Healing is the Best Revenge

In this episode of Healing is the Best Revenge , host Karina Hagelin—a survivor, artist, educator, and advocate—talks about their journey of healing from complex trauma and the tools they’ve found useful. The episode centers on coping strategies and self-care practices specifically for managing CPTSD (complex post-traumatic stress disorder). Karina shares about their featured zine, Surviving to Th...

In this episode of Healing is the Best Revenge , host Karina Hagelin (they/them) revisits the concept of community care plans, a vital tool for supporting survivors during difficult times. Karina defines community care plans as organized strategies for a survivor's community to collectively offer care, particularly during events like trauma anniversaries or mental health crises. They emphasize the...

In this episode of "Healing is the Best Revenge," host Karina Hagelin (they/them) focuses on the theme of celebrating accomplishments, particularly in the context of healing from complex trauma. The episode features journaling prompts designed to help listeners reflect on their own achievements, ways to celebrate them, and the fears that might come with sharing successes. Karina encourages audienc...

In this episode of Healing is the Best Revenge , host Karina Hagelin (they/them) discusses the therapeutic power of creating zines as part of the healing journey for trauma survivors. They define zines as DIY mini magazines for self-expression and share their personal zine-making journey, emphasizing how it has allowed them to share their story on their own terms, fostering connection and support...

In this episode, Karina shares a personal update & then dives into talking about one of their favorite books about boundaries, Boundaries & Protection: Honoring Self, Honoring Others by Pixie Lighthorse. They share their review of this rich resource, as well as a code for 25% at Bluestocking's bookstore (code: FEMSUPREME). You can support this 100% DIY podcast by sharing a screenshot t...

In this episode, Karina shares their experiences with using tarot as a tool to support their healing journey and offers ideas for infusing tarot into your own healing process. They also share some of their favorite tarot books. Finally, Karina ends the episode by encouraging listeners to use Spotify’s new commenting feature, sharing what was helpful & meaningful or requests for future episodes...

Karina shares a brief personal update before sharing affirmations for survivors from their zine, Affirmations for Survivors #3: Radical Self-Love and Gentle Reminders for Healing. They end the episode by encouraging listeners to use Spotify’s new commenting feature, sharing what was helpful & meaningful or requests for future episodes. You can support this 100% DIY podcast by sharing a screens...

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After a brief personal update, I talk about idolization: how it harms our relationships, our communities, and each other, as well as practices to push back against it, practices that are rooted in reciprocal relationships and community care. This episode is based on my zine, Not Your Idol . ⁠Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠Website⁠ ⁠Email me

In this episode, I share some exciting news about how this podcast is expanding & transforming, inviting you to be a part of the process. ⁠Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ Website Email me

I do a short & sweet collective reading on the themes for July, including how to work with them, as well as sharing some affirmations for Survivors. Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠

A short & sweet anti-pep talk about loneliness, trauma, and healing. Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠

In this episode, I share a self-care plan template and talk through filling mine out alongside you. Self-care plan template Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Surviving to thriving #3: a trauma survival toolkit zine ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠

In this affirming, validating, and fiery episode, I talk about how we conflate both conflict + abuse with drama and how this is dismissive, misleading, and harmful to trauma survivors; some questions to ask ourselves regarding "drama"; and ultimately, how people don't want to believe survivors. I also share some of my personal experiences with this topic. Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Healing is the...

In this episode, I share affirmations about being disabled from my zine, "Affirmations for Disabled Babes: Anti-Ableist Affirmations for Radical Self-Love." Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Healing is the Best Revenge #3 zine Affirmations for Disabled Babes zine ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter sign up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram Episode transcript

After an affirming pep talk about detaching our self-worth from our productivity, I share journaling prompts and resources to support you in this challenging process. Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter sign up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram Episode transcript Dr. Kate Henry + the Tending Year Tending with Dr. Kate Henry

In this episode, I share reflection questions for allies, advocates, and people who support survivors. Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter sign up⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram

In this episode, I share a brief pep talk for cPTSD survivors on the theme of slow progress. Shop⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter sign up⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram

After a personal update, I talk about offering grace and gratitude to our past selves, for doing the best they could with what they had. I share a love letter I wrote to my younger self and offer some journaling prompts for you to explore writing your younger self a love letter or thank you note. Shop⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter sign up⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram

After giving a personal update, I read my latest zine, Surviving Out of Pure Spite #1, which is about survivorship, radical vulnerability, and healing from cPTSD. Shop⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter sign up⁠⁠ Instagram

In this episode, I talk about writing a personal manifesto for healing. I talk about why to write a healing manifesto, share my own personal manifesto for healing, and offer prompts and tips for creating your own. Shop Instagram Newsletter

Let's talk about what has helped me heal - outside of trauma therapy (and the mental health industrial complex). I talk about the essentials, such as self-care, connection (with others and with/to ourselves), creativity, and some spicier takes. Shop zines, stickers, prints, and more Instagram Episode transcript

In the fourth installment of the trauma survival toolkit series, Karina talks about some more of their go-to coping skills for CPTSD: reaching out, visualization, and positive self-talk. Surviving to Thriving #2 zine  & Surviving to Thriving #3 zine Shop Survivor Affirmation Deck Kickstarter Instagram Episode transcript

In this episode, I share some Survivor Affirmation Deck updates and 30+ affirmations for survivors healing from trauma. Transcript Affirmations for Survivors #2 zine Shop Survivor Affirmation Deck Kickstarter Instagram

In this episode, I share 15+ tips on how to support survivors in your life & communities. Transcript Healing is the Best Revenge #3 zine Shop Instagram