The Trauma Perspective

Lost in a TikTok rabbit hole one evening, I came across of thread of videos discussing why men are not hired for certain professions and even a discussion on historical facts related to the treatment of the mummified bodies of women. Needless to say, the comments section of these videos was filled with many stories, experiences, and examples from modern times and the history of men “behaving badly...

Sexuality is a crucial aspect often overlooked in the realm of trauma work. It forms an integral part of our identity, and true healing cannot be achieved unless we address all facets of our being. Recognizing and acknowledging the role of sexuality in our lives is essential for comprehensive and holistic trauma recovery. Have you ever thought about what your relationship is to sexual well-being,...

Healing from sexual trauma is a topic that needs many different realms of exploration. People’s sexual life is just as diverse as the trauma they experience. And healing from those experiences is going to look, feel, and be sensed differently by everyone. “Kink” or fetish forms of sexual exploration are a healthy way for people to explore aspects of healing that may be unreachable through traditio...

In these episodes, artists put their lives on display and give the world an opportunity to peek into their lived experiences. Experiences that are beautiful, hard, show breakdowns, hold unapologetic scars, and display fruitful delights. In this first episode, I introduce to you someone close to me, my sister Jillian. We discuss her path to becoming a photographer, why representation in art matters...

Want a job where you are the sole food source for a living human being? Required to clock in every 2-3 hours around the clock, with little sleep, routinely responding to crying demands for food, while healing from your recent c-section or vaginal birth and maintaining the other responsibilities of life including the care of your other children. And you will continue this routine for 6 months to 1...

When you get pregnant the focus is on getting through 3 trimesters. You are guided through each stage of this change and your health and the health of the fetus are monitored with the utmost importance. Then birth happens and you enter into a new stage. But this time, no one is there to guide you, the expectations on your body and mind how increased, and outside of maybe 2 follow-up appointments y...

Porting life into this world is a task that can not be understood unless you have experienced it. It requires tremendous levels of strength, compassion, tenacity, love, and hope for life. Anyone who has chosen(and this should be a person's choice) this experience immediately signs up to lose a part of themselves in order to gain an extension of their life. This comes with the certainty that this p...

The black church has been a pillar of strength for supporting the needs of the black community. But focused attention to the mental health needs of the black community has always taken on a different context depending on stigma, religious perspective, or just a lack of education available to meet the needs of the congregation. In this episode, we discuss the good, the bad, and the future of mental...

The effects of addiction and substance use are plaguing our society in devasting ways. But this also many times creates new levels of trauma while in recovery. Individuals have the challenge of entering back into the world under a new sober identity, but continue to face the stigma of this not being enough. In this discussion, we look at the ways in which the impact of drug use, recovery, and sobr...

With the lingering issues of COVID-19, ongoing issues in racial violence and injustice, the recent election, and people dealing with the changing economy the need for mental health services is at an all-time high. Unfortunately, even before the pandemic, there was a need for access to mental health services and affordability. The past year has only accelerated this need into dangerous territories....

Without a doubt, we know that individuals experience trauma through sexual abuse, sexual violence, rape, sexual assault, emotional rape, and many other types of sexual rated trauma experiences. Sex is such a vital and natural part of human existence and disruptions in the development of individuals’ sexual identity can change the course of their ability to relate to sex as a natural state of human...

Finding mental health services, trauma treatment, and particularly treatment for eating disorders can be a challenge. This is a diagnosis that is usually treated from a symptom-focused approach and sometimes doesn’t include a focus on an individual’s trauma healing needs. Claudia Y Pache, MA, LMHC, CEDS, RYT 200 joins me in continuing our discussion on the effects of trauma on eating disorders and...

The experiences of trauma consume an individual’s body and mind. Developing an eating disorder or having disordered eating is just one coping strategy an individual using for survival. The toxicity of trauma has a way of disconnecting an individual from their body and cause them to live their life in parts. Claudia Y Pache, MA, LMHC, CEDS, RYT 200 joins me in discussing the effects of trauma on ea...

The Insurrection was an event that changed history and impacted the American democratic process. This is one therapist's perspective on that event and doing crisis counseling in DC after the event. Issues of Secondary Trauma and Crisis work will be discussed. And other insights into fear-based behaviors that lead to harmful outcomes will also be unpacked.

There is no better place to start a conversation about trauma than to discuss, “What is trauma?”  In this episode, Dr. Tasha creates an opening to discuss the meaning of trauma and define it for your life.