Overcoming PTSD with Brad Schipke

Welcome to Overcoming PTSD with Brad Schipke — the show that helps trauma survivors fully recover and rebuild their lives without therapy or medication.

I’m Brad Schipke, a trauma recovery coach who’s personally healed PTSD, complex PTSD, and addiction. I know exactly how hopeless trauma can feel — and I also know the proven path forward.

Each week, you’ll get powerful conversations, science-backed tools, and real-world strategies for healing trauma, calming your nervous system, and overcoming PTSD symptoms for good.

We’ll explore how to:

Process unhealed memories safely and effectively
Regulate anxiety, panic, and emotional flashbacks
Rebuild relationships and self-trust after trauma
End cycles of depression, dissociation, and avoidance
Create a life filled with peace, purpose, and joy

Through in-depth interviews with survivors and experts, plus my own lessons from guiding thousands through recovery, you’ll discover what actually works — and what doesn’t — in the healing process.

Whether you’re at the beginning of your journey or deep in recovery, you’ll find hope, validation, and clear next steps here.

Because healing from PTSD and CPTSD isn’t a dream — it’s a repeatable, achievable reality.

You can heal.
You deserve to heal.
And you don’t have to do it alone.

Join me every week for new episodes, and start your transformation today at OvercomingPTSD.com

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Episodes

Apr 27, 2020

MYTH #7: PTSD Never Gets Healed, It just goes into remission until it comes back

Apr 27, 2020

36 min

Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

Does PTSD ever heal, or does it go into remission just to come out later in life? The answer is clear, but for many it's not.

Apr 21, 2020

PTSD MYTH #6: "Healing Takes a lot of time"

Apr 21, 2020

23 min

Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

"If it is possible to heal PTSD, it's going to take me years if not decades"
I hear this way too often and on this episode of PTSD TV Brad and I debunk the harmful myth that healing PTSD takes a lot of time and show you why people believe this to be true
In this episode Brad and I debunk this harmful myth so you can move forward with your recovery even if right now you think it will take you decades or if you've been trying for decades.
Hope you enjoy the episode!
Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

Apr 15, 2020

PTSD MYTH #5: "A clinician said _____ about my situation"

Apr 15, 2020

29 min

Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

"My Dr./Therapist/Psychologist/Psychiatrist told me MY PTSD is impossible to heal and I'll have to live like this forever"
I hear this way too often and on this episode of PTSD TV Brad and I debunk this harmful myth and show you that no matter what you've been told before, it IS possible to heal PTSD.
Being told it's impossible for you to heal is one of the most dangerous things to be told about recovery, but it could also be the very thing that pushes you to full recovery...
You read that right... being told something like this is typically a make or break point in someones recovery journey. All too often it's a breaking point, but with the right mindset it's a making point.
In this episode Brad and I bust this harmful myth so you can move forward with your recovery even if you've been told your situation is hopeless and you just have to learn to live like this.
Hope you enjoy the episode!
PS
Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

Apr 14, 2020

PTSD MYTH #4: "Childhood Trauma is different. You have to remember or relive trauma to heal"

Apr 14, 2020

34 min

Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

"The healing journey itself should not be traumatic."
On this episode of PTSD TV Brad and I talk about another big myth that blocks a lot of people from recovery... The belief you have to remember or relive trauma to heal.
I'll let you know right now that that's not the truth.
But if you feel this way, you're not alone.. This is a myth that personally stopped my recovery journey in its tracks more than a few times.
This myth stops a lot of people from seeking help for this PTSD because that either don't even know where they'll start on their healing journey or are too afraid that they'll have to go through everything all over again to make any progress...
In this episode Brad and I bust this harmful myth so you can move forward with your recovery even if you don't remember what hurt you.
Hope you enjoy the episode!
PS
Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

Apr 11, 2020

PTSD MYTH #3: "My alphabet soup makes it impossible to heal my PTSD"

