What Makes the Difference

Ali and Rich take you through a breakdown of what hypervigilance is, how it is often experienced and the emotional impact this has.  They talk about how the military mindset can impact someone's hypervigilance, the idea of an essential skill that has become an unconscious habit but in civilian life is a plant out of place. They also talk about how to support someone who is experiencing hypervi...

Ali and Rich talk about the reliving elements of PTS; flashbacks and night terrors, and the impact that has on our day-to-day or night-to-night experiences. We discuss the range of triggers and how they can come from any or all of our senses, bridging to a physiological response and reliving of an instant of experience. We discuss Rich's lived experience of flashbacks, how they impacted him an...

Ali and Rich are discussing PTS or OSI (Operational Stress Injury). Giving you an overview of core experiences within these and asking the question, "Is this an injury or a disorder?"  If you or anyone you know is concerned about or experiencing any of the things we discuss in this episode, please speak to your GP or a medical professional qualified to diagnose PTS. Join the debate and l...

Welcome to the episode about Military Mindset. Ali and Rich talk about what this means, and it is more than the principles that everyone in the military upholds. It's the critical differences in thinking, beliefs, values, and boundaries that help a military unit work effectively to keep everyone safe, and importantly how this differs from the mindset that is needed in civilian life. Please sup...

Welcome Rethinking Trauma and Transition. Ali and Rich give an overview as to what trauma is and isn't. How language could lead to diminishing someone and their experience of a traumatic event. We chat about memory and how that will distort the memory of the event because every time a memory is accessed it will never be recalled exactly as to how the event happened. After the event, the timesc...

Ali and Rich have a chat about what anxiety is and the difference between experiencing some anxiety which can be good for certain things such as sporting events, public speaking, or taking exams. Or suffering from anxiety which can be debilitating, and isolating for individuals struggling to engage with others. We give you a couple of techniques to help cope with anxiety and ideas around how to be...

This is the introductory video about Ali and Rich's podcast. Rethinking Trauma and Transition., and the subjects that we will cover. In future episodes, we will be covering: Anxiety and what it is Identity and who am I? PTSD or is it PTSI? Setting Boundaries and people-pleasing Plus a lot more! This episode is about finding the right balance for you.  Please support our podcast and our CIC ⁠⁠B...