E36 - Uncaged: Psychology of Self-Healing
(Special Guest & U.S. Army Veteran, Charles Smith)
WARNING: Beware of proceeding if ALLERGIC to challenging THOUGHTS!
Today’s episode is for those HURTING from past HARMS . . . Anyone waiting for difficult EMOTIONS to subside . . . Everyone HEALING from past TRAUMAS.
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IN THIS EPISODE . . . Army Vet Charles Smith uncovers the psychological pathway of radical-acceptance, resilience-building, & how a trained U.S. Army Veteran struggled through homelessness to hope & found healing.
“Trauma is self-acceptance struggling to the surface of consciousness .” - #DocHeath
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TODAY'S SPECIAL GUEST has travelled that long recovery road. Charles is a lifelong survivor of multiple traumas; from being orphaned as a child to becoming a homeless veteran, & surviving a suicide attempt.
“Seeing all the homeless heroes/veterans, I began to realize I wasn't alone. Life kicks a lot of us in the ass. It’s up to us if we lay down and die with the words “F*** you world!” carved in our arms, OR we get up, brush the dust off, & keep moving forward!” —U.S. Army Veteran Charles Smith
TOP TAKEAWAYS:
1. Healing Isn't Found in Hiding
2. Finding Meaning in Struggle
3. Motivation NOT Dependent on EMOTIONS
4. Healing Power of Inspiring OTHERS
5. Helping OTHERS through YOUR Lived Experience
SPECIAL SEGMENTS IN TODAY’S SHOW
***Let’s Get Ready to REASON…w/Doc Heath on Social Media SMACKDOWN!
***A.R.T. LAB Creature Feature w/SAFARI SARAH
MORE INFO from Veteran Smith, go to: https://www.lifelongexperience.net/memoir
NEXT EPISODE - “"Hiding INSIDE Yourself: Psychology of Self-Confidence” w/Special Guest & Fitness Success Coach Ann Marie Lawrence.
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Full show notes & transcript at https://therapybites.podbean.com/e/uncaged
Want to Dig Deeper into Today’s Topic?
Cunningham, K. C., LoSavio, S. T., Dennis, P. A., Farmer, C., Clancy, C. P., Hertzberg, M. A., ... & Beckham, J. C. (2019). Shame as a mediator between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and suicidal ideation among veterans. Journal of affective disorders, 243, 216-219.
Koenig, H. G., Youssef, N. A., & Pearce, M. (2019). Assessment of moral injury in veterans and active duty military personnel with PTSD: A review. Frontiers in psychiatry, 10, 443.
Van Voorhees, E. E., Resnik, L., Johnson, E., & O'Toole, T. (2019). Posttraumatic stress disorder and interpersonal process in homeless veterans participating in a peer mentoring intervention: Associations with program benefit. Psychological services, 16(3), 463.
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