109: Breaking the Silence of Trauma
Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women
Release Date: 04/03/2019
143: Daughters of Critical Mothers
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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
info_outlineHow do you respond to the word trauma?
Sometimes, those who experienced trauma reject even the term itself. Instead of acknowledging it and starting the healing process, survivors often minimize their experiences. When this happens, sometimes both healthy and unhealthy coping mechanisms are normalized for them, as well.
Childhood trauma is specifically difficult to deal with and conquer the lasting effects of. It’s oftentimes buried deep within and oftentimes has a silencing effect on the person and they grow into adulthood. This world of silence inhibits their behavior, mindset, and various aspects of life.
This is where therapy is needed. Even if the trauma happened 20 or more years ago, it’s never too late to heal. You can always take steps toward healing that trauma no matter how long ago it was.
In this episode, I talk with Amy Van Slambrook. She shares some deep insight into the specific behaviors and tendencies that survivors demonstrate, how to identify them, and how a partner may be able to assist in the healing process. She also shares some beautiful, impactful words of wisdom for any survivors listening to this podcast today.
Take a listen to Amy’s moving story and take one step closer toward breaking the silence.
About Amy Van Slambrook
Amy Van Slambrook is a licensed psychotherapist, certified life and workplace coach, experienced consultant, and writer. She is passionate about the work she does and compassionately interacts with her clients.
Amy has overcome significant hurdles in her life—her own journey and healing from real life struggles, wounds, and trauma. She was able to spark the healing process in herself through the best training ground available. This experience is one that solidified her vocational calling: to help others—especially women and couples—experience freedom, heal and gain the power from their past.
Some Questions I Ask:
- How were you drawn to this work? (3:13)
- Could you share a couple of examples of what trauma looks like? (21:07)
- What can you see or hear that demonstrates how trauma is impacting relationships? (29:40)
- How can the partner of a trauma survivor love and support their partner? (36:29)
- What words of wisdom do you have to offer trauma survivors? (40:22)
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Why trauma survivors minimize experience and normalize their coping behaviors and experiences. (7:25)
- How childhood trauma ripples to affect adult relationships and behaviors. (12:03)
- How trauma reveals itself in the body rather than through language. (14:50)
- Why trauma survivors are generally calm in crises situations. (18:18)
- Why survivors get stuck in a cycle of trauma. (26:13)
- How men often suffer in silence as a result of childhood abuse. (39:36)
Resources:
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Soul-Healing Love by Dr. Tom Rodgers and Dr. Beverly Rodgers
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