Today’s podcast episode is packed. Phew! You wanted to talk CPTSD (or complex trauma) so that’s where we’re going, with a side note on trauma & faith communities and some thoughts on what it *really* means to find safety in other people.

1. What is CPTSD? 

2. What are the symptoms of CPTSD? 

3. How does it impact healthy self-trust & an experience of safety in other people? 

4. Why I don’t believe you are a label 

5. My thoughts on trauma and faith communities 

6. 4 key ways to heal from CPTSD

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Music by Andy Luiten 

Sound editing by Kelly Kramarik

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