My Acronym Life: Recent Episodes
Alex Carson
After decades of being misdiagnosed, I finally discovered I had C-PTSD in 2018. With the few resources available and the help of a complex trauma therapist, I've been able to finally make some progress. My hope is that this podcast can be one of those resources I would have loved 4+ years ago.
Validation. I'm learning it's important. From yourself, of course — but also from others.
Email me at MyAcronymLife@gmail.com.
Today's episode explores the work of one of the pioneers of complex trauma, Dr. Judith Herman. Check out her NPR and New Yorker interviews discussing her new book, Trauma and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice.
A huge part of CPTSD is erasure and not being seen. Here's the story of how and when I realized this.
Content warning: mention of sexual assault
The 4 Fs (fight, flight, freeze, and fawn) as described by Pete Walker, M.A., MFT in his article The 4 Fs: A Trauma Typology in Complex PTSD.
Remember to take breaks. Joy and peace and rest and happiness are part of healing too.
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Digging a little deeper on dissociation (or disassociation) and how it can show up for people with complex trauma.
More about what triggers and emotional flashbacks are and how they can manifest for those with CPTSD.
PsychCentral: triggers
Pete Walker, MA: emotional flashbacks
How I found out about complex trauma (CPTSD) in the fall of 2018.
Pete Walker, MA, MFT
Beauty After Bruises
Join me as I share the things that have helped navigate living with complex trauma (C-PTSD.)