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C-PTSD: Let's Make Sense Of This Sh*t

C-PTSD: Let's Make Sense Of This Sh*t

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 CPTSD: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

Living with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) can be overwhelming, confusing, and lonely—but you don't have to face it alone. CPTSD: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t is your go-to podcast for breaking down trauma recovery with honesty, compassion, and a touch of humor to keep things real.

Whether you’re just starting your healing journey or have been working on it for years, this podcast offers practical strategies, emotional support, and relatable stories from those who've walked in your shoes.

Tune in twice a week as we explore what it truly means to live with CPTSD. Our Main Podcast episodes (Tuesdays) feature in-depth discussions, expert advice, and actionable tools to help you understand and navigate CPTSD. On Fridays, our Healing Episodes deliver short, calming exercises and grounding techniques to help you find balance and relief in the moment.

Through raw conversations, expert insights, and an unshakeable sense of empathy, we’re here to help you make sense of the tough stuff and remind you that healing is within reach—even when it feels impossible. Whether you’re battling anxiety, emotional flashbacks, or the daily weight of trauma, this podcast is your companion on the path to recovery. You’re not alone, and just by showing up, you’re already doing great.

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By joining, you ensure we can keep offering insights, support, and real talk to those navigating their journey with C-PTSD. Together, we can make sure no one faces this alone.

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We’re in this together. 💛Copyright Let's Work This Sh*t Out 個人的成功 心理学 心理学・心の健康 自己啓発 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • Grounding Toolkit: Instant Calm When Thinking Stops

    Grounding Toolkit: Instant Calm When Thinking Stops
    2026/05/05
    In this episode, Gregory dives deep into building a personalized grounding object toolkit designed specifically for interrupting emotional flashbacks and nervous system dysregulation. If you've ever felt trapped in a past moment that isn't actually happening, or struggled to access breathing techniques when your brain goes offline, this episode is for you. You'll discover why standard grounding advice often fails during intense activation, and learn how to create a collection of sensory tools that your nervous system actually recognizes as safe. Gregory shares his own hard-won discoveries about what works when your thinking brain isn't available, and how to build real survival gear that travels with you. This isn't theoretical. This is practical neuroscience applied to your actual life.


    What You'll Learn:

    • How emotional flashbacks hijack your nervous system and why standard grounding techniques fail when you need them most

    • The neuroscience behind why certain physical sensations interrupt flashback loops better than others

    • How to identify your personal sensory preferences and build a toolkit tailored to your unique nervous system

    • Practical strategies for keeping grounding objects accessible so you can use them instantly when activated

    • Why consistency and association matter more than the object itself in creating lasting nervous system regulation


    Key Insights

    • Your nervous system learns to recognize safety through repeated pairing with specific objects and sensations over time

    • When your prefrontal cortex goes offline during flashbacks, abstract concepts fail but concrete sensory evidence still works

    • Tactile input with the right weight, temperature, and texture can interrupt threat signals faster than rational thinking

    • Having access to your grounding object itself becomes grounding because it restores your sense of control and autonomy

    • Your trauma history and sensory preferences are unique, so someone else's toolkit will never be as effective as your own


    Recommended Resources:

    • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk - comprehensive exploration of trauma, nervous system regulation, and somatic healing

    • Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker - foundational resource on emotional flashbacks and practical recovery strategies

    • Polyvagal Theory research by Stephen Porges - scientific framework explaining how your nervous system responds to safety and threat

    • The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TFLC) - evidence-based resources on nervous system dysregulation and grounding techniques

    • Mindful.org's guide to sensory grounding practices - practical applications of mindfulness for trauma recovery


    Coming Up Next

    In our next episode, we're exploring what happens when your grounding toolkit isn't working and you're still stuck in activation. We'll talk about layering techniques and when it's time to reach out for additional support. You don't have to white-knuckle your way through this alone.


    📩 Have questions or want to share your experience? Reach out at cptsd@senseofthisshit.com.

    💛 Join Our Supporters Club 💛 Help keep these vital conversations alive—Click Here: https://www.spreaker.com/podca...
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    42 分
  • The Butterfly Hug: Your Portable Trauma Reset Button

    The Butterfly Hug: Your Portable Trauma Reset Button
    2026/04/27
    In this episode, we explore a simple, portable tool for those moments when you feel completely hijacked by overwhelming emotions—the kind where your heart races, your thoughts spin, and you feel stranded in a memory you feel but can't see. This is often an emotional flashback, a common experience in CPTSD. We'll break down the Butterfly Hug, a gentle, selfadministered technique developed in crisis zones to help ground your nervous system. You'll learn its origins, the simple science of why it can help, and exactly how to use it to create a small, reliable anchor when everything feels like too much, moving from selfcriticism to selfcompassion.

    What You'll Learn:

    • How to perform the Butterfly Hug for immediate grounding during emotional overwhelm.
    • Why this simple physical motion can help dial down your fightorflight response.
    • The origin story of this technique, forged in postdisaster trauma work.
    • How to shift from fighting your feelings to offering gentle, selfconnected care.
    • A practical tool to create space between you and a flashback's intensity.

    Key Insights

    • Emotional flashbacks are feelings, not visual memories, that can leave you feeling hijacked.
    • You cannot reason or shame your way out of a traumabased nervous system alarm.
    • Comfort often has a rhythm; bilateral stimulation taps into this soothing, organizing pattern.
    • The Butterfly Hug is a fieldtested intervention created for children after a hurricane.
    • The goal isn't to erase the feeling, but to be with yourself in it more gently.

    Recommended Resources:

    • EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) for information on bilateral stimulation.
    • The 2013 World Health Organization guidelines on stress management after trauma.
    • The systematic review "A systematic review of the Butterfly Hug method" by Moench & Billsten (2020).
    • The book "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk, which discusses somatic approaches.

    Coming Up Next

    We'll delve deeper into understanding emotional flashbacks—how to identify their triggers and the subtle signs that one is beginning, so you can regain your footing even faster.

    📩 Have questions or want to share your experience? Reach out at cptsd@senseofthisshit.com.

    💛 Join Our Supporters Club 💛 Help keep these vital conversations alive—Click Here: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cptsdletsmakesenseofthissht6331440/support
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    40 分
  • Healthy Relationships After Complex Trauma: How to Break Trauma Bonds

    Healthy Relationships After Complex Trauma: How to Break Trauma Bonds
    2026/04/15
    In this episode, we explore the challenging journey of building healthy relationships after complex trauma. We dive deep into why your nervous system often mistakes intensity for intimacy and how to stop the cycle of being drawn to familiar pain.

    What You'll Learn:
    • Why trauma bonds are survival adaptations, not personal weaknesses
    • How to recognize when stability feels boring due to trauma
    • Techniques to retrain your nervous system for genuine safety
    • The difference between trauma-based intensity and healthy connection
    • How to choose safe partners even when it feels strange

    Key Insights:
    • Trauma bonds are proof of your system's ability to attach
    • Your body uses pattern recognition rather than logic for safety
    • Shame acts as a barrier to retraining your relational wiring
    • Healthy attachment requires learning to tolerate quiet connection
    • Safety is a felt experience, not just a cognitive decision

    Recommended Resources:
    • Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
    • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
    • IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapy

    📩 Have questions or want to share your experience? Reach out at cptsd@senseofthisshit.com.
    💛 Join Our Supporters Club 💛 Help keep these vital conversations alive—Click Here: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/c-ptsd-let-s-make-sense-of-this-sh-t--6331440/support
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    45 分
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