Complex PTSD and Developmental Trauma with Pete Walker

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 31 August 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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What are the consequences of growing up inside an abusive family, and what can we do as adults to heal old wounds? Today we're joined by Pete Walker, a practicing therapist and expert in Complex PTSD. About Our Guest: Pete is a licensed psychotherapist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area, who specializes in helping adults who were traumatized in childhood. He’s the author of three books, including Complex PTSD : From Surviving To Thriving. It’s a practical, user-friendly self-help guide to recovering from the lingering effects of childhood trauma, and to achieving a rich and fulfilling life as an adult. Pete has a variety of resources on his website, including his 13 Steps of Emotional Flashback Management. Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Timestamps: 3:00: What distinguishes CPTSD from PTSD? 5:55: CPTSD as “developmental trauma disorder” 8:55: Presence of the bad vs. absence of the good. 11:40: The importance of empathy. 13:35: “They’re crazy or I’m crazy,” and the consequences of that. 17:10: Healthy anger. 19:00: Becoming a support to yourself. 21:30: Stages of recovery. 25:00: Corrective emotional experiences. 27:30: The lifelong process of recovery. 32:10: Reparenting and the inner child. 34:45: Managing the relationship with our family of origin. 41:30: Forgiveness. 44:30: The inner critic and internalized abusers. 48:30: A message to your younger self. Sponsors: From Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need. Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Want to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription. Connect with the show: Follow us on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Subscribe on iTunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to being well. I'm Forrest Hansen. Thanks for taking the time to listen today.
0:08.0	I'm joined today as usual by Dr. Rick Hansen. Rick is a clinical psychologist and a best-selling author who spent over 35 years teaching people the key lessons from psychology and contemplative practice that lead to a good life.
0:22.0	I'm also happy to say that he happens to be my dad and
0:24.8	speaking of parents and children one of the major running topics that we've
0:29.8	had throughout the show throughout being well is the impact of childhood experiences.
0:34.9	I was fortunate enough to grow up in a family that was basically really functional.
0:40.8	I had parents who were basically really loving and supportive and I grew up in a
0:44.4	social environment that was basically really safe. But unfortunately many children
0:49.6	don't have those luxuries and if you're listening this might be a good moment to take a second and think back to your own childhood.
0:56.4	What were the parts that went really well and what were the parts where maybe there were some challenges associated with it?
1:02.8	If enough of those little challenging moments
1:05.0	build up over time, it's possible for them to leave a lasting impact
1:08.7	upon us.
1:09.7	So today we're going to be talking about that impact,
1:11.9	including what we can do to heal as adults.
1:15.3	To help us do that, we're joined today by an expert on complex post-traumatic stress disorder,
1:20.2	Pete Walker.
1:21.7	Pete is a licensed psychotherapist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area
1:25.8	who specializes in helping adults who were traumatized in childhood. He's the author of three books,
1:30.6	including Complex PTSD, from surviving to thriving.
1:34.0	It's one of the most popular books for working with Complex PTSD and has, at least in my opinion,
1:39.8	become a real classic in the field. It's a practical user-friendly self-help guide to recovering
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