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Start Thriving | A Podcast on Healing Complex Trauma
Chelsea Bartell
64 episodes
4 days ago
Welcome to the Start Thriving Podcast where every week we will deep dive into all things trauma, nervous system regulation, and transforming your pain into power. Hosted by Emotional Trauma Freedom Coach and complex trauma survivor Chelsea Bartell, you will learn how to begin healing the elaborate symptoms of trauma and create a life that is centered around thriving, not surviving. Chelsea leads a life full of joy, meaning, and power despite the trauma she endured and she'll show you how you can too. Get ready to Start Thriving!
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Welcome to the Start Thriving Podcast where every week we will deep dive into all things trauma, nervous system regulation, and transforming your pain into power. Hosted by Emotional Trauma Freedom Coach and complex trauma survivor Chelsea Bartell, you will learn how to begin healing the elaborate symptoms of trauma and create a life that is centered around thriving, not surviving. Chelsea leads a life full of joy, meaning, and power despite the trauma she endured and she'll show you how you can too. Get ready to Start Thriving!
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Mental Health
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45. The Mental Masturbation Trap: When Trauma Knowledge Becomes Your Comfort Zone
Start Thriving | A Podcast on Healing Complex Trauma
29 minutes 25 seconds
9 months ago
45. The Mental Masturbation Trap: When Trauma Knowledge Becomes Your Comfort Zone

[Nervous System Liberation Call] πŸ“†

When twelve potential clients ghost their nervous system liberation calls, most coaches would question their worth. But what if the real story isn't about rejection – but about the epidemic of "healing procrastination" that's keeping thousands stuck in survival mode?

In this raw and revealing episode, trauma healing coach Chelsea Bartell Smith pulls back the curtain on a phenomenon she calls "mental masturbation" – the addictive cycle of consuming trauma content without taking action. Through her own vulnerable story of recent client ghosting, Chelsea exposes why:

  • Understanding trauma isn't enough – and why this "awareness trap" keeps people stuck in survival mode
  • The uncomfortable truth about why your brain prefers to intellectualize rather than feel
  • How the "State Spotlight Method" breaks through resistance and creates lasting nervous system change
  • The crucial difference between healing as information versus healing as transformation

"Trauma may not be your fault, but healing is your responsibility." Chelsea breaks down exactly what this means and provides a practical roadmap for moving from knowledge to embodied change.

Discover how Chelsea's State Spotlight Method helps clients:

  • Connect their current triggers to past experiences
  • Build a personalized emotional regulation toolkit
  • Move from survival mode to thriving

If you're tired of just understanding your trauma and ready to actually heal it, this episode provides the wake-up call – and practical tools – you've been waiting for.

Don't miss this powerful exploration of why healing happens through action, not information, and how to finally break free from the cycle of knowing better but not doing better.

Your next step: Ready to move beyond understanding and into actual healing? [Click here] to book your nervous system liberation call with Chelsea.


Start Thriving | A Podcast on Healing Complex Trauma
Welcome to the Start Thriving Podcast where every week we will deep dive into all things trauma, nervous system regulation, and transforming your pain into power. Hosted by Emotional Trauma Freedom Coach and complex trauma survivor Chelsea Bartell, you will learn how to begin healing the elaborate symptoms of trauma and create a life that is centered around thriving, not surviving. Chelsea leads a life full of joy, meaning, and power despite the trauma she endured and she'll show you how you can too. Get ready to Start Thriving!