Episodios

  • 66: supporting loved ones during their traumaversary: community care in practice
    Oct 16 2025

    let’s talk about traumaversaries, or, the anniversary of a traumatic event or experience. traumaversaries bring up a LOT for survivors. many of us experience overwhelming surges in their cptsd/ptsd symptoms: panic attacks, flashbacks, dissociative episodes, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, & SO much more.

    every survivor experiences their traumaversary & our cptsd/ptsd differently ****&/also traumaversaries are almost always a profoundly painful, difficult, & isolating event we must endure every single year, without fail.

    in today’s episode, i talk about how to support a loved one during their traumaversary. we go over community care plans, committing to specific supportive actions, & the many forms community care can take.

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    8 m
  • 65: creative composting: healing trauma through creative self-expression and nonlinear storytelling
    Sep 4 2025

    in this episode, i talk about my creative practice, which i call creative composting & how creative self-expression can be profoundly healing, not just for yourself but for fellow survivors. we also touch on sharing your story: how to decide which parts to share, the nonlinear nature of survivor storytelling, affirmations for sharing your story, and more. this is a juicy one!

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    11 m
  • 64: Routines and Rituals for CPTSD Rough Patches: 5 of My Habits for When Things Just Suck
    Aug 4 2025

    What routines and rituals do you rely on when things are hard? In this episode, host Karina Hagelin (they/them) shares 5 of their bare bones but impactful habits for when things just really suck.

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    • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Community care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CPTSD coping skills guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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    7 m
  • 63: Micro-journaling: A Trauma Recovery Tool for CPTSD Babes
    Jun 16 2025

    In this episode of Healing is the Best Revenge, host Karina Hagelin (they/them) talks about micro-journaling, a bite-sized journaling practice that not only may be more accessible for those of us in trauma recovery but can also be a supportive tool for CPTSD recovery. They talk about what micro-journaling is; how they practice micro-journaling; and the benefits of micro-journaling in trauma recovery they’ve experienced.

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    • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CPTSD coping skills guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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    6 m
  • 62: Glimmers - the opposite of trauma triggers - what they are and how to embrace their healing potential
    Jun 9 2025

    In this episode of Healing is the Best Revenge, host Karina Hagelin (they/them) talks about glimmers - the opposite of a trauma trigger - micro-moments of safety, calm, and connection that bring us back to nervous system regulation.

    They share examples of glimmers, their favorite check-in question for friends, read from their recent mini zine on glimmers, discuss activities to help with noticing and increasing glimmers in your day to day life, and wraps up with a book recommendation on the subject.

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    6 m
  • 61: Who the F*ck Would Make This Up?: A Love Letter for CPTSD Survivors
    Mar 19 2025

    In this series of daily episodes leading up to the launch of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Survivor Affirmation Deck⁠⁠⁠⁠ on March 21st, Karina shares survivor love letters inspired by the deck.

    This episode is about throwing fake *ss friends in the trash (where they belong,) creating room for your ride or die besties, & believing survivors as the bare minimum

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    4 m
  • 60: F*ck Resilience, You Deserve to Be Spoiled: A Love Letter for CPTSD Survivors
    Mar 18 2025

    In this series of daily episodes leading up to the launch of the ⁠⁠⁠Survivor Affirmation Deck⁠⁠⁠ on March 21st, Karina shares survivor love letters inspired by the deck. This one is about the glorification of resilience (you never should have had to be so strong, bb) & how you deserve softness, a break, to be spoiled.

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    4 m
  • 59: You're in Your Glow Up Era: A Love Letter for CPTSD Survivors
    Mar 17 2025

    In this series of daily episodes leading up to the launch of the ⁠⁠⁠Survivor Affirmation Deck⁠⁠⁠ on March 21st, Karina shares survivor love letters inspired by the deck. This one is about being in your glow up era :)

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    4 m