#4: Exploring Trauma and Resiliency with Jessica Karas Waterson

The Liberated Life

In this episode, Jenn interviews her therapist, Jessica Karas Waterson!

The conversation is focused on trauma and post-traumatic-stress-disorder or post-traumatic-stress-injury, as Jessica calls it. Jenn and Jessica explore what trauma looks like. She walks us through the different types of trauma, what it looks like at different stages in life and common symptoms and triggers attached to PTSD. Jessica also fills us in on resiliency, therapeutic resources and how to help a loved one that is healing from trauma.

Please see the links below for resources mentioned in this episode:

Work With Jessica Karas Waterson: https://southerncacounseling.com/

The Body Keeps the Score: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0670785938/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score&qid=1556498185&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Trauma Resource Institute: https://www.traumaresourceinstitute.com/

Building Resilience to Trauma: The Trauma and Community Resiliency Models by Miller-Karas://www.amazon.com/Building-Resilience-Trauma-Resiliency-Miller-Karas/dp/B00ZT1PIGG/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1S0Y5B75H2BLG&keywords=building+resilience+to+trauma&qid=1556601596&s=gateway&sprefix=building+resilience%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-5

National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml

Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us

Good Therapy: https://www.goodtherapy.org/

Suicide Hotline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ or Call 1-800-273-8255

*Apologies for the sound quality in this episode. We were testing out some new sound equipment!