Why We Wait For The Other Shoe To Drop? – Podcast S2 Eps 2

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4:15 – Dani talks about her PTSD diagnosis, what she has learned along the way, and her blog “Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop”
6:17 – Heidi shares her thoughts about Dani’s Blog, “Waiting For the Other Shoe To Drop” – How she related and found the piece to be validating
15:50 – The Science Behind Trauma – The Who, The Why, and The What?
• 16:40 – The Who? Who fears the unknown?
• 20:05 – The Why? Why do we wait for the other shoe to drop?
• 26:06 – The What? What does trauma do to the brain’s functioning?
31:30 – Gentle Trauma Work – How to work through the automatic thoughts? How to deal with waiting for the other shoe to drop or the boogey man to appear?
• 32:07 – Work on the acceptance that the automatic thought is now a part of who we are
• 32:27 – Use journaling or keep a log to see when this automatic thought occurs
• 33:00 – Dani shares a personal story about what would happen when she would get triggered and how she dealt with it
• 37:20 – Reframes and taking action – What happens when we use reframes and take action?
40:17 Books & Articles
• Dr. Elaine N. Aron – The Highly Sensitive Person
• Trauma Informed Care & Behavioral Health Services – www.clevelandclinic.org
• PTSD Symptoms & Treatment – www.clevelandclinic.org
43:30 PSA – Low Cost Therapy or No Insurance Option
• Antioch University Counseling Center – Culver City
o (310) 574 – 2813
o https://www.antioch.edu/centers-institutes/aula-counseling-center/services-fees-appointments/