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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As 2025 comes to a close, this episode of PTSD and Beyond offers a slower, more intentional way to pause.

December 31 is often treated like a countdown or a party night. But it is also a bridge.

A bridge between who we were, who we lived as this year, and who we are becoming next.

In this Self Care Sunday episode, Dr. Deb shares a trauma-informed reflection practice that supports the nervous system through transition. Rather than rushing into goals or avoiding the moment, this episode focuses on reflection, closure, and care as essential forms of self care.

This episode explores • Why endings and transitions matter • The difference between reflection and rumination • How unfinished projects and decisions affect mental and emotional health • The role of energy awareness, boundaries, and environment • A simple planning approach that supports clarity without overwhelm

This episode is for listeners who want to end the year with intention, steadiness, and care.

Listen at your own pace. Pause or return as needed. Take what resonates.

If this episode resonates, share it with someone who may need a reminder that healing does not always announce itself loudly. Sometimes it arrives as a breath, a softness, or a quiet moment the body whispers you are safe right now.

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In today’s episode Dr. Deb shares a rare and deeply personal moment in trauma healing. A moment that did not begin with a thought or an insight, but with a simple sensation in the body that arrived without fear, without story, and without the usual pull of survival mode.

This episode explores what happens when the nervous system shifts into safety after years of vigilance. Listeners will hear how lightness, breath, softening, and clarity can emerge before the mind recognizes what is changing and how these somatic signals mark real progress in trauma recovery.

Through lived experience and grounded psychology, Dr. Deb walks through the connection between sensation and regulation, the difference between fear based intuition and regulated intuition, and why the body often knows we have healed long before the mind has language for it.

You will hear how an unexpected moment of inner child connection reflected years of work in a single gesture and why this kind of integration becomes a powerful sign of identity level healing.

This episode is for anyone who has ever wondered how to recognize genuine nervous system regulation, how intuition becomes clearer when the body is safe, and how healing often announces itself quietly rather than dramatically.

In this episode you will learn

• How a sensation without story signals nervous system regulation • Why the body often leads healing before the mind understands it • The difference between hypervigilance and regulated intuition • How somatic softening creates space for clarity and grounded insight • What it means when the inner child appears with trust and joy • How identity shifts become visible through somatic cues • Why small moments of ease are often the first signs of real recovery

Reflection questions for listeners

• What sensations tell me I am safe • Where do I feel softening in my body today • How does intuition feel when it is grounded instead of urgent • What has my inner child been waiting for • What identity shifts might already be happening in me

If this episode resonates, share it with someone who may need a reminder that healing does not always announce itself loudly. Sometimes it arrives as a breath, a softness, or a quiet moment the body whispers you are safe right now.

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In this final episode of the three-part series, we explore how healing moves from reflection into action. “What’s Next” is about reclaiming agency, aligning choices with values, and noticing the quiet signs of growth that often begin within the body and the nervous system.

If you’ve ever felt almost ready to take the next step but weren’t sure where to start, this episode helps you recognize readiness, identify what supports you, and take meaningful steps forward at your own pace.

You’ll Learn • How “What’s Next” represents healing through action and choice • Signs of readiness such as curiosity, openness, and less attachment to the old story • Simple strategies for taking action rooted in research and mindfulness • How to meet fear, perfectionism, and fatigue with compassion • What embodied progress looks and feels like as your system stabilizes and curiosity returns

Reflection Prompts

1. What’s one thing I’m ready or almost ready to do next

2. What people, practices, or supports can help me move forward

3. How will I notice progress, even in subtle ways

Healing is not about speed but direction and alignment. Every small, value-based step reinforces the belief that you can shape your life and live it fully.

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In our last episode, we explored the why, that deep search for understanding that often begins our healing journey.

Today, we take the next step.

This episode of PTSD and Beyond® is about the Now What moment, that quiet and profound turning point when we begin to move from explaining the past to imagining what our life can look like now.

We’ll talk about recognizing readiness, reconnecting with values, and gently shifting from reflection into engagement with the present. You’ll hear insights from trauma recovery research, neuroscience, and positive psychology, and be guided through reflective questions to help you begin building your “now.”

This isn’t about rushing or bypassing. It’s about honoring the bridge between the past and the future, one small and intentional step at a time.

• Why the “Now what?” stage is a natural next step after understanding the “why” • Judith Herman’s stages of trauma recovery and how they mark a turning point • What neuroscience teaches us about readiness and regulation, including Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory • The emotional landscape of “Now what,” with hope, grief, and ambivalence • Guided reflection prompts to explore your readiness and vision • How positive emotions and values-based living from the work of Barbara Fredrickson and Steven Hayes open new possibilities • Gentle, practical steps to build your “now” with compassion and curiosity • Common challenges in this phase and how to navigate them with grace

Ask yourself: “What does my now look like?” “What small step can I take today toward that life?”

Healing isn’t about having it all figured out. It’s about being willing to take the next step.

“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh

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