Slightly Un-Traumatized
Calley Merkel
Have you ever had someone close a kitchen cabinet just a little too hard, or reply to your text message with a period instead of an exclamation point—and suddenly your heart rate hits 140 BPM because your brain assumes everyone is secretly furious with you? Welcome to Slightly Un-Traumatized—the low-pressure podcast for anyone navigating adult life while managing a nervous system that stays on high alert. Hosted by someone who is definitely not a wellness guru, this show is about making sense of childhood baggage, hyper-vigilance, and weird coping mechanisms—without taking ourselves too seriously. We are here to figure out why our adult brains keep running old survival updates and how to step off autopilot one micro-moment at a time. What to expect: Real Talk: Honest, down-to-earth conversations about people-pleasing, dissociation, hyper-independence, and emotional weather-checking. Grounded Tools: Practical micro-practices and "age check-ins" for when