Overcoming PTSD with Brad Schipke

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How to Install New Beliefs After PTSD Processing

Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

In this episode, Brad and Kayleen reveal a part of trauma work almost nobody talks about: installation. You’ll hear how processing the “negative stuff” is only the first half of the healing equation—and why your brain also needs intentional installation of positive beliefs and emotions if you want lasting PTSD recovery.

They walk through the difference between processing old trauma and installing new beliefs, using simple concepts like distress level and believability to help you measure real change. Instead of staying stuck in endless trauma work, you’ll learn how to shift into building a new identity that actually feels safe, strong, and hopeful.

You’ll also discover practical ways to install new beliefs both “statically” (on purpose, during dedicated practice) and “on the move” (in the middle of real-life triggers, relationships, and decisions). This episode is both a mindset reset and a tactical guide for turning your tools into a new lifestyle.

By the end, you’ll understand why you might feel like you’ve processed so much but still feel stuck—and how a few simple shifts in how you end your sessions and live your days can multiply the impact of every trauma tool you already have.

💡 What You’ll Learn

The difference between trauma processing and installation and why you need both for PTSD recovery

How to use “distress level” and “believability” to track real healing in your brain

Why focusing only on the negative memories keeps you stuck in a hurt lifestyle

Practical ways to use visualization to install new trauma-free beliefs and emotions

How to turn self-talk into mobile installation throughout your daily life

What to do when you feel like you’ve processed a lot but your habits haven’t changed

How installation helps with addictions, relationships, and triggers after trauma

Why no therapist or program can do the work for you—and how to step into full responsibility

How to build a long-term “recovery lifestyle” that continues even after PTSD is healed

🧠 Key Takeaway

Processing heals the pain of the past; installation builds the person you become next. You need both for full PTSD recovery.

🔗 Next Steps

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Topics Covered:

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • trauma processing tools • installation after processing • positive beliefs after trauma • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • self-talk for PTSD recovery • visualization for trauma healing • challenging negative beliefs • trauma and addiction recovery • healing trauma in relationships • mindset for PTSD recovery • overcoming PTSD triggers • building a recovery lifestyle

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The Evening Routine That Transforms PTSD Recovery

Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

In this workshop-style episode, Brad and Kayleen walk you through how to build an evening routine that actually supports PTSD and trauma recovery. Instead of chasing motivation or “perfect” plans, they show you how to design a simple nighttime rhythm you can stick with long term.

You’ll hear why Brad considers the evening routine “the tipping point for everything” — the foundation for better sleep, more energy, and more consistent healing work. They break down how your brain and nervous system rely on predictable sleep and wake times to regulate, process, and repair after trauma.

Together, they help you identify your ideal bedtime and sleep time, then reverse-engineer a realistic plan around it. You’ll learn how to use anchors, alarms, and accountability to keep your foot on the gas without perfectionism, and how to make tiny adjustments that add up to massive change over weeks and months.

This episode ends with a clear 7-day evening routine challenge so you’re not just inspired — you’re taking action tonight. If you’ve struggled to be consistent with routines or feel stuck in chaotic sleep patterns, this conversation will give you structure, hope, and a doable next step.

💡 What You’ll Learn

🧠 Key Takeaway

A great tomorrow starts tonight — your evening routine is the foundation that makes PTSD recovery simpler, calmer, and more consistent.

🔗 Next Steps

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CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 Welcome and what Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching is

Topics Covered:

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • evening routine for PTSD • PTSD sleep problems • sleep and trauma recovery • nervous system regulation • emotional regulation at night • trauma coping tools • sleep hygiene for trauma survivors • consistent routines for healing • accountability in PTSD recovery • daily habits for mental health • morning and evening routines • lifestyle change after trauma

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Playing Hurt: How To Stop Waiting To “Feel Ready” And Start Healing PTSD

Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

In this episode, Brad and Kayleen break down a hard but freeing truth: if you want change, you have to change. You can’t wait to feel fully ready, fully rested, or perfectly motivated before you do the things that will actually move your PTSD recovery forward. They unpack what it really means to “play hurt” in healing—taking imperfect action even when you’re tired, anxious, or scared.

