In this episode, Casey interviews Missy on her story of redefining recovery. Together, they process what has worked for each of them individually in their own destination for finding inner-peace. At times their recovery story meant including 12 steps programs and at other times that meant leaving it behind. Content warning: profanity, speaking of sex work, suicidal ideations, substance abuse, history of abuse, 12 steps, drugs/alcohol, eating disorders.

Happy May, y'all! This episode covers the difficulties in getting needs met when you come from a history of trauma and how it is hard to hold space/joy for others when you're chronically afraid of having your needs met. TW/CW: talk of poverty, abuse, S/I

Casey uses an example to describe how cognitive distortions impact our world views.

In this episode, Casey dives into the DSM IV PTSD symptom of "a sense of foreshortened future". Although we now have the DSM V, there are still some interesting components to this feature. That thought of what keeps us from being able to make goals, plan for future events, or even take care of our current needs- that thought that nothing will work out for us anyways. Those are only some of the criteria that make up the symptom of the sense of a foreshortened future. On an ending note, there is discussion on some ways to begin to reframe this thought process.

After a brief life intermission, Casey is back in the saddle to discuss what progress looks like in the evolution of starting over. The complexity of holding incongruent emotions while continuing to progress can be both heartbreaking and startlingly enjoyable.

As a Kentucky native and trauma-informed therapist, Casey breaks down her personal experience of Hell House. In this episode, she explores the difficulties of religious trauma and the indoctrination of poor, Christian Southerners.

A brief introduction of who I am, where I'm from, and why I have the message I do.

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