PTSD and Beyond

Part 1: From Why to Understanding


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Welcome to a new three-part series on PTSD and Beyond: “From Why to Now What to What’s Next.”

“Understanding is not the destination, it’s the foundation. We honor the questions that brought us here, and we release the ones that keep us circling," ~ Dr. Deb Lindh, EdD

In this opening episode, From Why to Understanding, Dr. Deb invites listeners to explore the powerful and sometimes paralyzing question of “why.” Why did it happen? Why me? Why do I still feel this way?

The “why” is where healing often begins. It’s our mind and body’s way of searching for safety, meaning, and understanding after disruption. Drawing from decades of trauma research, neuroscience, and lived experience, Dr. Deb helps us see that the “why” has a purpose but it isn’t meant to be our permanent home.

This conversation helps listeners identify where they are in their own relationship with the “why,” offering reflective questions, gentle guidance, and validation for those who have spent months or years trying to make sense of their story.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why asking “why” is a natural human and neurobiological response to trauma and uncertainty

• How the search for meaning supports early healing (Janoff-Bulman, 1992; Herman, 1997)
• When the “why” becomes a loop that keeps us circling instead of moving forward (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000)
• How understanding can become the bridge toward readiness and change (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 2004)
• Practical tools to identify what parts of the “why” bring clarity — and which parts keep us stuck
• A guided reflection to help you locate where you are in your process of understanding

If today’s episode resonated please share it with someone who could use a reminder that they’re not alone.

And remember, we’re better together, we’re stronger together, and take what resonates and GO BEYOND!

In Love and Healing,

Dr. Deb

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