🔍 Main Topics & Takeaways:

• How trauma can creep in silently—and suddenly crash everything you thought you were.
  
   
• The metaphor of kintsugi and how embracing our cracks can make us stronger and more beautiful.
  
   
• Why rewriting your trauma narrative is a powerful tool for healing.
  
   
• The importance of shifting societal views on mental illness and breaking down stigma.
  
   
• Why emotional regulation and early intervention are essential for lasting change.
  
   

 

 

💬 Standout Quotes:

“I came home that night and couldn’t string a sentence together. Trauma had taken everything I thought I was.” – Nikki Everett
“We are not the story of what happened to us. We are the story of how we rose after it.” – Nikki Everett
“You can be broken and still beautiful. In fact, that’s where your gold is.” – Sarah Jordan-Ross

 

 

⏱️ Key Moments & Timestamps:

• 01:19 – Meet Nikki: Her background in criminal justice and her complex PTSD diagnosis
  
   
• 04:25 – Journaling as a lifeline and how her book Uncomfortably Comfortable came to be
  
   
• 08:50 – The healing power of kintsugi and reclaiming strength in the cracks
  
   
• 12:58 – Reframing trauma through the Hero’s Journey
  
   
• 16:35 – The boldness behind She Is Mental and challenging stigma
  
   
• 22:29 – Misconceptions around mental illness and violence
  
   
• 27:15 – How to rewrite your trauma narrative and reclaim your future
  
   
• 30:25 – The effects of violent media on children and Nikki’s call for emotional education
  
   
• 34:27 – Creating community and returning to the village
  
   

 

 

👥 Guest Info:

Nikki Everett

• Founder of She Is Mental
  
   
• Author of Uncomfortably Comfortable
  
   
• Speaker and advocate for trauma-informed mental health awareness
  🌐 Website: sheismental.com.au
   
• 📘 Book: Uncomfortably Comfortable (Available on Amazon, Audible, and major platforms)
   

 

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