Discussions related to trauma/ coping / and healing NOT by a mental health professional, but from someone who has experienced a good deal of trauma who is successfully thriving in life

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The host provides helpful information to help balance relationship dynamics when one partner has few family and friends than the other.

When One Partner Has Fewer Family and Friends

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The host discusses how she learned to thrive intimately after sexual trauma, and has an honest discussion with her husband about how they each handled a specific trigger moment early in their relationship.

How To Thrive Intimately After Experiencing Sexual Trauma

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The host discusses the accountability for sexual trauma survivers to heal their trauma as she provides helpful information to help anyone trying to heal

The Accountability To Heal Our Trauma

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The host talks about what it&#39;s been like since sharing her story of sexual trauma and provides listeners with helpful information to decide whether to share their own sexual trauma stories

The Aftermath of Publicly Sharing Sexual Violence Trauma Stories

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2025/3/25/0/caa034b8-803c-4a33-96fe-7a33c9ebfbfa_oose_project_-_guests___rhonda_and_eddie_final.mp3

A compassionate discussion with two formerly incarcerated individuals, Rhonda and Eddie, who work with Freedom To Choose Project. A must listen!

Freedom To Choose Project / Practicing Compassion

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Traditional and non-traditional methods to heal trauma/ptsd, including acupuncture, with Acupuncturist Donald Charleson joining the discussion. Finally, the author provides a hint about her psilocybin mushroom session to help assist in further healing.

Coping and Healing with PTSD/C-PTSD

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An intense revelation from the host about her own flashback that left her sofa surfing for 30 hours, with Laszlo joining her to discuss what it may have meant.

Flashbacks, How/Why They Affect Us

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Understanding Our Gut Instincts and how emotional intelligence may fuel whether we follow it, with trauma therapist Elizabeth Conley joining the discussion.

Gut Instinct & Emotional Intelligence

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Engaging discussion about Parental/Family Estrangement from two sides; the host who chose to become estranged, and her partner who was estranged by a child. This is a valid and timely discussion.

Parental/Family Estrangement - From Both Sides

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Captivating discussion about understanding and forgiving generational trauma, and how to begin to move on from it and not repeat it.

Generational Trauma - How To Heal & Stop Passing It On

Discussions related to trauma/ coping / and healing NOT by a mental health professional, but from someone who has experienced a good deal of trauma who is successfully thriving in life