That weird week between the holidays and New Year's hits different. You've survived the holiday chaos, the family dynamics, the endless to-do lists, and now you're supposed to just... exist? Enter: the emotional hangover. In this episode, we break down why that post-holiday crash feels so brutal and what actually helps when you're running on empty. What We Cover: Why 80-90% of adults report increased stress during the holidays (and why the crash afterwards is inevitable)The real reason ...
All content for The Complex Trauma Podcast is the property of Sarah Herstich and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
That weird week between the holidays and New Year's hits different. You've survived the holiday chaos, the family dynamics, the endless to-do lists, and now you're supposed to just... exist? Enter: the emotional hangover. In this episode, we break down why that post-holiday crash feels so brutal and what actually helps when you're running on empty. What We Cover: Why 80-90% of adults report increased stress during the holidays (and why the crash afterwards is inevitable)The real reason ...
Dr. Judith Herman on Complex PTSD and What Survivors Really Want
The Complex Trauma Podcast
31 minutes
1 month ago
Dr. Judith Herman on Complex PTSD and What Survivors Really Want
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Judith Herman, author of the groundbreaking book Trauma and Recovery, to talk about complex PTSD, trauma recovery, and what justice actually means to survivors. Dr. Herman explains why complex trauma is still overlooked in mental health training, what the three stages of trauma recovery really look like in practice, and why isolation is one of the biggest predictors of poor outcomes. We also dig into her latest book, Truth and Repair, where she interviewed...
The Complex Trauma Podcast
That weird week between the holidays and New Year's hits different. You've survived the holiday chaos, the family dynamics, the endless to-do lists, and now you're supposed to just... exist? Enter: the emotional hangover. In this episode, we break down why that post-holiday crash feels so brutal and what actually helps when you're running on empty. What We Cover: Why 80-90% of adults report increased stress during the holidays (and why the crash afterwards is inevitable)The real reason ...
