CPTSD: Support Groups Transform Healing

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C-PTSD: Let's Make Sense Of This Sh*t

Let's Work This Sh*t Out

112 episodes

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CPTSD: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

Living with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) can be overwhelming, confusing, and lonely—but you don't have to face it alone. CPTSD: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t is your go-to podcast for breaking down trauma recovery with honesty, compassion, and a touch of humor to keep things real.

Whether you’re just starting your healing journey or have been working on it for years, this podcast offers practical strategies, emotional support, and relatable stories from those who've walked in your shoes.

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CPTSD: Support Groups Transform Healing

C-PTSD: Let's Make Sense Of This Sh*t

51 minutes

1 week ago

CPTSD: Support Groups Transform Healing

In this episode, Gregory explores the transformative power of support groups for CPTSD recovery, breaking down the neuroscience behind why community healing works when isolation fails. Discover how peer connection, nervous system regulation, and witnessed vulnerability create lasting change that individual therapy alone cannot achieve. Through real listener stories, research-backed insights, and practical tools, you'll learn exactly how to find the right group, show up authentically, and let your nervous system learn that safety through connection is possible.

Key Takeaways
• Support groups rewire trauma responses through nervous system co-regulation with others who understand • Peer-led connection addresses isolation and shame in ways individual therapy cannot replicate • Vulnerability in trusted community literally changes brain architecture and neural pathways • Consistency and ritual in group attendance create predictable safety your nervous system needs • You don't have to share immediately—listening and observation are equally valuable healing tools

What You'll Discover
• Why your nervous system learns safety differently in community than in isolation • Research-backed evidence showing group therapy outcomes comparable to or better than individual therapy • Real listener stories of transformation through support group participation and connection • Practical grounding techniques to manage activation during vulnerable group moments • How to find the right group, navigate first meetings, and integrate experiences afterward

Resources Mentioned
• *The Body Keeps the Score* by Bessel van der Kolk—foundational understanding of trauma storage in the nervous system • National Center for PTSD research on group-based trauma interventions and measurable symptom reduction • Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges—explains how nervous systems recognize and respond to safety cues • International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation research on peer-led support benefits • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) studies showing comparable outcomes in group versus individual formats

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Next week, we're tackling one of the biggest barriers to healing: overcoming trust issues after trauma. If you struggle with letting people in or believing that connection is safe, you won't want to miss this one.

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