Episode Description
A mental health advocate shares her real journey through complex PTSD and trauma after multiple traumatic events working in the prison system. The discussion covers dissociation, trauma stored in the body, phantom pain, journaling for healing, alternative therapies, triggers, intuition, and the role of community in recovery.
Key topics include:
• Complex PTSD and cumulative trauma
• Dissociation and trauma symptoms
• Trauma stored in the body and phantom pain
• Journaling and using both sides of the brain for healing
• Triggers as signals for healing
• Alternative therapies and recovery tools
• Community vs. individual healing approaches
• Turning trauma into purpose through writing
Chapters / Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Nikki and her trauma journey
00:45 Working in prisons and repeated traumatic events
02:00 The stabbing incident that changed everything
04:30 Dissociation and early PTSD symptoms
06:30 Leaving work and beginning treatment
08:00 Physical trauma and phantom pain explained
11:00 Trauma stored in the body
12:40 Kintsugi metaphor for healing trauma
14:00 Trauma talk and losing the ability to speak
15:20 How journaling started the healing process
18:00 Why handwriting helps trauma recovery
20:00 Life after medication and alternative therapies
22:30 Microdosing, medical marijuana, and healing paths
23:40 Listening to intuition during healing
26:00 Understanding the brain and removing shame
27:30 Learning to lean into triggers
29:30 Writing the book and finding purpose
32:00 Cultural perspectives on trauma and healing
35:00 Community healing vs Western approaches
36:00 Finding support and connection
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