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Flip the Script of Your Life: Personal Narratives and Learned Optimism discusses what personal narratives and life scripts are and how they play constantly in our lives to create our realities. If you've experienced trauma and you've tried to change your thoughts constantly without success, it isn't your fault. 

However, it is possible to flip the script of your life by using a backdoor approach through kinder self-talk and learned optimism, which can help you change your personal narratives and scripts through a gentler, subtler, and more sustainable approach to healing than ways that may not have worked in the past. We discuss strategies that will work for people with trauma. 

Breakdown of Episode: 
1:15  Introduction to the Topic
3:25  What is the Script of Your Life? 
16:36 Flipping the Script and Finding a Backdoor Approach to Healing
20:29 Strategies to Flip the Script and Change the Narrative of Your Life
32:55 Cultivated Optimism as a Backdoor Approach to Healing

Bulleted List of Resources
"Let God Flip the Script of Your Life" by Robert Norwood, Coastal Courier
https://coastalcourier.com/coastal-living/faith/let-god-flip-the-script-of-your-life/
This source discusses what a script it and how, while we can't change everything, with God's help, we have the power to allow God to flip the script of our lives.

"You Gotta Be" by Des'ree
Des'ree - You Gotta Be ('99 Mix) [Video]
This song is a great reminder that more is in our control than we realize.

"Flip the Script: How the Stories You Tell Yourself Define Your Life" by Moon Benchekroun
https://www.goalcast.com/2017/12/07/flip-script-how-the-stories-you-tell-yourself-change-your-life/
This article discusses how our self-talk creates the script of our lives, and how changing our personal stories over time can change our lives.

Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman
https://www.amazon.com/L

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Narcissistic Abuse and Its Impact: What Does It Mean to Me? explains what narcissism is, what a narcissistic is, and what the traits of a narcissistic are. We discuss how it plays out in relationships and impacts those that are survivors of narcissistic abuse. 

This episode addresses ways narcissists abuse others, how to spot a narcissist, and how abuse can distort and damage survivors' relationships and views of God. We then discuss resources that can help you get started on your healing journey from narcissistic abuse. 

Breakdown of Episode: 
5:21  What is Narcissism?
6:54  What are the Traits of a Narcissist?
14:37 What is Narcissistic Abuse?
30:14 How to Spot and Deal with a Narcissist
45:59 Levels of Narcissism
49:06 Resources to Help You Heal

*Wikipedia: "Narcissism"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism
This source breaks down the traits of narcissism and how narcissistic relationships impact the survivors.
*Psychology Today: "How to Spot Narcissistic Abuse"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/toxic-relationships/201709/how-spot-narcissistic-abuse
This article helps you spot a narcissism, identify abusive behaviors, and protect yourself in interactions with the narcissist.
*Healing from Hidden Abuse by Shannon Thomas
https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Hidden-Abuse-Recovery-Psychological/dp/0997829087
This book helps people to identify hidden forms of abuse and clarifies why many who have been abused by narcissists don't even know they've been abused. It helps you figure out if this might be you.
*Out of the Fog by Dana Morningstar
This book discusses how abusers use the triad of fear, obligation, and guilt to manipulate their victims, how to spot these signs, and how to protect yourself from the abuser's tactics.
https://www.amazon.com/Out-Fog-Confusion-Clarity-Narcissistic-ebook/dp/B077SFQWZ2
*Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
https://www.amazon.com/Boundari

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This episode explains the how adverse childhood circumstances and childhood trauma can change a child's brain. It also discusses  how those impacts affect a child psychologically, physically, and symptomatically. There are psychological, health, and genetic impacts on an adult who has these brain changes.  

This episode then discusses why if you have experienced brain changes from adverse childhood circumstances, based on emergent research, you're not alone, there is hope, you can still heal, and you can still live a happy, productive life. Please excuse the sounds of my friends in the background (my cat rattling and a chirping bird). 

Breakdown of Episode: 
0:00  Introduction to Topic
3:57  Cause: How Adverse Childhood Circumstances Cause Trauma 
12:35 Impacts: Changes in the Brain and Other Impacts
20:29 Effects: Other Changes in the Brain
45:27 Strategies and Modalities That Can Help You heal

 
List of Resources

• Tough Childhood? The Effects of Trauma on Your Brain
  https://www.harleytherapy.co.uk/counselling/childhood-effects-of-trauma.htm
  This source describes the impacts of childhood trauma change the brain.
• 7 Ways Childhood Adversity Changes a Child's Brain
  https://acestoohigh.com/2016/09/08/7-ways-childhood-adversity-changes-a-childs-brain/
  This source includes the impacts that adverse childhood experience can have on the brain, life, DNA, and body.
• The Tapping Solution by Nick Ortner, book
  https://www.amazon.com/Tapping-Solution-Revolutionary-System-Stress-Free/dp/1401939422
  This book can help you get started using EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) tapping on pressure points to relieve stress and heal emotions.

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Toxic Positivity: The Pursuit of Unhappiness and a Better Way explains what toxic positivity is and the damage it causes, particularly for those who have experienced trauma. We discuss why traditional positive thinking rarely works and how forced positivity can actually do more damage.

We go discuss how getting to the root of negative thinking, learning to understand its origins, and befriending our thoughts and emotions is a more sustainable path to lasting peace and happiness. We discuss an easy five-step process for dealing with negative thoughts and emotions that can bring peace, healing, and happiness.