You’ll learn the difference between healthy discomfort and real pain, and why your comfort zone can actually be full of suffering that just feels “normal.” Brad and Kayleen show how small, honest pushes outside your comfort zone build confidence, momentum, and self-respect instead of more pressure and burnout. They also talk about how culture often hands you “valid” excuses that keep you stuck, and how to lovingly stop accepting them.

Throughout the conversation, they use concrete examples from workouts, processing sessions, relationships, and daily habits to show how short-term discomfort leads to long-term peace, health, and freedom from PTSD symptoms. You’ll walk away with a new way to look at resistance, procrastination, and self-care—plus simple ways to take action today, not someday.

💡 What You’ll Learn

Why waiting to “feel ready” keeps you stuck in PTSD and trauma patterns

The difference between discomfort that grows you and pain that harms you

How to push yourself out of your comfort zone without burning out

How to spot the excuses that are secretly running your recovery

A simple way to use “What am I willing to do?” to create sustainable habits

How short-term discomfort creates long-term peace, health, and freedom

How to use resistance and avoidance as clues for what to process next

Why your brain is wired for short-term pleasure and how to retrain it for long-term healing

How to talk yourself into brave action instead of out of it

🧠 Key Takeaway

If you want change, you have to change—growth in PTSD recovery lives just outside your comfort zone, not inside your excuses.

🔗 Next Steps

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To go deeper or work with Brad directly, visit: https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

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Topics Covered:

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • playing hurt in recovery • comfort zone and growth • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • trauma coping tools • overcoming avoidance with PTSD • breaking excuses and resistance • short-term discomfort long-term healing • self-care vs self-sabotage • healing trauma in relationships • PTSD mindset shifts • building healthy habits after trauma

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Getting Out of Your Head and Back Into Life With PTSD

Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

In this episode, Brad guides you through one of the most common challenges trauma survivors face: feeling trapped inside your own mind. Whether it’s looping thoughts, racing heart, ringing ears, or a rush of internal sensations, PTSD can pull you out of the present moment and disconnect you from the life happening right in front of you.

Brad explains why this happens neurologically and emotionally—and why it’s not a personal failure but a survival system trying to protect you. He walks through how the mind signals unresolved pain, why your attention gets hijacked, and how to retrain your brain to feel safe enough to stay grounded.

You’ll learn practical skills to shift from inward overwhelm to outward awareness so you can connect with family, enjoy daily life, and feel more present in your own body. This episode brings calm clarity to a frustrating experience and shows how presence is a learnable skill you can rebuild step by step.

💡 What You’ll Learn

• How trauma pulls your attention inward and disrupts presence

🧠 Key Takeaway

Presence isn’t lost—it’s a skill you can rebuild by retraining your attention to feel safe in the moment again.

🔗 Next Steps

Subscribe for new weekday episodes from the Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching archive.

To go deeper or work with Brad directly, visit https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation.

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Topics Covered:

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • getting out of your head • grounding skills • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • trauma coping tools • anxiety relief • mindfulness for PTSD • presence and awareness • stopping rumination

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Stop Letting PTSD Run the Show: How Radical Responsibility Gives You Your Life Back

Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

In this coaching session, Brad walks you through one of the most uncomfortable but life-changing shifts in PTSD and trauma recovery: moving from blame and excuses to full responsibility. Instead of giving your power away to circumstances, people, or your past, you’ll learn how to bring that power back into your own hands.

You’ll hear real-life examples around relationships, diet, sobriety, clutter, and being late, and how we often unconsciously hand our responsibility over to traffic, partners, kids, or even the pandemic. Brad shows how this pattern quietly keeps you stuck feeling like a victim with no real options to change.

Most importantly, he gives you a simple, practical question to ask yourself when you catch blame or excuses showing up: “How can I?” This one shift turns walls into doorways, helping you access choices, creativity, and confidence even when PTSD, ADHD, or stress feel overwhelming.

