40 Nathalie Himmelrich | Trauma and Its Impact on the Nervous System

How To Deal With Grief and Trauma

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Todays Episode

All trauma involves grief but not all grief needs to necessarily be or feel traumatic.

When is a loss also traumatic and when is it not?

What are the differences between a traumatic loss and a non-traumatic loss?

Why and how does it matter?

How can we support ourselves and others after a traumatic loss?

All these questions and more are the topics for today's episode.

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Topics discussed in this episode

• Examples of losses that can be traumatic
• The difference between traumatic and non-traumatic losses
• Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Trauma response in the body
• Polyvagal theory and its application to trauma
• Nervous system regulation
• The importance of trauma-informed, grief-literate professional care

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Dr. Stephens Porges's Polyvagal Theory

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