Healing Childhood PTSD - Anna Runkle

In this episode, I’m joined by Anna Runkle. With nearly a million followers across her platforms, Anna shares practical tools for overcoming Childhood PTSD and breaking free from self-defeating behaviors. Her book, “Re-Regulated”, explores how to set yourself free from trauma-driven behaviors and neurological dysregulation.

Here are some of the things you’ll learn in this conversation:

— Why traditional talk therapy can sometimes worsen symptoms for people with early trauma.

— What Childhood PTSD is and why it’s not officially recognized in the DSM.

— How attachment wounds can impact relationships and create patterns of staying in painful relationships.

— The connection between neurological dysregulation and social isolation.

— Anna’s powerful daily practice for re-regulating the nervous system and healing from emotional dysregulation.

And more.

You can learn more about Anna’s work at https://crappychildhoodfairy.com

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Anna Runkle leads a movement to help men and women worldwide to heal trauma symptoms and change their lives—whether or not they have access to professional help. More than 900,000 men and women worldwide subscribe to her YouTube channel, blog, courses and coaching programs, where she teaches the principles and techniques she has used to recover from her own Childhood PTSD. Her approach includes simple, self-directed exercises to calm emotional triggers and neurological dysregulation, and to begin changing the self-defeating behaviors that are common for people who have lived much of their lives dysregulated. She lives with her husband and two sons in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Anna's Healing Journey
04:32 - Trauma Insights: Beyond Talk Therapy
10:58 - Childhood PTSD: Healing and Discovery
18:07 - Emotional Regulation in PTSD
21:54 - Navigating Triggers in Recovery
32:00 - Inside Trauma
36:24 - Resilience Through Writing and Reflection
57:40 - Anna’s Resources

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Interview Link:

— Anna’s website - https://crappychildhoodfairy.com

Book Anna Runkle Recommends Every Therapist Should Read:

— Re-Regulated: Set Your Life Free from Childhood PTSD and the Trauma-Driven Behaviors That Keep You Stuck - https://amzn.to/3U8dnQF