By the end of the episode, you’ll understand why taking responsibility for both the “bad” and the “good” in your life is not about self-blame—it’s about reclaiming control, building self-respect, and owning your progress as you heal from trauma.

💡 What You’ll Learn

🧠 Key Takeaway

Your life changes the moment you stop saying “It’s because of them” or “Because of PTSD” and start asking, “How can I take responsibility and change this?”

🔗 Next Steps

Subscribe for new weekday episodes from the Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching archive.

To go deeper or work with Brad directly, visit https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 – Welcome to Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

Topics Covered:

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • taking responsibility after trauma • overcoming victim mindset • blame and excuses in PTSD • radical responsibility for healing • trauma recovery coaching • PTSD and relationships • emotional regulation • mindset shifts for trauma survivors • sobriety and PTSD • trauma coping tools • anxiety and overwhelm • productivity with PTSD and ADHD • decluttering with mental health challenges • self-discipline in recovery • nervous system healing • daily PTSD recovery habits • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

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Positivity for PTSD Recovery: How to Rewire Your Brain One Thought at a Time

Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

In this episode, Brad leads a practical workshop-style session on positivity—and why it’s not “fluffy,” unrealistic, or optional for PTSD recovery. He breaks down how positivity affects your mindset, your nervous system, your relationships, and your ability to see opportunity instead of danger.

You’ll hear a powerful reframe that turns a closed, stuck statement (“I can’t”) into an open, forward-moving question (“How can I?”). That one shift alone can change how your brain searches for solutions, momentum, and possibilities.

Brad also shares simple daily tools that help positivity become automatic over time, including gratitude practices and the “Good Things List.” The goal isn’t perfection—it’s training your brain to expand instead of contract, so your recovery starts to feel lighter, steadier, and more possible.

If you’ve been wired for negativity because of trauma, this episode will help you understand why that happens—and how to begin rewiring it with small, repeatable actions that create real change.

💡 What You’ll Learn

Why positivity creates momentum and opens your mind to opportunity

How negativity contracts your world and keeps you in prevention mode

The “I can’t” vs “How can I” shift that changes your entire outlook

A simple daily “Good Things List” practice to train your brain for optimism

How positivity can improve relationships through gratitude and refocusing

Why positive focus helps your brain notice solutions you’d otherwise miss

The 7-to-1 ratio of positive thoughts needed to balance one negative thought

How to pick one area of life and deliberately build positivity there

Why positivity can become automatic with consistent repetition

🧠 Key Takeaway

If you’re going to skew, skew positive—because positivity expands your life, and your brain will start finding the path forward.

🔗 Next Steps

Subscribe for new weekday episodes from the Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching archive.

To go deeper or work with Brad directly, visit: https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

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Topics Covered:

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • positivity mindset • gratitude practice • Good Things List • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • trauma coping tools • positive psychology • reticular activating system • manifestation science • mindset shift • overcoming negativity • self-talk for trauma • confidence building • recovery coaching • PTSD triggers • resilience skills • healing in relationships • openness and acceptance

Want to coach with me? Book a free no pressure consultation call here: https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation

Learn the proven system that’s helped 2,000+ trauma survivors reduce symptoms by 77.9% in just 4.5 months without therapy or medication 👉 https://overcomingptsd.com/

Rebuilding Trust After PTSD: How To Stop Swinging Between Fear And Blind Faith

Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

In this Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching session, Brad and Kayleen break down one of the biggest trauma topics the community voted on: rebuilding trust after it’s been broken. Whether it’s trust in people, authority, the world, or yourself, they show how trauma quietly rewires what you believe is “safe” and what isn’t.

Instead of the classic “I either totally trust or totally shut down,” they introduce a more realistic, compassionate approach: rebuilding trust in stages. Using real examples from their own relationship, they walk through how to move from complete distrust to a grounded, earned trust over time—without ignoring red flags or abandoning yourself.

