The Healing Place Podcast Host Teri Wellbrock: Resilience After Trauma

A note to listeners: This episode includes discussion of trauma, childhood abuse, sexual assault, violence, and panic attacks/C-PTSD. Please take care of yourself while listening. You can pause, skip, or come back when you feel supported. In today’s episode of Your Radiant Spirit, Heather Eck sits down with Teri Wellbrock, host of The Healing Place Podcast, audiobook narrator and producer, writer, speaker, and forgiveness mentor. Teri shares her powerful trauma-to-hope story, including how severe panic attacks and complex trauma symptoms led her to EMDR therapy in 2013, and what healing looked like over time. This is a deeply human conversation about resilience, nervous system healing, learning how to stay in your body again, and the role of forgiveness and faith in releasing what you were never meant to carry. Teri also shares practical, grounded encouragement for anyone who feels stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin. If you’ve ever wondered whether healing is truly possible after trauma, this episode offers a steady reminder: you’re not alone, and you don’t have to do it perfectly to begin. In this episode we talk about: What it means to be a “trauma warrior” How trauma can live in the body as panic, fear, and hypervigilance Teri’s experience with EMDR and why her process took several years Dissociation, coming back into the body, and learning safety from the inside out Why breathwork can feel impossible after trauma (and how that can change) The difference between “forgiving” and “excusing” Writing forgiveness letters as a release practice Why healing isn’t a competition, and why pain still counts even if someone else has “more” How to start building a coping skills toolbox, one small step at a time Where to find Teri’s podcast, books, and support online If something in this conversation brings up emotion, you can try this simple support in the moment: Put a hand on your chest or belly Take one slow breath in and a longer breath out Look around the room and name 3 things you can see You’re here. You’re safe enough to take the next tiny step.Connect with Teri: Website: www.teriwellbrock.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/teriwellbrock Podcast: The Healing Place Podcast (available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, and more) Share it with someone who needs hope today Leave a review (it helps more than you know) And send Heather a message with what resonated most