Healing CPTSD

BOOK IN A FREE 15 MIN CHEMISTRY CALL The relationship we have towards ourself can be a challenging, complicated or complex one when we come from complex childhood trauma backgrounds. In this episode, we explore the practice of relating to Self, through the lens of Internal Family Systems or parts work. After this episode, you will understand what makes up your internal landscape and hopefully crea...

BOOK IN A FREE 15 MINUTE CALL WITH ME Need to work with a trauma informed therapist?  BOOK IN YOUR 1:1 SESSIONS WITH ME How do you find a good therapist? No doubt, this can be a challenging and vulnerable process. In this episode, we unpack three therapist green flags to look out for when on the search for a therapist to support you in your journey to healing trauma.  Finding a therapist who align...

⁠BOOK IN A FREE 15 MIN CHEMISTRY CALL WITH ME This episode explores resources through a decolonised lens. Resources can include self-regulation skills as well as people, places and things that we can access to support ourselves along our journey towards healing.  Decolonised practices and resources can help to cut through the mental maze we get caught up in through overanalysing and can help us re...

BOOK IN A FREE CHEMISTRY CALL This episode explores approaches to healing childhood trauma (early developmental and attachment trauma) and how this differs from healing from single-incident or complex trauma experienced later on in life.  Topics explored:  Developmental, attachment and preverbal trauma  Impacts of childhood trauma on early development and our sense of self, our core beliefs/worldv...

BOOK IN A FREE CHEMISTRY CALL WITH ME In this episode, we unpack what makes up dysfunctional family systems, exploring general dynamics as well as focusing on some specific roles.  NOTE: Throughout the episode, I refer to "family of origin," however these dynamics and roles apply to any family system you grew up in and are not exclusive to biological families. Need to work with a trauma...

Ready to work together?  ⁠⁠⁠BOOK IN YOUR 1:1 SESSIONS WITH ME⁠⁠ BOOK A FREE CHEMISTRY CALL Kapwa (Tagalog) translates to shared identity, equality and being with others. When trauma leaves us feeling empty, fragmented, disconnected and isolated – how much of what we do is driven by our inherent need to belong and make sense of who we are? In this episode, I share my personal unfiltered insights an...

TICKETS | ANCESTRAL HEALING CIRCLE: RECLAIMING OUR POWER AS WOMEN | AMSTERDAM EVENT With so much emphasis in the self development world to fix, release and heal what no longer serves us, we can overlook the talents, strengths and wisdom we have stored deep within us. Holding space for the positive inherited traits and characteristics passed down generationally is equally as important when coming b...

SHOP | TRIGGERS & GLIMMERS MAP You know triggers, but have you heard of glimmers? Glimmers are moments that bring us into connection – they are the opposite of triggers. In this episode, learn more about the power of glimmers and how you can start discovering your own. It is the accumulation of these micro-moments that support our nervous systems in reorienting to safety. Listen to start culti...

This episode will unpack what happens in the body as a result of trauma and how the nervous system responds to triggers. Hopefully by the end of this episode, you will have the insight to start understanding how you experience your nervous system which, when you’re resourced with the right tools, will lead to embodiment and self mastery.  Topics explored: Polyvagal Theory & the three nervous s...

🍉 HELP FAMILIES EVACUATE GAZA Donate to Mohamed, Rozan and their children Donate to Hadeel and her family In this week’s episode, I invite my first guest, Chelsea, on to speak on the importance of considering context and intersectionality to facilitate positive change on not only a personal level but for the collective. Chelsea is a deconditioning coach, host of the SEEDS OF SELF podcast and foun...

In response to the horror we are all experiencing, witnessing in real time the genocide of the Palestinian people, you may notice your body going into what’s known as freeze, shutdown or collapse. This embodied somatic practice is intended to support you through those times you’re feeling overwhelmed, hopeless, helpless, guilty, ashamed, grief, numb or dissociated.  This guided practice will gentl...

In this episode, we explore the pillars of trauma informed care and how they are applied in practice through the three-phased model within the therapy process. Need to work with a trauma informed therapist?  Book in your 1:1 sessions with me. RESOURCES TO SUPPORT YOUR RECOVERY Trigger Toolkit Free Download Nervous System Workbooks EMBODY The Workshop

This episode will explore definitions. We will start to understand what trauma actually is, understand the differences between different categories of trauma – what is complex trauma, what is childhood trauma and what is CPTSD as both a diagnosis and lived experience? We’ll also look at the impacts of trauma and where that leaves us as survivors, unpacking what the healing process can look like in...

Welcome to the first episode of Healing CPTSD. Join me, Bianca, your host and fellow survivor of childhood trauma, as I take you through my personal story. I touch on my complex childhood trauma history, my struggles with being disembodied and dissociated, what led me on my journey to recovery and resources that supported me on the way. I will also share the evolution of my professional journey in...

Welcome to Healing CPTSD. Here we will journey together in healing from childhood trauma and complex PTSD.  I'm your host, Bianca Winter-Mallari, a fellow survivor of childhood trauma, as well as a BIPOC identifying trauma-informed counsellor, somatic therapist and the founder of Embodied Self Therapy, an online private practice serving people worldwide. On this podcast, we'll be unpacking...