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Have Trauma? Same. Come vibe with us. Hosts Ladybird and Taz talk about their personal experiences and how they live and cope daily. Trauma support. Mental health support.

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    • Oct 5, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 48m AVG DURATION
    • 23 EPISODES


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    23. Accepting our Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 60:22


    Accepting our emotions as they come can be really frickin' hard. In today's episode, Ladybird and Taz discuss feeling and accepting our emotions as they come to us. Many of us have been numbing our emotions for as long as we can remember. Feeling our feelings is scary and hard, but its such a necessary step to healing. How are you feeling today? Music: Mauricio Hernandez Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com

    22. Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD, Seasonal Depression, Winter Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 65:07


    Winter is coming. In todays episode Ladybird and Taz talk about seasonal affective disorder ("winter blues"), how it affects us, and how we deal. Depression sucks, let's talk about it. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline- 800-273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Music: Mauricio Hernandez Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Articles: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-body-food/201912/are-you-affected-seasonal-affective-disorder-sad https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happiness-is-state-mind/202011/seasonal-affective-disorder-winter-is-coming

    21. Trauma Share vol. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 48:10


    Welcome back Trauma Gang! We are back again for some weekly trauma and mental health support. On today's episode Taz shares the story of her freshman year of college from hell, and is happy to be here to talk about it. Music: Mauricio Hernandez Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com

    20. Interview With Listen, Lucy Founder Jordan Corcoran!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 59:48


    Gang, we have such an awesome special episode for y'all this week! We got the amazing opportunity to sit down and chat with author, public speaker, mental health advocate, and founder of Listen, Lucy. Jordan Corcoran! The work Jordan is doing is so amazing and we are here to help spread the word! Go check out Jordan's website and books! We are obsessed with the children's book "Little Lucy and the Butterflies"! We had such a great time talking with Jordan and can't wait to link up again in the future! http://listenlucy.org/ --Website https://www.forbes.com/sites/hollyeve/2021/02/16/listen-lucys-founder-is-breaking-down-mental-illness-stigmas-through-awareness-and-action/?sh=3e9eb8ca6951 --Forbes article mentioned Music: Mauricio Hernandez Email us for anything at all: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com

    19. Trauma Share vol. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 51:24


    Welcome to the Trauma Gang! In this week's episode we start our Trauma sharing series. Ladybird begins things by sharing her trauma with us, and talks about what began her on her journey. Healing from traumatic events can be extremely isolating and Trauma Gang was created as a form of support and to remind us all that we are not alone. Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Music: Mauricio Hernandez

    18. Delayed Recall of Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 80:50


    This week, hosts Ladybird and Taz talk about the delayed recall of trauma. Ladybird shares a little of her story of her first hand experience with delayed recall of childhood trauma. Taz shares a bit about the recall of a traumatic sexual assault. We both discuss therapy and how much it has helped us cope and process thru all of these traumatic events. EMDR is the therapy we mention all the time. Please email us with all of the things, we would love to hear from you. Jim Hopper website mentioned : https://www.jimhopper.com/ Email us: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Music: Mauricio Hernandez

    17. ADHD vs. PTSD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 61:40


    The physical symptoms of PTSD often appear the same as the physical symptoms of ADHD. Due to this, it is commonly misdiagnosed at no fault of anyone really. Ladybird and Taz have both previously been diagnosed with ADHD when we were younger and later in life realized those symptoms were actually all part of the PTSD. We discuss our time being prescribed adderall, and inquire about the effects of the drug on actual ADDers. Please email us with your stories or anything! Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Music: Mauricio Hernandez

    16. Narcissists & Red Flags

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 73:00


    Hosts Ladybird and Taz discuss their first reactions to a recent insta video (link below) posted by Rhymesayers rapper Dem Atlas. We talk about our own personal experiences and relationships with narcissists. Red flags are the warning signs our bodies first recognize when dealing with narcissists, what are some red flags you have experienced?? It's never too early, or late to get the f*** out of a shitty relationship of any kind. Email us with your red flags and stories traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Music: Mauricio Hernandez Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQjuuZtjcNi/?utm_medium=share_sheet

    15. Music Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 54:15


    We Love Music. Hosts Ladybird and Taz talk about music and how it has helped us heal. Music has been there for us during the hardest and lowest points of our lives. As well as the amazing and high points of our lives. We don't know where we would be without music. Apologies for the low quality sound at the very end. (I forgot to turn my mic back towards my face after my uke solo..oops.) Our phenomenal into/outro music by the talented: Mauricio Hernandez Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Please email us with your favorite musicians, or anything at all! TED talk Karla Hawley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWQnTUunhuY

