During the final episode of our season on partnership in CPTSD recovery, Tanner summarizes some of the biggest lessons she has learned in partnership. While some of these are universal, all are especially important in the context of complex trauma recovery and partnership. We explore how to support and build up our relationship as we do some of the tougher healing work of recovery. We unpack the valuable practice of building time to talk into your daily schedule and discuss what is often...

We can learn a lot from other people's questions, especially since they can bring up ideas we may never have thought to explore or put forward ourselves. And if you’re in any kind of group therapy setting, the response from the guide, coach, or mentor, will likely be meant for you as well, not just the person posing the question. In that spirit, we invite you to join today’s conversation as we answer a series of questions submitted by you, our listeners! Tuning in you’ll hear thoughtful and...

In this culture of never-ending healing and never-ending personal development, it’s important to remember that one can heal from CPTSD, permanently. But to do so, your relational ecosystem needs to be strong and for that, you need a base of supportive humans. Today’s show is all about navigating complex relationships with extended friends and family in your trauma ecosystem. We discuss the role and importance of good communication, how others may react to your healing journey, the...

This episode of the CPTSD Medicine Podcast dives into a complicated, yet necessary topic: sex. Context and history are important here because sex, sexuality, sexual satisfaction, sexual connection, and intimacy during CPTSD recovery can be so wildly nuanced. Join Tanner as she delves into why sex should be something you and your partner talk about (often) and invites you to become truly curious. She unpacks several instances that indicate a conversation is necessary, highlights a critical...

Money can be a very difficult topic of discussion and often causes conflict in all kinds of relationships; especially when you, your partner, or both of you are healing from CPTSD. Today on the CPTSD Medicine Podcast we are continuing our conversations about CPTSD recovery in relationships, and delving into money specifically. Tune in to hear about what you’ve missed this season, what you can expect from the rest of the season, things to look forward to, and how to stay up to date with this...

For adult humans living with the painful effects of their own upbringing, becoming a parent can introduce a variety of new cognitive, emotional, and practical challenges. In today’s episode, we touch on the areas of your relationship with your children and partner that can be very triggering during CPTSD recovery. Even if you don’t have children, this episode will help you guide and support family members, friends, loved ones, and other CycleBreakers in their parenting journey. It will also...

A developmental relationship is such a gift to us as humans. It’s the kind of relationship where you are fundamentally changed because of it. You would not be the same human without the stimulation, activation, scaffolding, prompts, support, love, and cheerleading from your partner. The same is true for them! This episode is our final installment of the introductory material for Season 11, setting the context for three very specific conversations to come, which center around parenting, money,...

Relationships are the ideal training ground for complex trauma recovery. During this episode, we continue our series equipping and encouraging those in partnership with humans healing from complex trauma. Healing is impossible without committing to the process of unburdening yourself. This episode explores four things you can create in your relationship to set the context to really support your individual unburdening work. Starting with a definition for the unburdening process, we explore...

Today, we drop into more specificity about what the partner of a human recovering from complex trauma is likely going to have to dance with, steward, come to acceptance with, and support along the way. All humans have what we refer to as Protective Parts, but for survivors of complex trauma, a lot of the protective survival coding is woven into their DNA at every level. That’s what makes recovery so challenging. During this episode, we dive deep into how to respond to your partner’s different...

In the long-term process of healing, it can be disorienting not knowing which benchmarks to strive for or the milestones you’re aiming to achieve. And in partnerships, it’s important to remember the ultimate goal; to completely recover from CPTSD and to have a comprehensive understanding of the relationship you have with your partner. So today, we’re taking a look at five guideposts to follow or milestones to strive for as you work through your CPTSD recovery while in a partnership. We...

How we interpret our lives matters. The stories we tell ourselves hold the power to shape the future. Dedicated to partners of humans in active recovery from CPTSD, this episode is all about setting a powerful context for you to align to as your relationship unfolds. Our conversation opens with insights from Tanner and Matt’s story and touches on predictors of future divorce early in relationships. We explore what it truly means to address, revise, and rewrite the story before considering...

We are back with the CPTSD Medicine podcast after a break; a much-needed time of refreshing, regrouping, and recharging. 2024 will be a year where Tanner confidently owns and claims her authority to present her solutions to your CPTSD. This season will be focused on and specially crafted regarding support for partners of those recovering from CPTSD. In today’s episode, Tanner delves into what you can expect from this season and shares an in-depth overview of her personal and professional...

