Ask Kati Anything

Childhood trauma, dissociation and coping skills | ep. 157

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Licensed therapist Kati Morton discusses childhood trauma, dissociation, and why that can be a helpful coping skill growing up. She also explains the difference between feeling nothing versus having a sense of emptiness. She dives into why those of us with a history of trauma can get overwhelmed more easily than others, and how to push through that weirdness of inner child work. She also gives her thoughts on intermittent fasting, and how we can instill self confidence in teens.

Ask Kati Anything ep. 157 | Your mental health podcast, with Kati Morton, LMFT

Audience questions:

  1. Due to childhood trauma I've known I dissociated from my problems. What I don't know is, apparently, when I'm triggered. For example with this podcast on occasion a tough topic will come up and...
  2. I always hear people talk about the symptoms of depression. And one of them that they always talk about is a feeling of emptiness. What I'm wondering is feeling nothing is the same as feeling empty?
  3. Is it common for those of us who experienced trauma to get overwhelmed easily? Why does it happen and how can we deal with it?
  4. I'm just wondering how you push through the weirdness, uncomfortableness, and vulnerability of doing inner child work. My therapist has asked me to close my eyes to picture myself at...
  5. What is the best way to instill self confidence in tweens so they don’t feel like they have to measure up to what they see on social media and are able to be confident...
  6. I'm a manager at my job and one of my employees is dealing with newly worsening panic attacks. She's on medication that doesn't really...
  7. I have B.E.D, Diabetes and I live in a bigger body. The meds I'm on cause weight loss and a feeling of not being hungry. My endocrinologist told me that if I'm not hungry, not to eat or intermittent fasting...
  8. What are 'affirmations', in the context of therapy? I keep coming across this word and it seems like just saying things to yourself in the mirror? Or is there more to it?


      9. Ask Kati Anything | Your mental health podcast, with Kati Morton, LMFT

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