    14. Fight or Flight or Freeze or Fawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 46:09


    Ladybird and Taz discuss Fight or Flight, and Freeze and Fawn, and how we have been personally affected by them. Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Music: Mauricio Hernandez

    13. Healing Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 44:16


    Hosts Ladybird and Taz talk about their experiences with animals throughout their lives. We discuss the ways animals help us in so many ways, from comfort to helping us cope, process, and heal. Animals are just the best. We don't know where we would be without them! Email: Traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Music: Mauricio Hernandez

    12. Social Media & Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 61:07


    Ladybird and Taz discuss how they have been feeling about social media and how it affects our mental health. As survivors of sexual assault ourselves, we talk about the #MeToo movement and where we were mentally when it all started vs. where we are now. Email us your stories, topics, thoughts, anything: Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Music: Mauricio Hernandez

    11. Avoidance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 53:35


    The irony isn't lost on us. Thanks for the extra week of patience for this episode's release. Ladybird and Taz discuss the very relatable topic of avoidance. We all do it, lets talk about it! Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Music: Mauricio Hernandez

    10. Marijuana Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 46:20


    Ladybird and Taz talk about their experiences using cannabis for all of their ailments. A deeper dive into the science of how cannabis effects our bodies chemicals. Again, not doctors, but seasoned cannabis users. Music: Mauricio Hernandez Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com

    9. Trauma & Binge Eating

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 33:52


    We all binge eat sometimes, but why? Music by: Mauricio Hernandez Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/binge-eating-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20353627

    8. Why is it so hard to ask for help?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 44:37


    Ladybird and Taz explore why it is indeed so hard to ask for help. Music: Mauricio Hernandez Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com

    7. The Sleep Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 52:34


    This episode is all about sleep, or lack thereof. Sleep, Dreams, Nocturnal anxiety attacks, Nightmares, Sleep Aids.. Meditation tips. Crystals that support sleep: Rose quartz, smokey quartz, amethyst, moonstone, selenite, hematite, howlite Music: Mauricio Hernandez Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com

    6. Jaw Clenching, Teeth Grinding, Bruxism, TMJ

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 18:45


    All of the jaw pain! If you are suffering from jaw pain, you are not alone. The pain and clenching is so real it can be unbearable at times. Ladybird and Taz share their experiences with jaw pain and dive deeper into what it could all mean. Pro tip from Taz about medical insurance vs. health insurance regarding bruxism guards. https://hellootis.com/blogs/blog/linking-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-to-bruxism-in-the-military Music: Mauricio Hernandez Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com

    5. Antidepressants & Difficult Living Situations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 38:46


    Ladybird shares her experience of starting an antidepressant. Taz shares a little of what it's what it's been like moving back in with her parents. Join us weekly for mental health and trauma support. Email us: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Music by: Mauricio Hernandez

    4. The Depression Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 34:12


    "Seasons are weird man" Ain't that the truth. Ladybird and Taz discuss their own depression and how they live and cope with it. If you are living with depression, you are not alone. (24/7) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 Contact: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Music: Mauricio Hernandez Poem: Rudy Francisco -I'll Fly Away

    3. Healing and Coping

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 49:55


    FOMO- noun Anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on social media. Thank you for your patience with the absence of an episode release last week. We math-ed a little wrong so we took a week off from posting, but we are back to our regular scheduled programming. We appreciate you, namaste. Hosts Ladybird and Taz talk about what started them on their own healing journeys. We also discuss some of the coping skills we use in our ever day lives, good and bad. Email us your coping skills and stories! Email: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Hosts: Ladybird & Taz Music by: Mauricio Hernandez Tarot Card Reading: Isis Oracle (pocket edition) By: Alana Fairchild

    2. How Ladybird met Taz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 26:27


    Hosts Ladybird and Taz tell the wild weird-ass story of how they met. SPOILER: it was in through an abusive relationship, with the same man. You wont want to miss it. National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) Email us: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Hosts: Ladybird & Taz Music by: Mauricio Hernandez

    1. Enter the Trauma Gang

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 15:22


    Introduction to our new Podcast Trauma Gang! Hosts Ladybird and Taz briefly introduce themselves and the new Podcast. Lets talk about trauma! There are tons of people living with the residual effects of trauma, Ladybird and Taz are some of those people. Come vibe with, as we talk about all things trauma and mental health. Hosts: Ladybird & Taz Music by: Mauricio Hernandez Email us: traumagangpodcast@gmail.com Tarot Card reading: Celtic Tree Oracle by: Sharlyn Hidalgo

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