Welcome to the Calling in Sick, hosted by Alex Wildeson and produced by Just Media. On this podcast, Alex shares her unfiltered personal journey battling several autoimmune and chronic conditions including Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Vasculitis, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) / Lupus, Endometriosis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). She also provides practical “how-to” guides, explores hot topics, and welcomes other warriors, medical professionals, advocates and creators on the show to shed light on the latest healing modalities, promising treatments, and myth bust popular misconceptions and trendy health hacks. Tune in for some laughs, tears, and growth… but stay for the camaraderie and community. You can engage with Alex and the community through social media @callinginsickpod. We promise, you don’t need a doctor’s note for this one!
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Welcome to the Calling in Sick, hosted by Alex Wildeson and produced by Just Media. On this podcast, Alex shares her unfiltered personal journey battling several autoimmune and chronic conditions including Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Vasculitis, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) / Lupus, Endometriosis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). She also provides practical “how-to” guides, explores hot topics, and welcomes other warriors, medical professionals, advocates and creators on the show to shed light on the latest healing modalities, promising treatments, and myth bust popular misconceptions and trendy health hacks. Tune in for some laughs, tears, and growth… but stay for the camaraderie and community. You can engage with Alex and the community through social media @callinginsickpod. We promise, you don’t need a doctor’s note for this one!
The Top 3 Things Trauma Therapy Has Taught Me So Far
Calling In Sick
30 minutes
3 months ago
The Top 3 Things Trauma Therapy Has Taught Me So Far
This week on Calling in Sick, I’m pulling back the curtain on something I’ve never really talked about in depth: trauma therapy. Not wellness aesthetic therapy. Not “journal and manifest” therapy. Real, gritty, life-interrupting trauma therapy.
In this episode, I’m sharing:
🧠 What trauma therapy actually is — and why I started
⚠️ Why I was afraid when life started to feel… good
💊 How my mindset has changed on medical trauma & how it affects my daily life
🛑 If I think trauma therapy is financially, physically and emotionally worth it
From childhood illness to hospital PTSD, I’ve carried more “little t” trauma, or what I thought was “little t” trauma, than I realized… and trauma therapy has helped me stop minimizing it. This isn’t a step-by-step guide or a promise of a fix. It’s just me, sharing what I’ve learned so far. So whether you’re considering therapy, afraid to open that door, or deep in your own healing arc — this episode is for you. Sending my love, as always!
xx,
Alex
💬 Comment: What’s one thing therapy helped you realize… even if you weren’t ready to hear it?
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling In Sick!
00:00:30 Life catch-up + why I’m finally ready to talk about this00:01:43 What is trauma therapy, why I started it
00:03:25 How I found my trauma therapist & my tips for you!
00:04:43 Lesson 1: My BIGGEST surprise with little T versus big T trauma!
00:08:04 Lesson 2: Fear things getting good?! Here’s my number one tip!!!
00:09:28 Lesson 3: How to NOT spiral in “what if’s”!
00:15:24 Is trauma therapy worth it?? Thoughts on the financial, emotional and physical impact
00:17:44 How my trauma therapy protocol is protecting me from physical flare ups!!!
00:18:35 Alex’s Picks of the Week (LOL I forgot to do them at the top — Tilt Beauty & Perelel)
00:19:50 One Brain Cell TV Show Pick of the Week00:21:24 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Calling In Sick
Welcome to the Calling in Sick, hosted by Alex Wildeson and produced by Just Media. On this podcast, Alex shares her unfiltered personal journey battling several autoimmune and chronic conditions including Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) Vasculitis, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) / Lupus, Endometriosis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). She also provides practical “how-to” guides, explores hot topics, and welcomes other warriors, medical professionals, advocates and creators on the show to shed light on the latest healing modalities, promising treatments, and myth bust popular misconceptions and trendy health hacks. Tune in for some laughs, tears, and growth… but stay for the camaraderie and community. You can engage with Alex and the community through social media @callinginsickpod. We promise, you don’t need a doctor’s note for this one!