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Complicated: Healing from Complex PTSD

By Paige Miranda,
Kaia Findlay, Anisa Khalifa
Published November 17, 2023 at 5:03 AM EST
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Charnel Hunter

What happens when trauma occurs not as a single isolated event, but millions of smaller, ongoing incidents? Guest host Anisa Khalifa talks with an artist, psychotherapist and racial trauma expert about understanding complex post-traumatic stress disorder and the path to healing.

Meet the Guests:

  • , a multidisciplinary artist and writer, talks about her journey to healing from complex trauma and why her newest book is titled "Survival Takes a Wild Imagination"
  • , a nurse-psychotherapist with a doctorate in clinical psychology and long-time advocate for people living with chronic illness, discusses the link between complex PTSD and chronic illness and the need for trauma-informed medical care. Dr. Winkler is also a public health advocate in New York City
  • , professor of psychology at the University of Ottawa and the Canada Research Chair in mental health disparities shares how racism can lead to complex trauma, and her strategies for treating racial trauma

Dig Deeper:

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forum and website for discussions and support on having C-PTSD

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Paige Miranda
Paige Miranda is a producer for "Embodied". Previously, she served as ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s 2023 AAAS Mass Media Fellow.
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Kaia Findlay
Kaia Findlay is the lead producer of Embodied, ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s weekly podcast and radio show about sex, relationships and health. Kaia first joined the ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ team in 2020 as a producer for The State of Things.
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Anisa Khalifa
Anisa Khalifa is an award-winning podcast producer and host at ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾. She grew up in a public radio household, and fell in love with podcasts shortly before her friends convinced her to start one with them about Korean dramas. Since joining ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ in 2021, Anisa has produced Me and My Muslim Friends, CREEP, Tested and Dating While Gray, and is the host of ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s weekly podcast The Broadside.
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