April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and in this episode I share my personal experiences as a survivor of sexual abuse and emotional incest. For a long time, I didn't have names for what happened to me. I just knew something felt wrong.

• 00:00 Sexual Abuse Awareness Month
• 05:20 Trauma Anniversaries
• 09:40 Emotional Incest
• 25:27 Consent and Boundaries
• 33:21 Spectrum of Sexual Abuse
• 36:13 Grooming and Why Survivors Stay Silent
• 40:44 Resources and Healing

• RAINN Hotline — 1-800-656-HOPE
• Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741
• SNAP
• Psychology Today Therapist Finder
• Incest Aware Alliance
• Healing and C-PTSD Foundation
• Silently Seduced — Kenneth Adams
• Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents — Lindsay C. Gibson
• The Emotional Incest Syndrome — Patricia Love
• Fawning — Dr. Ingrid Clayton
• Perry Power on Instagram
• Brad Shore on YouTube
• EP.064 with Dr. Ingrid Clayton
• RAYE — Life Boat
• Redd & The Paper Flowers

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Welcome to Hello Trauma Brain. A podcast where I share my experiences living with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and what I am doing to heal and get better.

In this episode, Raysa continues her conversation with Benjamin Allen host of the podcast “The (Complex) PTSD Guy.” Ben and Raysa talk about the tools Ben uses to fight isolation, his journey with his sobriety, finding meaning in movies and literature, the importance of community, and so much more.

Part 1|Fighting Hopelessness and Isolation with Benjamin Allen|EP.054 - https://youtu.be/TkmMbAsMmvI

Flowers in the Attic (1987 film) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_in_the_Attic_(1987_film)

Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin’s book “The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to Cure What Ails You”

Substance Abuse Resources In USA - https://www.usa.gov/substance-abuse

Roger Crawford’s book “How High Can You Bounce” Turn Your Setbacks into Comebacks” - https://www.amazon.com/How-High-Can-You-Bounce/dp/0553104616

Spencer Johnson’s book “Who Moved My Cheese” - https://www.amazon.com/Moved-Cheese-Spencer-Johnson-M-D/dp/0743582853

Footage of conversation portion is available on Spotify and YouTube

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DISCLAIMER: I am not a licensed psychologist or mental health care professional and this podcast is not meant to replace nor substitute the care of psychologists, other mental or medical healthcare professionals. If you think you might have Complex PTSD or PTSD please reach out to your primary care or mental health provider.

Welcome to Hello Trauma Brain. A podcast where I share my experience living with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and what I am doing to heal and get better.

In this episode, Raysa shares how Bluey (a children’s animated series) shows examples of healthy and realistic parenting. This is Part 1 and you are invited to return next week for Part 2 of this Show Illustration.

References (this podcast is not sponsored by any of the individuals or resources linked below).

Bluey Website

Wikipedia on Bluey

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

Body Scan (A Guided Meditation)|EP.061

Dr. Becky’s Instagram (Parenting Content)

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Buy Raysa a coffee to say thank you (donation amount is completely up to you) - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/rmichellerising

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Visit Official Website (currently under construction)

Email Hello Trauma Brain: hellotraumabrain@gmail.com

DISCLAIMER: I am not a licensed psychologist or mental health care professional and this podcast is not meant to replace nor substitute the care of psychologists, other mental or medical healthcare professionals. If you think you might have Complex PTSD or any of the conditions mentioned in this podcast please reach out to your primary care or mental health provider.