38: You're Not "Too Much"- Understanding Your Parts

Now on YouTube to watch!  https://www.youtube.com/@traumaunboundYou’re Not Too Much: Parts Work, Orientation, and Retrieving Parts Stuck in the PastHost Jesse Deal introduces the Trauma Unbound Podcast, shares that the show may be activating, and invites listeners breaking generational trauma to connect via the website, one-on-one trauma coaching, and an introductory Thursday-evening parts work group. Jesse discusses how being labeled “too much” often reflects others’ limited capacity to understand complex developmental trauma and dissociative parts systems, which can appear emotional, inconsistent, and confusing as different parts shift between connection and protection. The episode focuses on part retrieval through orientation to time and space, creating safe internal places, and patiently building trust without forcing. Jesse recommends journaling specific details about parts and doing parts mapping to track internal communication and change. A practical tool is using a physical map and printed photos of current life to repeatedly remind stuck younger parts of present-day reality and safety.00:00 Welcome and Safety Note00:34 Coaching and Parts Group01:59 When You Feel Too Much03:15 Inside a Trauma System05:13 Trauma Protection Patterns07:17 From Isolation to Curiosity09:24 Part Retrieval Basics12:05 Patience and New Pathways12:57 Journaling and Parts Mapping14:49 Using Maps for Orientation17:40 Photos and Sensory Grounding22:36 You Are Not Too Much23:28 Closing and EncouragementEmail me:  [email protected]:  https://www.traumaunboundcoaching.comIG:  @traumaunboundYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@traumaunbound