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Welcome to Overcoming PTSD! I’m Brad Schipke, your host and guide on this journey of healing and transformation. As someone who has walked the path from trauma to recovery, I understand the challenges, fears, and doubts that come with PTSD - and more importantly, I know the way forward. Each week, I bring you powerful conversations, practical tools, and transformative insights about healing from trauma and PTSD. We explore everything from managing anxiety and depression to rebuilding relationships, conquering addiction, and ultimately creating a life filled with joy, peace, and purpose. Through intimate interviews with survivors, discussions with experts, and sharing of proven healing techniques, this podcast offers both hope and practical guidance for your recovery journey. My own path has led me from the depths of PTSD and addiction to a life I once couldn’t imagine was possible - one filled with genuine joy, deep connections, and inner peace. This transformation fuels my passion for showing others what’s possible. Every episode is crafted with one goal in mind: to provide you with the knowledge, tools, and inspiration you need to heal completely from PTSD and repair the damage it’s caused in your life. Whether you’re just beginning to understand your trauma, well along your healing journey, or supporting someone with PTSD, you’ll find valuable insights and practical strategies here. From exploring cutting-edge healing techniques to sharing real stories of recovery, we dive deep into what it truly takes to overcome PTSD and create lasting transformation. Even if you don’t believe healing is possible for you right now, I do. I’ve witnessed countless individuals transform their lives, and I’m here to tell you that full recovery isn’t just a dream - it’s an achievable reality. You deserve a life free from the weight of trauma, and I’m committed to helping you get there. Join me every Monday as we explore the path to healing, growth, and transformation. Together, we’ll discover not just how to survive trauma, but how to thrive beyond it. You can do this. You do deserve this. And you don’t have to do it alone.
Episodes
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
If you're struggling with PTSD and need help, check out our free and helpful recovery training here: https://bit.ly/PTSD-training
My goal for you in the video is to maximize the positivity in your mind, minimize negative, and help you create an Automatic Positive Brain. It's important to know that negative self talk creates more negative talk. Positive self talk creates more positive self talk.
Make sure to take the long term view, make this a lifestyle. All of the following tips are ongoing processes. Optimization never ends.
13 WAYS TO CONTROL NEGATIVE SELF TALK:
1. Realize You’re In Control
2. Affirmations
3. Thought swap/inversion
4. Clean House
5. Take Care Of Yourself
6. Find the silver lining
7. Gratitudes & Self Gratitudes
8. Post reminders
9. Optimize external inputs
10. Optimize internal inputs
11. Celebrate Wins
12 Stop Comparing Yourself
13. Do Something Productive
What’s needed before all this?
• Self awareness.
How to build self awareness?
• Journaling & Meditation
Want a simple routine? Get our free Unbreakable Planner print out, google docs, no email or anything required: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j1fAiGbf6arBYSXDIhy_AypAwZNQ53V2/view
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
If you're struggling with PTSD and need help, check out our free and helpful recovery training here: https://bit.ly/PTSD-training
Wondering if you have PTSD? Get instant results by taking our free quiz here: https://bit.ly/PTSDQuiz
VIDEO NOTES:
There are internal and external triggers. Internal are inside your mind like thoughts, emotions, and beliefs. External are people, places, sounds, sights, smells, times of year, etc.
Steps to managing your triggers...
1. Reclaim your mind
a. Accept that you're triggered, don't fight it
b. Get to a safe space
c. Tell yourself things are different and be present
d. Shift negative thoughts to positive ones (even if uncomfortable)
2. Build your recovery toolbox
Go here to watch an in depth 1 hour training on the best relief tools - https://youtu.be/SbBb5q60ygA
Like I said, if you were to coach with me and pay me $1,000's this is the first thing I'd tell you to do. Don't ignore it!
3. Reflect, identify, and eliminate triggers
a. Most people never learn and repeat destructive patterns
b. Learn but don't dwell
c. Eliminate the trigger or create a game plan for future
d. Put 2 columns on piece of paper, 1st column list triggers, 2nd write down how you will eliminate it or the game plan for the future.
Thanks for watching!
Brad
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
If you're struggling with PTSD and need help, check out our free and helpful recovery training here: https://bit.ly/PTSD-training
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Most people with PTSD think they are worthless, unlovable, and just terrible human beings. When this happens it causes us to not take care of ourselves, and when we don't take care of ourselves our life degrades until there's nothing left.
In this video I give you tips on self care, and how to start believing that you are worthy and worth love, compassion, and care.
The truth is that you are a good person that's just been hurt, and it takes self care and compassion to heal and get out of that place.
I hope this helped, and if it did you can subscribe for updates on more videos like this!
- Brad
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
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Here are 5 (plus 2 bonus) tools to put into your recovery toolbox! Knowing how to manage your anxiety and PTSD symptoms is essential for recovery because without relaxation you won't be able to think clearly and process the past.
If after watching this video you believe you are suffering from unresolved trauma from your past and have post traumatic stress disorder, reach out for help, we are here to provide you with help and resources.
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
If you're struggling with PTSD and need help, check out our free and helpful recovery training here: https://bit.ly/PTSD-training
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The biggest problem about PTSD is that most people who have don't know that they have it! 23.6 million people in the United States alone have PTSD, and the vast majority don't know that they do.
My goal for this podcast is to help you diagnose the different symptoms of PTSD for yourself or your loved ones. If after watching this video you believe you are suffering from unresolved trauma from your past and have post traumatic stress disorder, reach out for help, we are here to provide you with help and resources.
5 MUST KNOW Signs Of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) #PTSD #Trauma #CPTSD
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wondering if you have PTSD? Get instant results by taking our free quiz here:https://www.overcomingptsd.info/ptsd-quiz
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Trauma can always be identified within the body, both Kayleen and Brad suffered from PTSD and CPTSD. I hope that this video helps bring awareness to the body and behavioral problems that stem from past trauma and cause PTSD.
If after watching this video you believe you are suffering from unresolved trauma from your past and have post traumatic stress disorder, reach out for help, we are here to provide you with help and resources.
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
If you're struggling with PTSD and need help, check out our free and helpful recovery training here: https://bit.ly/PTSD-training
The myth that PTSD and trauma changes your brain forever just isn't true... at least not 100% true. The goal of this video is to show you what actually happens in your brain and, more importantly, what you can do about it.
If you think your past traumas have doomed you to a damaged brain forever, you need to watch this video to the very end.
If after watching this video you believe you are suffering from unresolved trauma from your past and have post traumatic stress disorder, reach out for help, we are here to provide you with help and resources.
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
This episode is called “The Only 3 Things That Matter”.
When it comes to PTSD recovery people LOVE to confuse and complicate things…
You don’t need 1,000 types of therapy, a dozen doctor appointments, or more complexity...
There are only 3 things you need to focus on in order to fully recover…
This episode is one you definitely don’t want to miss!
Here is a link to learn even more about the pillars of recovery: https://www.overcomingptsd.info/go
Enjoy the show!
Kayleen
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
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This is the first episode of my brand new PTSD mini-series, "How To Heal PTSD From Home" :)
Here’s what we cover in episode 1:
1. Why it’s possible for you to heal regardless of what you’ve been through
2. Why some people never recover and how to avoid it 3.
3 Myths that would cause even the most qualified trauma therapist to suffer forever
Hope you enjoy :)
Kayleen
PS
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