Episode 749: Getting Back In The Game with Colleen Ryan-Hensley
The Trauma Therapist
Guy Crawford Macpherson
4.5 • 580 Ratings
🗓️ 7 August 2023
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Colleen struggled with depression since she was a teenager and instead of expressing her feelings and getting help, she was taught to "rub some dirt on it and get back in the game." To cope with depression, she started drinking and going on long runs to escape the things that hurt.
When she joined the Navy, she brought this mental and physical toughness with her. Sure, it was the perfect combo for being a great sailor, but not so great for relationships, health and overall wellbeing. It wasn't until well after her Navy days that she started focusing more on the feelings she kept bottled up and peeling away the decades of toughness she had built up around her.
Today, Colleen shows others how to avoid making these costly decisions and live a balanced life where escape and reality can live in harmony.
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| 1:26.1 | Music com. |
| 1:37.3 | Welcome back to the Trauma Therapist podcast. My name is Guy McPherson. |
| 1:39.3 | My mission is to help trauma therapist be their incredible selves, to be human, to be real, not just a clinician. |
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