We are rounding out season ten by thinking about and imagining around, the benefits of Energetic Stewardship. This season has had a massive focus on the Energy of CPTSD Recovery and how the Energy Work around Unburdening, Unblending, Integrating, and Embodying, comes together in conjunction with Parts Work. So, in wrapping up this season before we take a podcasting break, we wanted to bring it all back to two really key foci when thinking about Energetic Stewardship. Join in to hear more...

When we are not taught to protect ourselves as children, dark energies can penetrate our protective energetic barrier. Today we are going to discuss the darker energies that we may be receptive to when recovering CPTSD and how we can unburden ourselves from them. Tuning in, you’ll hear about what makes us more susceptible to dark energetic attacks, when we are most vulnerable, and how you can know if you have dark energy inside you. We delve into how Energetic Stewardship can protect us from...

Welcome back to the show and our sincere apologies for our absence last week. We’ve been busy with a workshop that explored how to find (and lean into) your edge, real-time CPTSD recovery, and how to accelerate the healing process. And if you are in your own process of complex PTSD healing and self-discovery, be sure to keep checking our Instagram Stories @cptsdmedicine and join our email list (link in show notes) to stay up-to-date about the upcoming Energetic Stewardship workshop. Now, our...

For many of us, the start of our CPTSD recovery journey is largely driven by fear. But what if fear didn’t need to be your primary motivation? What if, instead, you found yourself inspired to live a life where you weren’t just surviving but thriving? Today we continue our energy series and delve even deeper into the concept of Self Energy by unpacking The Three Principles for Amplifying Self Energy and the role it can play in your healing journey. In discussing the Three Principles of...

Life has an extraordinary way of guiding us toward self-discovery and self-realization. Often, in our quest for understanding ourselves and our purpose, we find ourselves on a unique journey of meeting our true selves, exploring the depths of our Self Energy, and embracing the concept of Energetic Stewardship. This narrative delves into the profound encounter of meeting yourself, understanding self-energy, and the transformative power of nurturing our innermost selves. In this simulcast...

If you are a human with CPTSD and you are familiar with inner child work but you’re looking for something more, this episode is for you! You may have found some benefit or come into closer contact with your unresolved trauma by connecting to a younger version of yourself, but you may not have found the relief you were searching for. Tuning in, you’ll discover how Wounded Younger Parts are the epicenter of where your trauma has been stored, how to access these parts, and how this relates to...

We begin today’s episode with a Joyful Surprise! So make sure to tune in as Tanner shares the bigger context behind the surprise and the surprise itself. We then move into the content for today’s episode which focuses on Protective Parts' Energy. Tanner elaborates on the larger context of working with Protective Parts and the key principle thereof. A quick recap on the True Self leads us into a discussion on understanding the value of having a pure anchor to ground it all, The Core. We then...

As we continue our exploration of energy in this season of the show, we come to the important subject of working with energy, and how to practically go about this. Though energy work might sometimes seem abstract or difficult to pin down, it doesn't have to be; we can actually approach this important part of our CPTSD journey in concrete and super practical ways, and that is what we are talking about today! With the foundation of the Internal Family Systems grounding what we do, there are...

The work of a cycle breaker is profoundly sacred, and patience and determination are necessary in our pursuit to heal personal and collective trauma. On today's show, we will be exploring the Power Core, its six energy centers, and how we use these to bring about new images and interpretations of what we need to be, as we travel through our journey of dying and rebirth. Starting at the tailbone, and moving right up to the top of the head, these energy centers provide us with so much...

CPTSD recovery leads to liberation, finding wholeness, and honoring your birthright. This episode explores energy as the primary focus of CPTSD recovery by outlining six different energy types. Every resource you consult is influenced by the person offering it, and an evolving perspective involves considering different perspectives. While certain energy types affect all people, humans with CPTSD are more susceptible to certain collective energies. This discussion explores what this means for...

The ability to heal ourselves exists within all of us, we just need to learn how to tap into it. Today’s guest, Nicole Casteel, is a sound healer, songstress, ritualist, facilitator, ceremony guide, and energy artist. In this episode, we do a deep dive into what her own personal healing journey has looked like and how she now helps others to heal by accessing their intuition largely through the powerful combination of breathwork and music. Nicole is a source of endless wisdom and just...

Whether you’re a regular listener or you recently found this podcast through an algorithm, a friend, or a desperate Google search, know that you are welcome in this space. It’s an honor to play a part in your healing journey! Today, we are joined by a very special guest who has been instrumental in my own journey and that of my family. Erika Straub is an international trauma and anxiety coach, author, and speaker. Her deep knowledge of soma and psyche is the genesis for her coaching programs,...