What are the consequences of growing up inside an abusive family, and what can we do as adults to heal old wounds? Today we’re joined by Pete Walker, a practicing therapist and expert in Complex PTSD.
About Our Guest: Pete Walker is a licensed psychotherapist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area, who specializes in helping adults who were traumatized in childhood. He’s the author of three books, including Complex PTSD : From Surviving To Thriving. It’s a practical, user-friendly self-help guide to recovering from the lingering effects of childhood trauma, and to achieving a rich and fulfilling life as an adult.
Topics:
- 3:00: What distinguishes CPTSD from PTSD?
- 5:55: CPTSD as “developmental trauma disorder”
- 8:55: Presence of the bad vs. absence of the good
- 11:40: The importance of empathy
- 13:35: “They’re crazy or I’m crazy,” and the consequences of that
- 17:10: Healthy anger
- 19:00: Becoming a support to yourself
- 21:30: Stages of recovery
- 25:00: Corrective emotional experiences
- 27:30: The lifelong process of recovery
- 32:10: Reparenting and the inner child
- 34:45: Managing the relationship with our family of origin
- 41:30: Forgiveness
- 44:30: The inner critic and internalized abusers
- 48:30: A message to your younger self
