C-PTSD, consider joining our Supporters Club. Your support helps us continue these crucial conversations on trauma and healing—conversations that can be hard to find but deeply needed.

By joining, you ensure we can keep offering insights, support, and real talk to those navigating their journey with C-PTSD. Together, we can make sure no one faces this alone.

Click here to join our Supporters Club and support more people.

We’re in this together. 💛
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CPTSD: Finding Purpose After Trauma - From Survival to Meaning
C-PTSD: Let's Make Sense Of This Sh*t
53 minutes
4 days ago
CPTSD: Finding Purpose After Trauma - From Survival to Meaning
In this episode, Gregory explores the transformative journey of finding purpose after trauma. He discusses how Complex PTSD can disconnect us from meaning, leaving survivors in survival mode where purpose feels like a luxury. Through personal stories, listener experiences, and research-backed insights, Gregory explains how purpose often emerges gradually through small moments of genuine connection rather than grand epiphanies. He addresses the delicate balance between honoring how trauma has shaped us without letting it completely define our identity, emphasizing that recovery and purpose-finding work in tandem as we heal.
 
Key Takeaways
• Purpose after trauma often emerges gradually through small moments of genuine connection, not grand epiphanies • Finding meaning is neurologically healing, increasing prefrontal cortex activity while decreasing amygdala activation • Your purpose doesn't need to be directly connected to your trauma or involve helping others to be valid • Recovery and purpose-finding work together—basic safety and regulation form the foundation for exploring meaning • Purpose evolves throughout recovery, changing as you heal and grow in your relationship with yourself and the world
 
What You'll Discover
• How trauma disrupts our sense of meaning and connection to what makes life worthwhile • Practical tools like "permission slips" and "tiny purpose pilots" to explore meaning without overwhelming pressure • Why focusing on what brings you into a flow state provides valuable clues about your potential purpose • The importance of celebrating small wins and creating personalized rituals that anchor meaning in daily life • How embodied practices help integrate fragmented parts of self and create space for purpose to emerge
 
Resources Mentioned
• "Trauma and Recovery" by Dr. Judith Herman, exploring the final stage of trauma recovery as reconnection • "Man's Search for Meaning" by Dr. Viktor Frankl, on finding purpose as essential for psychological survival • "The Body Keeps the Score" by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, on how purposeful engagement rewires neural pathways • 2019 study in Psychological Trauma journal on meaningful activities' impact on brain function in trauma survivors • 2020 longitudinal study in Psychological Science on the timing and emergence of meaning after trauma
 
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Next week, Gregory will tackle the challenging topic of trauma-induced insomnia, sharing practical strategies and insights to help you reclaim restful sleep as part of your healing journey.
 
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C-PTSD: Let's Make Sense Of This Sh*t
CPTSD: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

Living with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) can be overwhelming, confusing, and lonely—but you don't have to face it alone. CPTSD: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t is your go-to podcast for breaking down trauma recovery with honesty, compassion, and a touch of humor to keep things real.

Whether you’re just starting your healing journey or have been working on it for years, this podcast offers practical strategies, emotional support, and relatable stories from those who've walked in your shoes. 

Tune in twice a week as we explore what it truly means to live with CPTSD. Our Main Podcast episodes (Tuesdays) feature in-depth discussions, expert advice, and actionable tools to help you understand and navigate CPTSD. On Fridays, our Healing Episodes deliver short, calming exercises and grounding techniques to help you find balance and relief in the moment.

Through raw conversations, expert insights, and an unshakeable sense of empathy, we’re here to help you make sense of the tough stuff and remind you that healing is within reach—even when it feels impossible. Whether you’re battling anxiety, emotional flashbacks, or the daily weight of trauma, this podcast is your companion on the path to recovery. You’re not alone, and just by showing up, you’re already doing great. 

💛 Join Our Supporters Club 💛

If this podcast has helped you make sense of C-PTSD, consider joining our Supporters Club. Your support helps us continue these crucial conversations on trauma and healing—conversations that can be hard to find but deeply needed.

By joining, you ensure we can keep offering insights, support, and real talk to those navigating their journey with C-PTSD. Together, we can make sure no one faces this alone.

Click here to join our Supporters Club and support more people.

We’re in this together. 💛