Overcoming PTSD with Brad Schipke
Real relief from trauma symptoms - starting today, not someday.
I’m Brad Schipke, and I’ve spent 8 years helping over 2,000 people take control of their healing journey. I teach the same self-directed recovery methods that freed me from PTSD and transformed my life.
If you’re exhausted from sleepless nights, constant anxiety, and feeling triggered by everything - or if you’re stuck in cycles of numbing out and hating yourself - this podcast is for you. Each episode gives you practical, neuroplasticity-based techniques that actually work, so you can start feeling like yourself again.
Here’s what’s possible for you: Break free from nightmares, panic, and waking up in dread. Stop walking on eggshells and feeling ashamed of your triggers. Escape the cycles of addiction, binging, and numbing out. Build genuine confidence and fall in love with who you are. Feel safe and calm in your relationships. Go after your dreams without fear holding you back. Experience real peace, joy, and laughter again.
Even if therapy hasn’t worked, even if you feel broken and hopeless right now - you can heal. You just need the right tools and a proven path forward.
New episodes weekly. Your breakthrough starts now.
Join the Broken to Unbreakable community for free training, proven frameworks, and support from people who get it at https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable
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Overcoming PTSD with Brad Schipke
Real relief from trauma symptoms - starting today, not someday.
I’m Brad Schipke, and I’ve spent 8 years helping over 2,000 people take control of their healing journey. I teach the same self-directed recovery methods that freed me from PTSD and transformed my life.
If you’re exhausted from sleepless nights, constant anxiety, and feeling triggered by everything - or if you’re stuck in cycles of numbing out and hating yourself - this podcast is for you. Each episode gives you practical, neuroplasticity-based techniques that actually work, so you can start feeling like yourself again.
Here’s what’s possible for you: Break free from nightmares, panic, and waking up in dread. Stop walking on eggshells and feeling ashamed of your triggers. Escape the cycles of addiction, binging, and numbing out. Build genuine confidence and fall in love with who you are. Feel safe and calm in your relationships. Go after your dreams without fear holding you back. Experience real peace, joy, and laughter again.
Even if therapy hasn’t worked, even if you feel broken and hopeless right now - you can heal. You just need the right tools and a proven path forward.
New episodes weekly. Your breakthrough starts now.
Join the Broken to Unbreakable community for free training, proven frameworks, and support from people who get it at https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable
#28 Grieving Lost Dreams After PTSD | Recovery Secrets Series
Overcoming PTSD with Brad Schipke
48 minutes
3 days ago
#28 Grieving Lost Dreams After PTSD | Recovery Secrets Series
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Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching
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In this Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching session, Brad and Kay tackle a rarely discussed part of healing: grieving lost dreams and missed opportunities caused by PTSD. Instead of only focusing on the original trauma, they explore the hidden grief that shows up as anger, frustration, and sadness when life didn’t go the way you hoped.
You’ll learn a simple, repeatable two-step process: first, release emotions honestly and safely; then, shift beliefs and perspective to accept reality and refocus on the future. Brad shares how acknowledging the loss of time and chances was key to moving from rumination to rebuilding.
The episode also highlights practical tools to regulate emotions, build honest self-expression, and cultivate gratitude and opportunity-spotting. By the end, you’ll know how to stop self-blame, shorten rough days, and transform “what I missed” into momentum for what comes next.
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💡 What You’ll Learn
Identify and name the grief of lost dreams and missed opportunities
Use a safe, honest process to release anger, sadness, and frustration
Shift from past-fixation to future-focus with acceptance
Reframe beliefs to find opportunities and gratitude after trauma
Shorten the length of bad days by ending self-criticism
Build the muscle of emotional control in real-life situations
Apply case-by-case grief work without overwhelm
Leverage recovery tools like journaling and bilateral processing
Create hopeful goals that make your future bigger than your past
🧠Key Takeaway
Grieve what you lost, then choose a new meaning—release the pain, reframe the past, and rebuild a future you’re excited to live.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00Â Introduction to Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching
00:36Â Welcome to the Recovery Secret Sail Coaching Session
00:42Â Understanding Grief and Loss
03:01Â The Impact of PTSD on Life Opportunities
08:25Â Processing Grief: Releasing Emotions
19:43Â Changing Perspectives and Moving Forward
27:15Â Embracing Pain and Growth
27:59Â The Journey of Healing
30:29Â Building a Future Beyond Pain
33:28Â The Importance of Self-Compassion
38:53Â Processing Emotions and Thoughts
45:09Â Upcoming Topics and Final Thoughts
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Topics Covered:
PTSD recovery • trauma healing • grieving lost dreams • missed opportunities with PTSD • emotional regulation • releasing emotions • belief and mindset shift • acceptance and reframing • nervous system regulation • trauma coping tools • self-compassion practices • future-focused goals • bilateral processing • journaling for trauma • building resilience after trauma • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching
Overcoming PTSD with Brad Schipke
Overcoming PTSD with Brad Schipke
Real relief from trauma symptoms - starting today, not someday.
I’m Brad Schipke, and I’ve spent 8 years helping over 2,000 people take control of their healing journey. I teach the same self-directed recovery methods that freed me from PTSD and transformed my life.
If you’re exhausted from sleepless nights, constant anxiety, and feeling triggered by everything - or if you’re stuck in cycles of numbing out and hating yourself - this podcast is for you. Each episode gives you practical, neuroplasticity-based techniques that actually work, so you can start feeling like yourself again.
Here’s what’s possible for you: Break free from nightmares, panic, and waking up in dread. Stop walking on eggshells and feeling ashamed of your triggers. Escape the cycles of addiction, binging, and numbing out. Build genuine confidence and fall in love with who you are. Feel safe and calm in your relationships. Go after your dreams without fear holding you back. Experience real peace, joy, and laughter again.
Even if therapy hasn’t worked, even if you feel broken and hopeless right now - you can heal. You just need the right tools and a proven path forward.
New episodes weekly. Your breakthrough starts now.
Join the Broken to Unbreakable community for free training, proven frameworks, and support from people who get it at https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable
