Embodied Self Therapy

Healing CPTSD

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Healing CPTSD is a podcast dedicated to healing from childhood trauma and complex PTSD. Join your host, Bianca Winter-Mallari, a trauma informed counsellor, somatic therapist, founder of Embodied Self Therapy and fellow childhood trauma survivor. Here we’ll explore the nuanced world of trauma, unpacking topics such as toxic family systems, intergenerational trauma, attachment, dissociation and shame. We’ll also explore pathways to recovery through somatics and embodiment, nervous system regulation, parts work, community and trauma informed care.

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Embodied Self Therapy

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www.embodiedselftherapy.net

Latest episode

Jun 14, 2026

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Episodes

64. Overcoming Perfectionism: Insights from a Recovering Perfectionist 26.10.2025

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63. The Search For Home: Finding Your Self, Belonging and Meaning When You've Never Really Had It 19.10.2025

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62. Reclaiming Your "No". Using Anger To Assert Your Boundaries 12.10.2025

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61. Somatic Trauma Releases: How The Body Discharges Energy, Recalibrates And Processes Trauma 05.10.2025

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60. Implicit Memory: How Trauma Is Stored In The Body 28.09.2025

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59. Safety 21.09.2025

In this episode, we’re exploring one of the most essential pieces of trauma recovery: safety. Safety is so much more than the absence of threat. Through a trauma-informed lens, it’s about connection, choice, and regulation. Together, we’ll unpack what safety really means, why it’s so central to healing, and how trauma reshapes our ability to sense when we are safe. I’ll guide you through concepts...

58. Guided Practice: Non-Sleep Deep Rest 14.09.2025

In this episode. I’ll be guiding you through a Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) practice. NSDR is a simple yet powerful way to calm your nervous system, regulate stress, and invite deep restoration. Before we begin, I’ll share what NSDR is and why it’s such a supportive tool for trauma recovery and everyday overwhelm. Then, I’ll lead you through a 15 minute practice you can use anytime you need to reset...

57. Sexual Embodiment & Reclamation after Trauma 07.09.2025

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56. Plant Medicines: Healing With Psychedelics 31.08.2025

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55. You're Not "Too Woo Woo" – Spirituality in Therapy 24.08.2025

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54. Representation and Safety in Therapy for POC 17.08.2025

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53. Is ChatGPT Replacing Your Therapist? 10.08.2025

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52. Resisting The Doomscroll 03.08.2025

🔥 ⁠⁠⁠NEW F*ck The System Resistance Checklist Freebie | DOWNLOAD⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔥 ⁠⁠NEW Global Crisis Holding Sessions | BOOK NOW⁠⁠⁠ 🍉 ⁠⁠SUPPORT FAMILIES IN GAZA | Follow this link to donate ⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, we’re exploring the phenomenon of doomscrolling: why we do it, how it impacts our nervous systems and practical ways to step out of the cycle. We'll chat about how to engage with media mo...

51. Modern Life Has Us Distracted: Reclaim Your Personal Power and Intuition 27.07.2025

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50. Your Permission To Be Exhausted: Navigating Trauma and Healing in Today's World 20.07.2025

🔥 ⁠NEW F*ck The System Resistance Checklist Freebie | DOWNLOAD⁠ ⁠ 🔥 NEW Global Crisis Holding Sessions | BOOK NOW⁠ 🍉 ⁠⁠SUPPORT FAMILIES IN GAZA | Follow this link to donate ⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, I'm giving you permission to feel exhausted. Acknowledging the systems that keep us disconnected and the weight of personal and collective trauma, we'll explore the importance of rest and communi...

49. How To F*ck The System (Whilst Still Living In It) 13.07.2025

🔥 NEW F*ck The System Resistance Checklist Freebie | DOWNLOAD 🔥 NEW Global Crisis Holding Sessions | BOOK NOW 🍉 ⁠⁠SUPPORT FAMILIES IN GAZA | Follow this link to donate ⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of Healing CPTSD, I unpack the major systems shaping our inner and outer worlds — colonialism, capitalism, patriarchy, white supremacy — and how they impact trauma, burnout and disconnection. I share a framewo...

48. Mini Guided Somatic Practice To Lift Out Of Shutdown 15.06.2025

I’ll guide you through a short simple, somatic practice designed to gently lift you out of states of collapse, shutdown or dissociation. This movement practice explores the connection between posture and the nervous system, helping you shift back into presence with compassion and care. Save this one for later! Need to work with a trauma informed therapist?  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BOOK IN YOUR 1:1 SESSIONS WITH ME...

47. The Dangers of Suppressing Emotions 08.06.2025

Following a mini series unpacking emotions, this episode explores the hidden dangers of emotional suppression. We’ll unpack how unresolved emotions can manifest as chronic physical conditions, drawing insight from the groundbreaking work of physician Dr. Gabor Maté. Tune in to learn why befriending your emotions is vital for holistic health and wellness. If you're someone who tends to bottle it al...

46. Curiosity: Your Most Useful Life Skill 01.06.2025

This episode of Healing CPTSD finishes off a mini series unpacking emotions. Today we're talking about curiosity. I share how curiosity can be a quiet but potent force in trauma recovery — one that helps you move toward insight, connection, and a deeper sense of self. We explore how this emotion gently invites us to approach our inner world without judgment, opening up space for compassion, healin...

45. Build Your Confidence and Self Worth 25.05.2025

🎁 Get 40% off all resources to celebrate Healing CPTSD turning one with the code GRATITUDE at checkout 🎁 ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Nervous System Workbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠EMBODY The Workshop⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of Healing CPTSD, we’re unpacking what it really means to build confidence and self worth (spoiler alert: it’s not loud, performative, or fake-it-til-you-make-it energy). We’ll explore why confidence can fee...

44. Loneliness: When You Crave Connection and Fear It Too 18.05.2025

🎁 Get 40% off all resources to celebrate Healing CPTSD turning one with the code GRATITUDE at checkout 🎁 ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Nervous System Workbooks⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠EMBODY The Workshop⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, we're diving into the tender experience of loneliness — and how it hits differently when you’ve lived through trauma. We'll explore how loneliness isn't just about being alone, but about feeling disconnected, uns...

43. Why You Feel So Guilty — and How to Stop 11.05.2025

🎁 Get 40% off all resources to celebrate Healing CPTSD turning one with the code GRATITUDE at checkout 🎁 ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Nervous System Workbooks⁠⁠ | ⁠EMBODY The Workshop⁠⁠ This episode I’ll walk you through how to tell the difference between healthy and toxic guilt, and share tools and reflections to help you work with it in a more compassionate and embodied way. If guilt has been lingering in your syste...

42. How Gratitude Helps Us Heal 04.05.2025

🎁 Get 40% off all resources to celebrate Healing CPTSD turning one with the code GRATITUDE at checkout 🎁 ⁠Nervous System Workbooks⁠ | EMBODY The Workshop⁠ This episode marks one year of the podcast and two years of Embodied Self Therapy. I’m feeling EXTRA reflective, so it felt right to drop into the theme of ✨ gratitude ✨ — not the fluffy, spiritual-bypass-y kind, but the real, embodied exper...

41. Getting Comfortable with Anger 27.04.2025

In this episode of Healing CPTSD, we dive into the complex emotion of anger as part of our series on unpacking emotions. I'll explain how anger is actually a crucial boundary setter and protector, and how trauma can complicate our relationship with it. We'll discuss how to identify, understand, and express anger in a healthy way to support our healing. Topics explored: - Understanding Ange...

40. Befriending Fear & How To Use It For Personal Growth 20.04.2025

Is fear keeping you stuck? In this week’s episode of Healing CPTSD, I explore how we can shift our relationship with fear — not by pushing it away, but by learning to work with it. Fear, like all emotions, carries wisdom. When we learn to understand its language, it can become a powerful tool for growth and healing. Topics explored: The connection between fear and the nervous system How to differe...

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