This much-requested episode of Healing CPTSD, focuses on support for loved ones of those living with complex PTSD – this episode is for partners, family members or close friends. It includes insights and practical tools, gathered from my own practice and offered by community members, to navigate the complexities of these relationships, to ultimately come into better connection with each other.
We’ll explore four key categories:
Valuable skills and knowledge – Understanding the unique challenges of CPTSD and how to approach them.
Self-care for you as a loved one – Prioritising your own well-being while supporting someone else.
Relational practices for connection – How to come together in moments of disconnection and dysregulation.
Specific resources – Tools to help guide both of you on the healing journey (all which are linked below).
Relationships can be incredibly powerful containers for healing and transformation for trauma survivors. Whether you’re living with CPTSD or a loved one is, I hope you’ll find these insights helpful. Tune in and share this episode with those who may benefit.
RESOURCES
Organisations
Blue Knot Foundation
Al Anon | Nar Anon | CoDA
Books
The Body Keeps The Score, Bessell van der Kolk
The Complex PTSD Workbook, Arielle Schwartz
The Pain We Carry, Natalie Gutierrez
My Grandmother's Hands, Resmaa Menakem
Non-Violent Communication, Marshall B. Rosenberg
Attached, Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
Attachment Theory in Practice, Sue Johnson
Hold Me Tight, Sue Johnson
Podcasts
On Attachment by Stephanie Rigg
The Mark Groves Podcast
Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel
YOUTUBE CHANNELS
Patrick TeahanCrappy Childhood Fairy
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Healing CPTSD is a podcast dedicated to healing from childhood trauma and complex PTSD. Join your host, Bianca Winter-Mallari, a trauma informed counsellor, somatic therapist, founder of Embodied Self Therapy and fellow childhood trauma survivor. Here we’ll explore the nuanced world of trauma, unpacking topics such as toxic family systems, intergenerational trauma, attachment, dissociation and shame. We’ll also explore pathways to recovery through somatics and embodiment, nervous system regulation, parts work, community and trauma informed care.