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138: HSPs:  Healing from Toxic & Abusive Relationships with Arianna Smith, LPC

Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women

Release Date: 04/21/2021

Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women

“The areas that we struggle with the most, where we feel maybe we’re the hardest on ourselves, or the most stuck… these are actually potentials for really building a strong foundation with your recovery.” [20:47] In this episode of Women In-Depth, Lourdes speaks with Mari Grande about the Mother Wound and the impact of trauma on Daughters of Critical Mothers. By addressing this trauma clients can break the cycle and turn inward to heal and be soothed. Mari speaks about the trauma that Daughters of Critical Mothers experience and the ways in which clients and therapists...

142: HSPs & Complex Trauma Series: What is Dissociation?

Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women

In this episode of Women In-Depth, Lourdes Viado and Carmen Schmidt Benedetti continue their podcast series on Complex Trauma and Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs). Today’s episode explores the coping mechanism of dissociation, diving into what it is, what causes it, and potentially how to avoid and combat dissociation.

141: Rediscovering Your Body with Tara Galeano, LPC

Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women

In this episode of Women In-Depth, Lourdes Viado speaks with Tara Galeano about the journey of women rediscovering and reconnecting with their bodies. By building a more solid relationship with themselves, women are able to improve the quality of their relationship with others.

140: Somatic Approaches: Self-Regulation for Mind-Body Well-Being

Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women

In this episode, Dr. Lourdes Viado speaks with Rebekkah LaDyne about mind-body somatic approaches. Rebekkah discusses how and why exercising and teaching your body ways to respond to anxiety, stress, and trauma are effective tools for your mind-body well-being.

139: Harnessing the Unique Strengths of Women's Brains

Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women

This episode of Women In-Depth features Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway, an award-winning psychologist who has conducted extensive research on memory and the brain. In this conversation Dr. Alloway discusses her recent book “Think Like a Girl: 10 Unique Strengths of a Woman’s Brain and How to Make Them Work for You.”

138: HSPs:  Healing from Toxic & Abusive Relationships with Arianna Smith, LPC

Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women

137: Dream Journey to the Divine Feminine

Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women

This episode of Women In-Depth features Dr. Pearl Gregor. Pearl began studying dreams in 1988. By 2015, widowed, retired, and having finished her doctorate, she created her website: www.dreamsalongtheway.com. In December 2018, she published “I, the Woman, Planted the Tree: A Journey through Dreams to the Feminine,” followed by two more books and a memoir.

136: Depression & the Highly Sensitive Person

Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women

This episode of Women In-Depth features Bronwyn Shiffer, LCSW, a psychotherapist from Madison, Wisconsin who works with highly sensitive women struggling with depression. Bronwyn supports women who want to feel more strong, connected and comfortable in their own skin. She has a Masters of Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work and believes that personal transformation is what heals the world.

135: The Final 8th: Inner Selves & Getting Unstuck

Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women

In this episode of Women In-Depth, Bridgit Dengel Gaspard, LCSW, shares why, despite preparation, resources, knowledge, and support, we sometimes fail to achieve our goals. While Bridgit specifically discusses being stuck in relation to larger life goals, her work also applies to other ways we are stuck in our lives.

134: HSPs & Complex Trauma Series: Where Does Your Anxiety Come From?

Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women

In this episode of Women In-Depth, Lourdes Viado & Carmen Schmidt Benedetti continue their podcast series on Complex Trauma and Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs). Today they discuss where our anxiety comes from and why it matters.

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This episode of Women In-Depth features Arianna Smith, EMDR Clinician and Licensed Professional Counselor. She helps Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) and LGBTQ individuals process childhood trauma, recover from abusive relationships, and release the cycle of constant people pleasing.  Based out of Denver, Colorado, Arianna is a psychotherapist by day and copywriter by night and she supports fellow healers to craft the right words that showcase their passion, personality and expertise so they can have a practice filled with dream clients. 

Topics discussed in this episode: 

Differentiating between an abusive and toxic relationship (5:13)
Common experiences for those in abusive or toxic relationships (16:08)
How prior trauma can make someone more vulnerable to an abusive or toxic relationship (25:54)
“Trauma glasses” and their impact on those who have gotten out of a abusive or toxic relationship (27:38)
The importance of compassion and healing for those who grew up with abuse or trauma (29:35)
The intersection between HSPs and abusive or toxic relationships (32:47)
DOES:: Depth of processing, Overstimulation or Overwhelm, Emotional reactivity or Empathy, Sensing of Subtleties (34:04)
The hope and recovery on the other side of an abusive or toxic relationship (44:14) 
The importance of safety, support, and education for those in abusive or toxic relationships (46:30)

Resources:

Arianna’s website: https://quietmooncounseling.com/ 

National Hotline for Domestic Violence 

telephone: 1.800.799.7233

website:  https://www.thehotline.org/ 

The Relationship Bill of Rights: https://www.morethantwo.com/relationshipbillofrights.html

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