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The Complex Trauma Podcast — 147 episodes
Functional Freeze and Why You Feel Stuck Even When You’re Functioning
The Longing to Be Understood in Complex Trauma Recovery
Complex Trauma, Brain Fog, Memory & Focus Problems
Why Trauma Memory Gaps Don't Mean You Made It Up
The Messy Middle of Nervous System Regulation
Why Relationships and Connection Feel So Hard After Complex Trauma
The Impact of Emotionally Immature Parents with Lindsay Gibson
Why You Don't Know Who You Are After Complex Trauma
When Perfectionism Takes the Joy Out of the Things You Love
Somatic Therapy 101: The Nervous System Basics Behind Trauma Healing
Why Your Nervous System Craves Certainty (And Why It Looks Like Control)
Emotional Flashbacks in Complex Trauma Explained
Complex Trauma and the Belief That You're a Burden
Why Complex Trauma Survivors Struggle to Believe Themselves
Why Emotional Loneliness Runs So Deep in Complex Trauma
What CPTSD Does to Your Sleep and Why Nothing Else Has Worked
What Inner Child Healing and Reparenting Actually Looks Like
Corrective Emotional Experiences After Childhood Emotional Neglect
CPTSD and the Stack of Diagnoses Nobody Connects
It's Not People-Pleasing, It's Fawning
When Being Seen Can Feel Unsafe in Therapy for CPTSD with Katie Fries
The Inner Critic, IFS, and Complex Trauma with Emily Pagone
I Finally Stopped Shrinking… and Still Got Hurt
Complex Trauma, Motherhood, and Cycle Breaking with Libby Ward
The Hidden Shame in Emotional Neglect
How Complex Trauma Shows Up in Your Sex Life— with Rachael Garner
Why You Freeze or Shut Down When Things Get Hard
Why Nervous System Regulation Feels Impossible With CPTSD
Childhood Emotional Neglect with Dr. Danica Harris
3 Dissociation Questions Everyone's Asking (Answered)
Betrayal Trauma and Learning to Trust Again with Joe Sanok
Understanding Dissociative Parts with Dr. Janina Fisher
Understanding Your Response to Collective Trauma
Religious Trauma is Complex Trauma with Cassidy DuHadway
I Don't Even Have Trauma Memories, So Why Am I Triggered?
The Beauty and the Work of Complex Trauma Recovery with Thomas Zimmerman
A New Year's Pep Talk (Without the Toxic Positivity)
How to Navigate Holiday Emotional Hangovers
Q&A: How to Set Boundaries With Family Who Won't Listen
Invisible Rules of Dysfunctional Families with Abby Albright
Dr. Judith Herman on Complex PTSD and What Survivors Really Want
CPTSD vs PTSD (And, Why You Keep Getting Misdiagnosed)
Welcome to The Complex Trauma Podcast
Why Love Feels So Hard with CPTSD (And How to Change That)
Mini Episode: What is Trauma Informed Yoga?
Mini Episode: 5 Ways Yoga Can Support Healing
Therapy Isn’t Working… or Is It? 3 Reasons You Might Feel Stuck
Why Self-Compassion Feels So Cringey
Hyper-Independent and Burnt Out? It’s Not Your Fault
What Safety Might Feel Like in Recovery (It’s Not What You Think)
You Don't Need to Be Calm to Be Healing (and Other Nervous System Truths)
Feeling Numb, Floaty, or Shut Down? It Might Be Dissociation
Mini Episode: The Grief of Emotional Neglect
What Body Image Work Actually Looks Like with Heather Rudalavage
ADHD, Sober Curiosity & Healing from the Inside Out with Kri Gore LMFT
Monthly Mindful Moment with Abby: Rest
Why Am I So Lonely? The Deeper Truth About Disconnection
Mini Episode: Redefining Self Care in Eating Disorder Recovery
Trauma Dumping, Misinformation & the Social Media Therapy Trap
The Pressure to Do More Is Exhausting. Let's Talk About it.
