Trauma and the Brain Podcast

In episode 8 of Trauma and the Brain , Chantell Tilly Anderson sits down with licensed counselor Matt Lasslo to talk about a word people often chase after painful experiences: closure . What is closure really, clinically and practically? Why do so many people feel stuck waiting for an apology, an explanation, or some kind of final moment that makes the pain “make sense”? Chantell and Matt break do...

In this Brain Waves episode of the Trauma and the Brain Podcast , host Chantell Tilly Anderson and licensed professional counselor Matt Lasslo respond to real questions from the community about emotional numbness, trauma responses, anxiety, intuition, and healing. The conversation begins with emotional numbness — why it develops as a protective response to trauma, how dissociation once kept us saf...

In this episode of the Trauma and the Brain Podcast, Chantell Tilly-Anderson and licensed professional counselor Matt Lasslo explore regret through a trauma lens . They unpack the difference between regret, guilt, and shame, and talk about how trauma can turn “I wish I’d done that differently” into “there’s something wrong with me.” Matt explains why the brain clings to should have / would have /...

In this episode of the Trauma in the Brain podcast, hosts Chantell Tilly Anderson and Matt Lasslo delve into the complex topic of grief. They explore personal experiences with loss, the psychological and neurological impacts of grief, and how it shapes our relationships and perceptions of safety. The conversation emphasizes the importance of processing grief individually, understanding the differe...

In episode four of the Trauma and the Brain Podcast, Chantell Tilly Anderson and licensed professional counselor Matt Lasslo expand on the question, “What is trauma?” by examining how it manifests across a lifetime. They tease apart trauma as a life event versus trauma as the body’s response—diving into fight, flight, and freeze, dissociation, and why some experiences get “stuck” instead of integr...

Chantell Tilly Anderson and LPC Matt Lasslo dive into forgiveness—why it’s so loaded after trauma, what it is (and isn’t), and how to approach it safely. Matt frames forgiveness as three things: an effort (it takes real work), an act (something you do that changes your body), and an experience (you feel a release—like taking off heavy armor). They bust common myths, including: “forgiveness says wh...

In this episode of Trauma and the Brain Podcast , host Chantell Tilly Anderson is joined by licensed counselor Matt Lasslo, LPC (AZ) to unpack the impact of political violence on our minds and bodies. From graphic headlines to videos on our social feeds, violence in the public sphere doesn’t just affect those directly involved—it ripples outward, shaping our collective nervous system. Together, we...

In the debut episode of Trauma and the Brain Podcast , host Chantell Tilly Anderson asks a fundamental question: what does trauma really mean? With guest Matt Lasslo, LPC (AZ) , a licensed professional counselor with more than 13 years of clinical experience, we break down how trauma is defined—not just as an event, but as the body’s ongoing response when fight or flight isn’t enough. Together we...