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Healing CPTSD

Embodied Self Therapy

Healing CPTSD is a podcast dedicated to healing from childhood trauma and complex PTSD. Join your host, Bianca Winter-Mallari, a trauma informed counsellor, somatic therapist, founder of Embodied Self Therapy and fellow childhood trauma survivor. Here we’ll explore the nuanced world of trauma, unpacking topics such as toxic family systems, intergenerational trauma, attachment, dissociation and shame. We’ll also explore pathways to recovery through somatics and embodiment, nervous system regulation, parts work, community and trauma informed care.

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104 episodes

  1. 103. How I Healed My Relationship With My Parent 25:44
  2. 102. Healing After a Toxic Relationship 27:47
  3. 101. Building a Healthy Relationship After Trauma | What I’m Learning 23:25
  4. 100. Celebrating 100 Episodes! (And Some Important Updates) 12:03
  5. 99. Why Your Relationships Change When You Start Healing 17:14
  6. 98. The Fawn Response & Appeasement 16:50
  7. 97. Don't Ignore The Basics 28:59
  8. 96. The Nervous System Trap: When Healing Becomes Another Thing to Achieve 20:15
  9. 95. Inside The Therapy Session: What I Actually Help Clients With 14:26
  10. 94. Who My Work Is For + How To Know You're Ready For Therapy 20:33
  11. 93. Why You're Not Seeing Progress In Therapy 18:33
  12. 92. Self-Awareness Alone Isn't Enough (The Missing Pieces To Your Healing) 19:06
  13. 91. Not Seeking Support Is Costing You Your Life 15:58
  14. 90. Why High Functioning Trauma Is So Hard To Spot 29:21
  15. 89. Agency: Is Life Happening To You or For You? 14:11
  16. 88. Overfunctioning In Relationships 13:51
  17. 87. Rest As Resistance 14:20
  18. 86. Purpose: Why So Many of Us Feel Lost 8:58
  19. 85. Mastering No Contact (You’re Allowed to Have Boundaries) 16:03
  20. 84. Rupture & Repair In Relationships: How To Get Better At Conflict 11:48
  21. 83. How To Build Self-Trust 11:40
  22. 82. Is It My Intuition, Or Is It My Trauma? 14:47
  23. 81. Day In The Life As A Therapist In Her Slow Era 37:56
  24. 80. How I Self-Regulate As A Somatic Therapist 12:37
  25. 79. Patriarchy Hurts Men Too: Toxic Masculinity and Healing the Masculine 27:23
  26. 78. Breaking Up With Being "Good" – From People Pleasing To Authenticity 19:58
  27. 77. Anxiety 18:51
  28. 76. What Happens After Collapse? The Individual & Collective Body 21:27
  29. 75. Healing Isn't Linear 19:18
  30. 74. F*ck The Patriarchy: Permission To Feel Your Feminine Rage 21:04
  31. 73. What Are We Healing For? Imagining a World That Can Hold Us 16:22
  32. 72. Trauma is Political 13:47
  33. 71. From Survival to Steadiness: Life Update + Setting The Tone For 2026 38:40
  34. 70. 2025 Wrap Up + Thank You 16:33
  35. 69. Finding Your Sense Of Self 18:03
  36. 68. Exploring Embodiment: "How Do I Be In My Body?" 21:02
  37. 67. Are You A Highly Sensitive Person? 20:11
  38. 66. HALTS: A Simple Check-In Tool to Support Emotional Regulation 11:10
  39. 65. Your Experience Is Valid: Understanding Emotional Invalidation and It's Impact 12:32
  40. 64. Overcoming Perfectionism: Insights from a Recovering Perfectionist 21:39
  41. 63. The Search For Home: Finding Your Self, Belonging and Meaning When You've Never Really Had It 28:28
  42. 62. Reclaiming Your "No". Using Anger To Assert Your Boundaries 19:40
  43. 61. Somatic Trauma Releases: How The Body Discharges Energy, Recalibrates And Processes Trauma 14:31
  44. 60. Implicit Memory: How Trauma Is Stored In The Body 22:23
  45. 59. Safety 18:27
  46. 58. Guided Practice: Non-Sleep Deep Rest 23:24
  47. 57. Sexual Embodiment & Reclamation after Trauma 19:45
  48. 56. Plant Medicines: Healing With Psychedelics 19:55
  49. 55. You're Not "Too Woo Woo" – Spirituality in Therapy 19:49
  50. 54. Representation and Safety in Therapy for POC 23:09