Mini Episode: Signs of Childhood Emotional Neglect in Adulthood
Monthly Mindful Moment with Abby: Balance
10 Ways to Cope With Seasonal Affective Disorder
18 Things To Do In 2025 Instead Of Going On A Diet
Mini Episode: 10 Signs of Post Traumatic Growth
Finding Peace With Your Body- A Conversation With Johanna Kulp
Laura Shares About Wisdom Practices
Mini Episode: A Beginner’s Guide to Embodied Body Image Healing
What To Say When- A Guide For Surviving Holiday Conversations
Family Dysfunction: What It Is and What To Do With It
Mini Episode: Why Positive Thinking Just Isn't Enough When it Comes to Body Image
5 Tips to Manage Election Week Anxiety
Halloween Special: Looking Behind The Masks We Wear
Money Talk: Capitalism and Its Impact
Money Talk: Unpacking Trauma and Money
Money Talk: From Terrifying To A Tool
Thriving on Campus: A Guide to College Resources for Mental Health
Mini Episode: How Trauma Affects The Brain and Memories
Unpacking Perimenopause
Mini Episode: Food Freedom- What It Really Means in Eating Disorder Recovery
Athlete Mental Health Challenges with Paige Thompson
Mini Episode: Toxic Positivity- What It Is & How to Navigate It
Feeling Like You're Falling Behind in Your 20's and 30's
Mini Episode: 10 Reasons To Stop Watching What I Eat In A Day Videos
Episode Rewind! How to Cope With Weight Gain
Why Understanding Attachment is Important in Trauma Recovery with Katie Fries
The Role of Families in Eating Disorder Recovery with Erica Butler
What To Do When Motivation Wanes in Recovery
The Olympics, Eating Disorders and Athletics
The How's and Why's of Trauma Therapy with Abby Albright
Diving Into The Bridgerton Buzz with Emily Cinque
Navigating Transitions That Come With The College Experience with Ashley Fox
All About Saying "No"
The RAIN Tool For Challenging Emotions
Relationships with Trauma Survivors
Chronic Pain and Body Image with Megan Luybli
Tips for Starting Therapy: Finding the Right Fit
Adaptive Strategies of Adult Children of Alcoholics and Addicts
Let's Talk Weddings... And All That Can Come With Them
More About Shame and Shame Resiliency
How to Cope With Health Anxiety
Exploring Trauma in Adult Children of Alcoholics
Control in Eating Disorder Recovery
Shame: What It Is And Where It Comes From
Stepping Off The Spiral Staircase with Rachael McLaughlin
Therapy Myths
Navigating Relapse in Eating Disorder Recovery with Gabby Morreale
Breaking Up With Your Therapist
Creating Body Positive Homes with Robin Klein
Returning to Movement in Recovery
All Things Medical Care and Eating Disorder Recovery with Anti-Diet Dietitian Rachel Shifflet
Body Image, Dating and Relationships
Navigating ADHD and Disordered Eating With Eva Haldis
To Resolution or Not Resolution in 2024
Coming Back To The Basics in Recovery
Dysfunctional Family Dynamics & The Holidays
Grief During The Holiday Season
Taking Care of Yourself When The World is in Turmoil
Gratitude as a Path to Healing
Attachment: What It Is & Why It Matters
Understanding Overfunctioning and Embracing Slowing Down
Coping Skills: Your Toolkit for Navigating Life's Challenges
When Things Feel Worse Before They Feel Better
Halloween Candy & The Binge Restrict Cycle
Coping With Weight Gain
Understanding The Roots of People Pleasing
Boring Self-Care... We're Here For It!
Managing Anxiety During Seasonal Shifts
Self-Compassion in Trauma & Eating Disorder Recovery
Navigating Higher Levels of Care in Eating Disorder Recovery
Surviving Toxic Workplaces
Reading Between the Lines: Barbie Movie Themes
Exploring Joyful Movement in Eating Disorder Recovery
Navigating Making Friends As Adults
Workplace Toxicity: Social Work Edition
How Clothes Can Support Body Image
Reclaiming You Before & After Bariatric Surgery: What to Consider
Exploring the World of Boundaries
Embracing Your Authenticity
Breaking Free from Body Image Struggles: Working Through Body Dysmorphia and Body-Shame
The Complexity of Mother-Daughter Dynamics
Orthorexia: Unraveling the Obsession with Healthy Eating
The Tangled Threads of Grief, Eating Disorders, Trauma, and Body Shame
Strategies to Reclaim You From Diet Culture
The Sneaky and Disconnecting Ways of Diet Culture
The Impact of Diet Culture
What is Diet Culture Exactly? Dieting & Diet Culture's Origins & Impact