Why You Stay Stuck in Trauma, Part 1: Behavioral Adaptations

Wild animals live with danger every day and don't get traumatized. So why do you stay stuck? In this episode, you'll meet Bill, a father, husband, and business owner who can't see what's driving him. You'll also learn the two ways we keep ourselves stuck without noticing: we ignore the body's self-regulation impulses, and we reach for behaviors that let us avoid feeling what's actually there. Part 2 picks up the stories we tell ourselves.

Chapters

0:00 Why Wild Animals Don't Stay Traumatized

0:41 Meet Justin & About This Audiobook

1:43 Last Time: Co-Regulation

2:02 Why Humans Stay Stuck in Trauma

4:10 Meet Bill

5:52 Bill, All Grown Up

8:25 Ignoring Self-Regulation Impulses

10:25 The Impulses Bill Ignores

12:26 Behavioral Adaptations Keep You Stuck

14:42 Bill's Behavioral Adaptation: Overworking