You’ll learn how processing trauma cuts the emotional “weights” that keep you stuck in blind trust or blind distrust, so you can respond logically to what’s actually happening in front of you. You’ll also hear how to start with the most important piece of all: rebuilding trust in yourself, your choices, and your ability to keep yourself safe.

If you’ve ever felt like you love someone but don’t know how—or if—you can trust them again, this episode will give you a clear framework, language, and mindset to move forward without rushing, forcing, or pretending.

💡 What You’ll Learn

🧠 Key Takeaway

You don’t have to trust everyone—or everything—100%; you just need to trust yourself enough to decide who has earned a deeper level of trust and when.

🔗 Next Steps

Subscribe for new weekday episodes from the Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching archive.

To go deeper or work with Brad directly, visit https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation.

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Topics Covered:

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • rebuilding trust after trauma • PTSD trust issues • trusting yourself after trauma • relationship healing after PTSD • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • trauma coping tools • how to feel safe again • trust and vulnerability in relationships • processing trauma memories • overcoming fear of people • trusting authority after trauma • self-trust and confidence • overcoming betrayal trauma

Want to coach with me? Book a free no pressure consultation call here: https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation

Learn the proven system that’s helped 2,000+ trauma survivors reduce symptoms by 77.9% in just 4.5 months without therapy or medication 👉 https://overcomingptsd.com/

How to Stop Letting PTSD Control Your Relationships

Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

In this Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching session, Brad and Kaylene break down one of the most confusing parts of PTSD and trauma recovery: control. If you’ve ever felt out of control in your relationships, addictions, or habits, this episode helps you see exactly where your real power actually lives.

You’ll learn why trying to control other people, outcomes, or the past always creates more pain—and how to shift that energy into what you can control: your thoughts, actions, and how you process emotions. Brad and Kaylene walk through real-life examples like drinking, scrolling social media, binge-watching TV, overspending, and nitpicking your partner.

You’ll also hear a powerful reframe on addiction and “powerlessness,” and how to understand the moment when control really starts to slip. By the end, you’ll have a simple mental checklist you can use daily to stop wasting energy on what you can’t change and start building calm, confidence, and real momentum in your healing.

💡 What You’ll Learn

🧠 Key Takeaway

You can’t control other people, the past, or every emotion—but you can always control your thoughts, your actions, and how you respond, and that’s where your real power is.

🔗 Next Steps

Subscribe for new weekday episodes from the Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching archive.

To go deeper or work with Brad directly, visit https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation.

CHAPTERS:

Topics Covered:

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • trauma coping tools • control in relationships • addiction recovery • sobriety and PTSD • letting go of control • acceptance and PTSD • breaking trauma-driven habits • people-pleasing and control • relationship conflict after trauma • recovering from addictive coping • mindset for trauma healing • self-awareness and PTSD • reclaiming personal power • healing from childhood trauma patterns • practical PTSD recovery tools

Want to coach with me? Book a free no pressure consultation call here: https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation

Learn the proven system that’s helped 2,000+ trauma survivors reduce symptoms by 77.9% in just 4.5 months without therapy or medication 👉 https://overcomingptsd.com/

How Your Personality Type Shapes PTSD Recovery

Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

In this episode, Brad and Kayleen break down how your personality type can directly shape the way you process trauma and move through PTSD recovery. Using the Myers-Briggs framework, they explore why some survivors feel everything intensely but struggle with the logic piece, while others can understand everything in their head yet stay emotionally shut down.

You’ll hear how Brad and Kayleen sit on opposite ends of the spectrum—thinker vs feeler, big-picture vs in-the-moment—and how that created totally different-looking healing journeys. Instead of seeing this as a problem, they now use those differences as a roadmap for which tools to use and which skills to intentionally build.

Brad walks through why thinkers often need to practice emotional release on purpose, and why feelers usually need more support with belief change and logical reframing. Together they show you how to stop fighting your wiring, accept how you’re built, and then use that self-awareness to make your processing sessions more effective and less confusing.

