Sandy and Jeremy discuss the link between Borderline Personality Disorder and having a childhood that was chaotic, traumatic, or abusive. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy discuss the common symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder, and introduce the idea that BPD may best be treated as a trauma-based disorder. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy discuss some troubling statistics about childhood sexual abuse in our society, and talk about recovering from the shame and other aftermath that are known to occur after being violated. This episode does not get into explicit descriptions of sexual abuse, but please use discretion if this subject matter is triggering for you or anyone you listen with. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy discuss various ways to calm yourself by stimulating your vagus system. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy discuss the many physical symptoms that come when the dorsal vagus is activated too much of the time. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy discuss the many ways that the vagus nerve impacts the overall functioning of the body. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy discuss the early days of putting a name to PTSD, as well as some trauma interventions, including an introduction to how indigenous peoples have intervened to treat and heal from trauma. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy discuss early theories and setbacks of society learning to recognize and treat trauma. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy talk about how your relationship with others is informed by your relationship with yourself. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy discuss the role of experience and environment in activating our genetic makeup, including how the effects of trauma can be passed down from one generation to the next. All of this is rounded out with a bit of discussion about biohacking. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy go into greater detail about the health outcomes that correlate with experiencing ACEs. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy introduce the ACEs study and discuss the various Adverse Childhood Experiences that impact health outcomes. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy discuss the importance of feeling emotions, especially in the context of healing from numbness. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy discuss how to start gaining some control over how your body responds when you feel overwhelmed. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy complete their discussion on creating structure for trauma recovery. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy begin a discussion on how we help create structure for people who are embarking on the journey of trauma recovery. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy discuss the healing process, and how it really is possible to live a life of freedom after trauma. www.theratribe.com

Special guest Kat shares about the journey of reclaiming her life, after several accounts of sexual assault as well as childhood abuse. www.theratribe.com

Special guest MJ shares how trauma has impacted her life, and some of the steps she is taking to find hope on the other side of trauma. www.theratribe.com

Sandy and Jeremy discuss the danger of all that has been overlooked in society’s view of trauma, and how we all are affected. www.theratribe.com