The Trauma Dump Podcast

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of coping with childhood abuse as an adult with our guest, Megan. You can follow her on TikTok @nagemlynn If you suspect that your own child or another child is being abused, contact the Childhelp® National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) or visit the federally funded Child Welfare Information gateway at: https://www.chi...

Send a text This week we will be discussing Somatic Embodiment Work with Our guest this week, Devon! Her TikTok is @devoncaleyy Be sure to go follow her! Somatic therapy, aka somatic experiencing, was originally developed by Peter Levine in the late 1970s. It was conceptualized as an alternative to other trauma-focused therapies — which, although effective for some people, didn’t work for everyone...

Send a text This week, Dakotah shares his experiences growing up with a narcissistic mother and the kind of abuse that comes along with it. We also delve into what his individual healing process has been like and how he is attempting to heal his relationship with his mother and show her how her actions are affecting him. Dakotah's social medias are @ sitdownwithdakotah Make sure you go check...

Send a text This week we will be discussing how to cope with mental illness! Our guest this week is Carleigh! Make sure you go check her out after the episode and show her some love! Her TikTok is brain.nerd!  Resources:  SAMHSA Coping Strategies https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support/how-to-cope NAMI Self-Help Techniques  https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/January-2019/Self-Help-Techniques-for-Cop...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of Stockholm syndrome; with our guest this week is Abi! Make sure you go check her out after the episode and show her some love! Her TikTok is @eclecticxhippie So what is Stockholm Syndrome?!  Stockholm syndrome isn't a psychological diagnosis. Instead, it's a way of understanding the emotional response some people have toward a capto...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of: Coping with a misdiagnosis  Our guest this week is Bevelly Strange, so make sure you go check her out after the episode and show them some love! Her TikTok is @bevellystrange Bevelly shares her journey through constant misdiagnoses to finally getting a recent diagnosis of ASD. “As someone who has been on a journey with her own mental health...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of how borderline personality disorder affects interpersonal relationships. Our guest this week is Brynn. Make sure you go check her out on TikTok after the episode and show her some love. @breedelage Bella (@breedelage) | TikTok Borderline personality disorder, also called: BPD, emotional dysregulation disorder, is a mental disorder characteri...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of growing from narcissistic abuse, with our guest this week, Anna. Make sure you go check her out after the episode and show her some love! Her TikTok is @bugslife6472 Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. People with this disorder may lack the ab...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of Men’s mental health with our guest, Jake! Be sure to follow him on TikTok to get mental health inspiration @officialcoyotecolors https://linktr.ee/Coyotecolors Suicidal thoughts and behavior are common with mental health disorders; if you think you may hurt yourself or attempt suicide, get help right away: In the U.S, call 911 or your local...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of how near-death experiences can change lives for the better with our anonymous guest, Katherine. Near-death experiences (NDEs), profound experiences reported by some people who survive close brushes with death, are important to clinicians because they often lead to pervasive changes in attitudes and behavior; because they may be confused with...

Send a text This week, Chris shares his experiences with recovering from religious trauma. "Deconstructing a religion or finding your way out of a high control belief system is incredibly difficult & often isolating especially when you've not been able to develop basic life skills." - Chris  @GenericArtDad Generic Art Dad - YouTube GenericArtDad (@genericartdad) | TikTok Religio...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of seasonal depression otherwise known as Seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Our guest this week is Cat Lynn, otherwise known as Clawed_Beauty101! Make sure you go check them out after the episode and show them some love! @Clawed_Beauty101 on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube!  If you or anyone you love suffers from self-harm or seasonal depressio...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of surviving domestic abuse and overcoming the adversity that comes with it. Our guest this week is Kristina Favour! Make sure you go check them out after the episode and show them some love! Kristina💙 (@kristinafarvour) | TikTok The Domestic Abuse Hotline is 18007997233 The Hotline can be accessed via the nationwide number 1−800−799−SAFE(7233...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of Why language matters when discussing our mental health. Our guest this week is Griffin!  Make sure you go check them out after the episode and show them some love! They have some funky music on Spotify Sapaa and have an amazing Tik Tok account where they share different words and their meanings! Go follow them Griffin (@wordsatwork) | TikTok...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of how psychedelics can help heal trauma, especially in the case of Veterans with PTSD. Our guest this week is Founder and CEO of Psychedelic Exchange, Josh Halu! Josh is a Veteran, and his goal is to help and stigma around psychedelics and provide insight to how psychedelics can help veterans heal their trauma!  Make sure you go check out the...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of Breaking Toxic Family Cycles with our guest of the week, Licensed Professional Counselor, Erin O’Brien! Make sure you go check her out after the episode and show her some love! Her Instagram is @dbtcenterofmedia This episode is dedicated to the memory of Jean Thayer Meston. Resources: https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/family-conn...

Send a text This week, listeners from our discord server share their experiences anonymously. The purpose of this episode is to provide an outlet for us to share our burdens and get support without risk! If you or anyone you love suffers from self-harm or  self-mutilation, you are not alone and you are worthy of love. This is a safe space to share what you’ve been through and get help. You are lov...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of, Trauma & Attachment, how trauma affects our attachment styles. The attachment theory was developed in the 1960s and 1970s by British psychologist John Bowlby and American Canadian psychologist Mary Ainsworth.   Our guest this week is Talia from the dating intentionally podcast! You can follow her on Instagram @dating.intentionally Attac...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of: Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). Our guest this week is Gillian  Her instagram is @growingwithgillian  Make sure you go check her out after the episode and show her some lo...

Send a text This week, Heulwen Marina Carrier shares her story: As a trauma survivor, and current minister who helps women overcome obstacles to faith, l'm passionate about the message that God has put on my heart: in our deepest darkness, we find the greatest light through His Spirit. Social Links Facebook profile – and posts to online LIFTER Journey I offer for those with faith but ‘attacke...

Send a text November is Men's Mental Health Month!  This week we will be discussing the topic of male body dysmorphia. Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), occasionally still called dysmorphophobia, is a mental disorder characterized by the obsessive idea that some aspect of one's own body part or appearance is severely flawed and therefore warrants exceptional measures to hide or fix it. Our...

Send a text This week we will be discussing the topic of: Recovering from alcoholism with our guest this week, Collin Gattis otherwise known as Clawed Beast. Make sure you go check them out after the episode and show them some love, Instagram @clawed_beast101  Many people ask, "what is alcoholism?" Alcoholism is a disease characterized by the habitual intake of alcohol. The definition of...

Send a text This week, Licensed Pastoral Counselor Brooke Owens discusses how religious trauma affects sexuality and can create anxiety, depression, guilt, and shame around intimacy and how we can heal from it! Religious Abuse is defined by abuse administered under the guise of religion, including harassment or humiliation that may result in psychological trauma. Religious abuse may also include t...

Send a text This week, Ivy discusses her diagnosis of C-PTSD & Borderline Personality Disorder, what it is actually like to be diagnosed, and how harmful it can be to use BPD as a stand in for "unstable" or "crazy". Borderline personality disorder, BPD, is an emotion dysregulation disorder characterized by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships. The cause of borderline...

Send a text This week Grace Taylor & the Cat Lynn System will be discussing how religion and suicidal tendencies may be linked. Follow Clawed Beauty on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram  @clawed_beauty101   https://youtube.com/@clawed_beauty101?si=S2YcTF9PMNwY43JR If you or anyone you love suffers from self-harm or self-mutilation, you are not alone and you are worthy of love. This is a safe spac...