Breakdown of Episode: 
0:00   Intro to Episode and Theme
5:58   Intro to Toxic Positivity
9:32   What is Positive Thinking?
15:30 What is Toxic Positivity?
20:00 Getting to the Root of Negative Thinking 
31:48 Why Chasing Happiness Doesn't Work
37:25 What You Can Do Instead: Five Steps to Processing Your Emotions

 Bulleted List of Resources

Mayo Clinic: "Positive Thinking: Stop Negative Self-Talk to Reduce Stress"   https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/positive-thinking/art-20043950

This source describes the positive health benefits of positive thinking and putting positive thinking into practice.

Guideposts: "Is There a Such Thing as 'Toxic Positivity?'" by Holly Lebowitz Rossi
https://www.guideposts.org/better-living/positive-living/is-there-such-a-thing-as-toxic-positivity
This source gives definitions and examples of toxic positivity so you can identify it in your own life.

"The Trauma Prayer" by Pat and Jim Banks from House of Healing Ministries
Trauma Prayer-Jim Banks
https://jimandpatbanks.com/trauma-prayer/
This source is a powerful prayer that helps you to heal the roots of trauma.

"Vanishing Time in the Pursuit of Happiness" by Sam J. Maglio, Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

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Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Why We Have Them, and How to Overcome Them explains where unhealthy coping mechanisms originate and how unhealthy coping mechanisms get started, including addictions to substances and to unhealthy emotional habits. I relate my own coping mechanisms to this concept to make it understandable.  

Then, I share a couple of personal breakthrough experiences that showed me why my coping mechanisms and targeting these didn't work. I wasn't getting to the root of the problem and why I had the coping mechanisms to begin with. Once I was able to understand the reason for my negative and addictive thinking, then I was able to start making progress. I explain how you can too. 

Breakdown of Episode: 

1:44   Introduction to the Topic--How Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms Get Started

10:22  Why Positive Thinking Alone Isn't Enough to Heal the Roots of Coping Mechanisms for Trauma

14:12  My Breakthrough Moment that Showed Me That Where the Roots of My Healing Lay and How My Revelation Can Help You

16:14  What Will Help You Cope, Eliminate Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, and Finally Heal 

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What's the Difference Between Trauma and PTSD explains the psychological, symptomatic, and social signs of both of these conditions and how each one is different. We discuss the misconceptions about trauma and PTSD, their impacts, and how you can tell the difference between each one based on scientific research. 

This episode also addresses the symptoms of trauma and PTSD and treatments that target these unique conditions. This episode applies established research and shares free resources to help you get started or continue on your healing journey. 

Breakdown of Episode: 

1:15  Introduction to the Topic

5:51  What's the Difference Between Trauma and PTSD? 

20:29 Symptoms of PTSD and Trauma

31:40 Treatments of PTSD and Trauma

42:57 How Does All of This Connect to Faith and Following Jesus Christ? 

Bulleted List of Resources

• Hope and Healing Center and Institute HACI on PTSD vs. Trauma   https://hopeandhealingcenter.org/ptsd-vs-trauma/
• This source describes the difference between PTSD and Trauma and how these are applied in various situations. It describes the causes of trauma and how this can become PTSD. 
• National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMI on PTSD vs Trauma
  https://hopeandhealingcenter.org/ptsd-vs-trauma/
• This source clarifies the symptoms of PTSD and Trauma and includes specific therapies and treatments that can help target the source of PTSD and Trauma. 

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What's Trauma Got to Do with It? demystifies how trauma may explain why you struggle the way you do and why you are the way you are. It further explains why the symptoms of trauma aren't truly YOU, why there is nothing wrong with YOU, and why trauma isn't your fault. If you've experienced childhood trauma, childhood emotional abuse, or childhood emotional neglect, then chances are, you're living a daily trauma cycle that impacts and pervades every part of your life, perhaps in ways you're not even aware. 

While no one should wish trauma on anyone, the pain of trauma, especially when we're mistreated by others, teaches us to have compassion on others, to treat others well, and how we never want to make others feel based on how we've felt. We also learn to have compassion for ourselves by seeing this contrast. We can also start to find modalities that help us heal, based our unique makeup and experience.

This episode addresses these issues, introduces you to the concept of trauma, and provides suggestions to help you get started or continue on your healing journey. 

 Breakdown of Episode: 

4:00   Why You Are the Way You Are and Why It Isn't Your Fault 

14:00 How Trauma Can Help You Have Compassion for Others and Yourself

22:39 How You Can Start to Heal Yourself

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What is Wrong With Me and Why Can't I Heal explains why there is NOTHING wrong with you and that you CAN heal, even if you didn't think you could in the past. If you've experienced childhood trauma, childhood emotional abuse, or childhood emotional neglect, then you probably have trauma stuck in your body. 

The nature of trauma requires a unique form of emotional healing that targets trauma on the level of the body and brain using cutting edge science and body work. This podcast will show you how to heal at the root of the source, even if you haven't been able to in the past. 

If you experienced any of the three mentioned above, it's NOT your fault. It is up to you to do the healing work to find peace, healing, and breakthrough. It may seem in your previous experience that healing happens to someone else, not you. I had long given up on healing completely when I learned about the nature of my trauma, and that is when I started to heal, after decades of trying to heal and only making a little progress. But healing does happen! It happened to me, and I'll help you find healing. With Christ as our anchor, all things are possible!

This episode addresses these issues, introduces you to this podcast, and provides free resources to help you get started or continue on your healing journey. 

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Episode 1 discusses general topics, so I won't include a breakdown of this episode. A breakdown of future episode with timestamps will be provided.

A bulleted list of resources for each week's episode will be included, but no specific outside resources were mentioned here. 

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