By the end, you’ll know how to match specific processing tools to your strengths and weaknesses, better understand your partner or loved ones, and see that there is nothing “wrong” with the way you’re wired—you just need the right strategy for your unique nervous system and personality.

💡 What You’ll Learn

How your Myers-Briggs personality type can influence the way you process PTSD and trauma

The difference between thinkers and feelers when it comes to emotional release and belief change

Why some people cry easily and “drip” emotions while others need structured time to feel anything

How to spot whether you’re over-relying on logic or over-relying on emotion in your healing

Which trauma processing tools to use if you’re more of a logical thinker (belief work and introspective healing)

Which tools to lean on if you’re more of a feeler (protector work and emotional release practices)

How opposite personality types can actually balance each other in relationships during trauma recovery

Why personality tests are helpful starting points but should never limit your growth

Practical ways to accept your wiring while still building skills on the side you’re weakest in

🧠 Key Takeaway

Healing PTSD requires both a belief shift in your mind and an emotional release in your body—and your personality type will tell you which side you need to intentionally strengthen.

🔗 Next Steps

Subscribe for new weekday episodes from the Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching archive.

To go deeper or work with Brad directly, visit https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation.

CHAPTERS:

Topics Covered:

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • Myers-Briggs and PTSD • thinking vs feeling in trauma processing • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • trauma coping tools • logical vs emotional processing • belief change in PTSD recovery • emotional release techniques • protector tool for trauma • challenging beliefs tool • introspective healing for PTSD • personality types in relationships • opposites in trauma healing • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching archive

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How to Set PTSD Boundaries Without Guilt or Conflict

Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

In this Boundary Bootcamp workshop, Brad and Kaylene help trauma survivors turn boundary ideas into real-life action. Instead of just talking about what boundaries are, this session focuses on getting specific: what internal boundary you need most, what external boundary you’ve been avoiding, and what will actually help you enforce them when life gets messy.

You’ll hear how internal boundaries often start with one powerful goal: stop doing damage when you’re triggered. That could mean not binging substances, not spiraling into reactive conversations, and choosing self-care first so you don’t make tomorrow harder than it needs to be.

The workshop also breaks down why many boundaries fail: they’re too vague, you don’t anticipate obstacles, and you don’t have a plan for enforcement. Whether it’s bedtime, screen time, people-pleasing at work, or staying calm with a specific person, the focus is on clear rules, realistic systems, and skill-building over perfection.

If boundaries have felt confusing, guilt-heavy, or impossible to maintain, this episode reframes them as self-respect in action—simple, consistent choices that protect your nervous system and make PTSD recovery sustainable.

💡 What You’ll Learn

How to define an internal boundary as what you do to stop self-damage and support long-term healing

Why the best early PTSD boundaries focus on “don’t make it worse” before trying to make it better

How to create clearer boundaries by getting specific about behaviors, timing, and routines

How to plan enforcement by identifying the exact obstacles that will challenge your boundary

How to stay calm in hard conversations by catching emotion early and using grounding tools

How to redirect negativity without escalating, including question-based conversation control

How to build time-management boundaries with alarms, reminders, and tracking real time spent

How to do a “hard reset” when overwhelm and unfinished tasks are clogging your mind

How to choose one internal boundary and one external boundary to create immediate momentum in recovery

🧠 Key Takeaway

Boundaries work when they’re clear, realistic, and enforced with a plan—your nervous system heals faster when you stop doing damage and start protecting your peace consistently.

🔗 Next Steps

Subscribe for new weekday episodes from the Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching archive.

To go deeper or work with Brad directly, visit: https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

CHAPTERS:

Topics Covered:

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • boundaries workshop • internal boundaries • external boundaries • self-love and self-respect • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • trauma coping tools • trigger management • people pleasing recovery • conflict boundaries • communication skills • self-care routines • bedtime boundaries • screen time boundaries • time management for trauma survivors • procrastination and overwhelm • habit building • recovery coaching • practical PTSD tools