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Changing Protector Roles: A Powerful PTSD Processing Tool Most Survivors Miss
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From Triggers To Freedom: Advanced Protector Work For PTSD Recovery
Releasing Burdens: A Deep Inner Process To Heal Trauma At The Root
When Parts Protect And Attack: Healing Inner Conflict In PTSD
How To Talk To Your Parts: Simple Protector Conversations For Trauma Healing
Stopping Self-Sabotage: Turning Harsh Inner Critics Into PTSD Allies
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Building A Daily Healing Routine With Protector Work For Trauma Recovery
Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching
In this session of the Processing Bootcamp, Brad dives into a more advanced level of protector work so you can go deeper with your PTSD and trauma healing. Instead of staying stuck in confusing reactions and triggers, you’ll learn how to see protectors as parts of you with positive intentions that just need new roles, support, and direction.
Brad walks you through how to identify what a protector is thinking, feeling, believing, and doing — and then safely guide it through emotional release. You’ll hear how to work on two “planes”: visualizing a protector expressing its feelings, and then allowing those emotions to move through your body while you stay grounded and in control.
From there, you’ll discover the concept of “burdens” — the heavy emotional loads your protectors carry — and how to creatively release and destroy them in a way that brings real relief. Brad also shows you how to assign protectors new, healthier roles and rehearse them in future scenarios so your reactions actually change in real life.
Throughout the episode, you’re reminded that this is black-diamond-level work built on simple foundations: honesty, self-love, patience, and consistent practice. Whether you’re just starting with basic protector conversations or ready for deeper processing, this session gives you a clear, practical roadmap to keep building your skills and momentum.
How to recognize when a protector is active during PTSD or trauma triggersWhy honesty with yourself and your protectors is essential for real healingHow to identify a protector’s thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and actionsTwo levels of emotional release: visualizing your protector and feeling emotions in your bodyHow to stay detached and in control while allowing big feelings to move throughWhat “burdens” are and how to creatively destroy them so they can’t come backHow to change a protector’s role after releasing its emotional chargeWhy practicing new roles in imagined future situations rewires your responsesHow to build protector work into a simple, repeatable daily healing routineEvery trigger is a protector raising a hand and saying, “Please help me” — when you listen, validate, and give it a new role, your PTSD reactions can finally change.
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00:00 Introduction to Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching
00:36 Welcome to the Final Session
01:05 Deep Dive into Protector Techniques
02:55 The Importance of Honesty and Self-Love
04:39 Encouragement and Accountability
06:37 Understanding Protector Roles
09:44 Releasing Emotions and Changing Beliefs
22:05 Visualizing and Destroying Burdens
28:16 Assigning New Roles to Protectors
33:20 Practicing New Protector Roles
37:07 Understanding the Basics of Protector Conversations
37:39 Developing Skills and Moving Forward
38:48 Navigating Different Levels of Protector Work
41:08 Using Triggers as Opportunities for Healing
42:56 Mapping and Understanding Protector Interactions
47:41 Creative Approaches to Protector Work
55:30 Final Thoughts and Encouragement
PTSD recovery • trauma healing • protector parts work • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • releasing stored trauma • trauma coping tools • processing triggers • inner critic healing • parts work for PTSD • mapping protectors • emotional release techniques • changing trauma patterns • self-compassion in healing • daily healing routine for trauma