Apr 11, 2020

22 min

Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

Today Brad and I talk about another big myth that blocks a lot of people from recovery...
The belief that other things in their life block them from healing. We lovingly call it "alphabet soup".
PTSD, CPTSD, PNES, BPD, GAD, etc. are all labels that can seriously hut someones chances at full recovery...
This tricky because PTSD is on of the most misdiagnosed things in the field of mental health...
If your misdiagnosed, how are you going to know what help you really need!?
You'll likely end up confused and feeling stuck with a lack of direction and not knowing where to turn or what to do. In this episode Brad and I bust this harmful myth for you and give you some incredible steps to move forward without even having a "diagnosis"!
Hope you enjoy the episode!
PS
Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

On the call we'll talk specifically about YOUR situation. We'll help you get clarity on where you are right now and where you'd like to be on the other side of PTSD. Then we'll help you bridge the gap between the two and give you resources to get you *exactly* where you need to go in the shortest amount of time possible.

Apr 10, 2020

PTSD MYTH #2: "My Trauma Is DIFFERENT, I Can't Heal"

Apr 10, 2020

36 min

Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

Today Brad and I talk about another big myth that blocks a lot of people from recovery... The belief that their trauma is different (not as bad or worse than others) and therefore can't heal.
This is an especially tricky one because if you think your trauma is not as bad as someone else's you could be telling yourself...
"WOW what I went through wasn't nearly as bad as that person's, I don't really have anything to complain about..."
And if you think like this you're not going to do the things you need to do to heal. You'll likely just think that you need to "get over it", stop complaining, and move on with life.
And if you think that your trauma is worse than someone else's trauma you could be telling yourself...
"Yeah, well you could heal, but what I went through was MUCH worse than what you went through..."
And again you would prevent yourself from healing because you'll think that you are too broken to heal. So in this episode Brad and I break this harmful belief for you and give you some incredible steps to move forward without this negative internal talk!
Hope you enjoy the episode!
PS
Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

Apr 7, 2020

PTSD MYTH #1: It's impossible to heal PTSD, it changes your brain.

Apr 7, 2020

26 min

Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable

Welcome to our first PTSD Myth Marathon episode! Myth #1 is: It’s impossible to heal because PTSD changes your brain.
Brad and I are going to go through the top 13 or so myths about PTSD that cause people to feel hopeless and out of control.
The first PTSD myth we cover is one that I hear ALL the time from people who have PTSD, “Its impossible to heal because PTSD changed my brain and is permanently damaged”.
This myth is particularly dangerous because it’s actually half true!
If you have heard this myth, or believe in this myth, then this episode will really help you break that limiting belief. And thinking that PTSD changes your brain is a major limiting belief that might even be the reason why you feel hopeless or why you’ve given up on trying to heal.
In order to move forward with your healing you must learn how to identify these false beliefs and myths about PTSD, or else they could drag you down into a dark hopeless hole… a place where I’ve been before, but not a place you need to be.
So I hope this episode helps give you some valuable insight into your recovery journey!
And if you liked this make sure to stay tuned for the rest of the series where we uncover even more myths that could be holding you back from full recovery!
Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable
Hope you enjoy the episode!

Apr 6, 2020

How To Stay Motivated During Quarantine, Self Isolation, And Social Distancing | PTSD TV

Apr 6, 2020

30 min

Struggling with PTSD and ready to FULLY recover? Join my recovery program here (costs less than a single therapy session): https://www.skool.com/brokentounbreakable
In today’s episode Brad and I talk about 3 things you can do to help yourself stay motivated while you’re stuck inside during COVID-19.
Being isolated can feel lonely, and depressing at times, but there is also a huge opportunity to it as well. The #1 goal for everyone with PTSD should be to heal their PTSD.
This may seem obvious to you, but in all honesty most people don’t take their healing seriously… and if they want to, they just can’t seem to get themselves motivated to take action everyday.
So in this episode we’re going to teach you a few simple strategies that will help you stay motivated when you’re stuck alone at home!
I hope you enjoy today’s episode!
Resources:
Register for our 1 time showing of our mini-series, “How To Heal PTSD From Home”
Free in-depth and helpful PTSD recovery training teaching you the 3 pillars of recovery
To your recovery!