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In this episode we welcome Stacie, who's husband Michael was comatose and on a ventilator as a result of COVID-19. As their family reeled, Stacie read a chance social post that led her to the solution that may have ultimately saved her husband's life: plasma. Michael is now home recovering and the family is creating their new normal after become yet another of the many faces of trauma. - The show is intended to provide encouragement for the listener but is for entertainment purposes only and NOT a substitute for proper treatment or to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. Please seek help from a qualified mental health provider.
In this episode we welcome Brenton Wright, father of Calvin Desir, the second of two Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students lost to suicide in the aftermath of the Valentine's Day 2018 shooting. Less than a week earlier the Coral Springs, Florida-Parkland, Florida community lost Sydney Aiello, a fellow survivor of the shooting. While Life After PTSD generally focuses on the story after the story, where a new normal of someone's deciding is realized after clearing their trauma, we also labor to eliminate the stigma of seeking mental wellness and Brenton's passionate plea serves as a wake up call to us all that no one should ever have to feel or experience what he and his wife did in the loss of their son. As we seek to end that stigma, the solution is to love. Calvin Desir 03/23/2019 Sydney Aiello 03/17/2019 - The show is intended to provide encouragement for the listener but is for entertainment purposes only and NOT a substitute for proper treatment or to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. Please seek help from a qualified mental health provider.
In this episode special guest Ashley shares of how after birthing her son she grew to resent her breasts when they failed to continue to produce milk for her son. This ultimately created a triggering response for her when her husband would initiate intimacy, specifically that part of her body. Trauma affects countless numbers of marriages and often for reasons that aren't about bad behaviors in marriage. Still, the effect remains the same and uncleared, the joy of the marriage and the teamwork and peace spouses should ideally feel together are robbed. Hear some good news in this episode as Ashley and her husband Tyler are on the other side of trauma now free to enjoy their life together. - The show is intended to provide encouragement for the listener but is for entertainment purposes only and NOT a substitute for proper treatment or to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. Please seek help from a qualified mental health provider.
In this episode we welcome back Kim Krawczyk, teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Coral Springs, FL. With the Broward County School Board having announced that classes will be held online for the remainder of the year, teachers like Kim had to shuffle to transition to an entirely different style of teaching. Even more significant, this represents yet another year where students at the high school face a traumatic ending. Kim shares her perspective on what the kids are feeling and offers some encouragement for teachers everywhere. - The show is intended to provide encouragement for the listener but is for entertainment purposes only and NOT a substitute for proper treatment or to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. Please seek help from a qualified mental health provider.
In this episode we welcome therapist Chris and client Samantha, who was in a long term abusive relationship with a boyfriend who not only sexually assaulted her, forcing her to have an abortion, but imposed curfews and systems of permission concerning what Samantha could or couldn't do as a human being. Domestic violence is real and it's all around us. Please be aware of your own situation but also your friends and family around you who may be victims themselves, in need of a lifeline. - The show is intended to provide encouragement for the listener but is for entertainment purposes only and NOT a substitute for proper treatment or to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. Please seek help from a qualified mental health provider.
In this episode we welcome back special guest Scott Brook, Mayor of Coral Springs, Florida. In these uncertain times of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), emotional health is perhaps more relevant than ever, with a panic stricken world suffering for relief. As powerful and wonderful as reconnection can be, some among us need more care and the mayor is on a crusade to end the stigma and help them find it. - The show is intended to provide encouragement for the listener but is for entertainment purposes only and NOT a substitute for proper treatment or to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. Please seek help from a qualified mental health provider.
In this episode Kari Russo joins us to introduce Lisa who decided to work on some uncleared trauma from external circumstances early on and all throughout her marriage. The three talk about the reality that countless marriages are struggling because of uncleared trauma, many of which long precedes the relationship. - The show is intended to provide encouragement for the listener but is for entertainment purposes only and NOT a substitute for proper treatment or to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. Please seek help from a qualified mental health provider.
In this episode, licensed mental health counselors Shannon and Chris join us along to talk about how vast the need is for effective trauma care in the mental health world and how when effective therapists do stellar work with the best protocols, they don't have to worry about where their next clients are going to come from. Having been trained, Shannon and Chris are part of a cutting edge wave of counselors who understand that the world has trauma and therapists don't need to worry about keeping clients dependent on their care; when you clear someone's trauma, they will naturally send all of their friends along as well. - The show is intended to provide encouragement for the listener but is for entertainment purposes only and NOT a substitute for proper treatment or to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. Please seek help from a qualified mental health provider.
In this episode we welcome Ed, a member of the Orlando Fire Department, to talk about trauma among first responders and how training peer support groups for first responders (like Ed is a part of), we can work to save lives by relieving initial trauma suffering before encouraging longer term care in the hands of a trauma trained clinician or coach. - The show is intended to provide encouragement for the listener but is for entertainment purposes only and NOT a substitute for proper treatment or to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. Please seek help from a qualified mental health provider.
In this episode Dr. Leslie, a clinician with over 18 years of experience working with parents, children and families, joins us to talk about what happens when clinicians get trauma, why clearing trauma isn't optional even though we often don't feel like doing it, and how trauma affects children. - The show is intended to provide encouragement for the listener but is for entertainment purposes only and NOT a substitute for proper treatment or to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. Please seek help from a qualified mental health provider.
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