In times of uncertainty, stress, and ongoing change, hope can feel fragile, distant, or even unavailable. This episode of PTSD and Beyond explores how hope functions during turbulent times, how hope can become hopeless, how hope can return, and how mindfulness and connection support that process.

This conversation is grounded in trauma informed psychology, lived experience, and nervous system awareness. Rather than forcing positivity or offering quick fixes, this episode invites a compassionate, human exploration of hope as a capacity that ebbs and flows depending on safety, connection, and meaning.

In this episode, we explore • What hope really means and what it is not • How hope shifts into hopelessness and why that happens • How hopelessness can be a protective response rather than a failure • Where we go and what we do when hope feels distant • How hope returns through safety, connection, and agency • The role of community in sustaining hope • How mindfulness supports nervous system regulation and restores possibility • Why self compassion matters when navigating uncertainty

This episode includes a brief, optional mindfulness practice and reflective questions designed to support awareness, integration, and self trust.

If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. It is available 24/7 and free and confidential.

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This milestone 550th episode of PTSD and Beyond features a meaningful conversation between Dr. Deb and basketball coach and mentor Jerel Seamon, marking ten years since they first met.

This episode centers the power of vulnerability, lived experience, and storytelling. Jerel reflects on how sharing his story, giving himself grace, and staying connected to purpose have shaped his life and leadership. Together, the conversation explores how openness and honesty create connection, hope, and the ability to support others in meaningful ways.

Basketball has been a consistent source of hope in Jerel’s life. The episode includes a shout out to Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves, highlighting how the game continues to represent resilience, belief, and possibility.

Rather than focusing on performance or perfection, this conversation reflects on what it means to live with intention, to honor lived experience, and to use what we have been through to help others move forward.

• Vulnerability as strength • The role of lived experience and storytelling • Giving ourselves grace while continuing to grow • Living with purpose and helping others • Basketball as a source of hope and consistency • The impact of shared moments and long standing connections

This episode reflects the heart of PTSD and Beyond where lived experience is honored, stories matter, and healing and growth are possible through connection.

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As a new year begins, there is often an unspoken pressure to feel motivated, clear, and already moving forward. But not everyone starts the year feeling strong. Some start stalled. Some start somewhere in between.

In this episode of PTSD and Beyond, we explore why either way is okay and why what matters most is practicing the space of G.R.A.C.E.

Grace is not a process. Grace is a practice.

When we feel stalled, old patterns often rush in. Shame. Stigma. Rumination. Past criticisms. Stories that were never ours to carry. None of these support healing or growth.

This episode introduces the G.R.A.C.E. practice as a way to move beyond coping and into grounded, compassionate self leadership.

• Why starting strong does not eliminate the need for grace • Why starting stalled is not a failure • How shame and past conditioning hijack the nervous system • Why grace is a daily practice, not a checklist

G Ground Returning to the body and the present moment through sensation and breath.

R Recognize Naming what is activated while staying anchored in now.

A Allow Giving yourself permission to assess and adjust rather than suppress or react.

C Choose Remembering that you have choice and practicing responses ahead of time.

E Exit and Emerge Stepping into safety and returning when ready, without rushing or escaping.

Whether this year has started strong or stalled, this practice offers a way forward that honors healing, agency, and humanity.

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