31 Aug Being Well Podcast: Complex PTSD and Developmental Trauma
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About Our Guest: Pete Walker is a licensed psychotherapist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area, who specializes in helping adults who were traumatized in childhood. He’s the author of three books, including Complex PTSD : From Surviving To Thriving. It’s a practical, user-friendly self-help guide to recovering from the lingering effects of childhood trauma, and to achieving a rich and fulfilling life as an adult.
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Timestamps:
3:00: What distinguishes CPTSD from PTSD?
5:55: CPTSD as “developmental trauma disorder”
8:55: Presence of the bad vs. absence of the good
11:40: The importance of empathy
13:35: “They’re crazy or I’m crazy,” and the consequences of that
17:10: Healthy anger
19:00: Becoming a support to yourself
21:30: Stages of recovery
25:00: Corrective emotional experiences
27:30: The lifelong process of recovery
32:10: Reparenting and the inner child
34:45: Managing the relationship with our family of origin
41:30: Forgiveness
44:30: The inner critic and internalized abusers
48:30: A message to your younger self
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