Want to coach with me? Book a free no pressure consultation call here: https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation Learn the proven system that’s helped 2,000+ trauma survivors reduce symptoms by 77.9% in just 4.5 months without therapy or medication 👉 https://overcomingptsd.com/ Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching In today’s Mindset Bootcamp Session 3, Brad and Kayleen teach one of the most overlooked yet foundational pillars of PTSD recovery — awareness. Without awareness, change is impossible. With it, every transformation becomes achievable. You’ll learn how to separate yourself from your thoughts, emotions, and actions — to become the observer rather than the one consumed by them. Through this lens, awareness becomes power: power to understand, to influence, and to change. They’ll walk you through the four areas of awareness — mind, body, actions, and triggers — showing you how to identify unconscious patterns and reactions that keep trauma survivors stuck. By the end, you’ll know how to recognize what’s controlling you and reclaim that control through simple, daily mindfulness practices. Whether you’re new to trauma work or rebuilding deeper layers of self-understanding, this session gives you tools to become conscious, calm, and in charge of your healing. 💡 What You’ll Learn Understand why awareness is the foundation of PTSD recovery Learn to separate yourself from your thoughts, emotions, and actions Identify the four key areas of awareness: mind, body, actions, and triggers Use mindfulness to observe and calm your nervous system Discover how physical tension mirrors mental and emotional stress Recognize unconscious behaviors and build self-control Map your internal and external triggers — and create a plan for them Replace automatic reactions with intentional responses Build awareness routines that strengthen your self-regulation daily 🧠 Key Takeaway You can’t change what you’re not aware of — awareness is the moment you take back control. 🔗 Next Steps Subscribe for new weekday episodes from the Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching archive. To go deeper or work with Brad directly, visit https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Welcome and Mindset Bootcamp Day 303:22 Why Awareness Is the Foundation of Change08:45 You Are Not Your Thoughts, Emotions, or Actions16:10 The Role of the Observer in Healing21:35 Four Areas of Awareness Explained27:40 Awareness of Mind: Watching Your Thoughts35:18 Meditation and Journaling for Self-Observation41:55 Awareness of Body: The Doorway to Emotion50:02 Releasing Physical Tension and Building Mind-Body Connection58:40 Awareness of Actions: Choosing Growth Over Avoidance1:08:30 Awareness of Triggers and How to Respond, Not React1:18:10 Building General Awareness Through Daily Mindfulness1:25:40 The “What Am I Thinking, Feeling, Doing?” Practice1:34:00 Q&A: Triggers, Guilt, and Short-Term Discomfort1:45:20 Tomorrow’s Topic: Positive vs Negative Thinking Topics Covered: PTSD recovery • trauma healing • awareness training • mindfulness for PTSD • trauma coping tools • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • trauma triggers • conscious living • behavioral awareness • self-observation • body awareness • mind-body connection • recovery mindset • overcoming trauma responses • self-regulation skills • trauma-informed self-growth