Terror To Triumph
Childhood trauma is a taboo subject in that it's deeply emotional for people to learn, talk, and comprehend it. However, healing, true healing, can't come from silence. This podcast digs in to the emotions and reveals the symptoms of what can lead to childhood trauma, AND the tell tell signs that can alert us that something is wrong with the youths in our homes, schools, churches, or wherever. Whether it's physical, mental, verbal, or sexual abuse, this podcast takes a brave head on approach to tackle the difficult subject matters while providing the audience a platform to vent, and reach out for help.
Episodes
54 episodes
Somatic Experiencing: The Do's and Don'ts
Tonight we're diving deep into Somatic Experiencing—one of the most effective trauma therapies available today.If you've heard the term "somatic" and weren't sure what it meant, or if you've tried somatic exercises and weren't sure i...
"The Traumatic Impact of Your Child's Trauma: What Parents Go Through Upon Discovery"
Tonight we're talking about something that doesn't get enough attention: what happens to parents when they discover their child has been traumatized.If you're a parent listening right now, and you've just found out your child was abu...
Trauma through the lifespan
We welcome our second special guest, psychologist, Dr. David Marcus! Dr. Marcus discusses his passion for child and family trauma psychology.
REACT SERIES PART 4– FREEZE! Living with the Freeze Trauma Response
We've talked about fawning, flight, and fight. Now we're exploring the fourth response: freeze. The shutdown. The dissociation. The moment when your body goes numb and your mind goes somewhere else.If you grew up in an abusive home, ...
REACT SERIES PART 3 – ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK: Fight Response
We've talked about fawning—appeasing to survive. We've talked about flight—running to survive. Now we're talking about fight: the response where you stand your ground, where you rage, where you defend yourself with aggression.If you ...
REACT SERIES PART 2 – ON THE RUN: Flight Response: Understanding Escape and Avoidance
Last week, we talked about fawning—the response where you appease to survive. This week, we're exploring the opposite: flight. The urge to escape. The compulsion to run.If you grew up in an abusive home, flight might have been your l...
REACT SERIES PART 1 – RECOVERING FROM FAWNING
This is the first episode in our REACT series—a deep dive into the four trauma responses that shaped how we survived childhood abuse. Over the next four weeks, we're breaking down fawning, flight, fight, and freeze. Today, we're talking abou...
When You've Just Suffered Trauma
Tonight, we're talking about the immediate aftermath. What's happening in your body. What you need to know. And what you need to do right now.""This is not your fault. What happened to you is not your fault. Say that to yourself now....
Healing Outside Of The System
We have a special treat for you tonight! Terror To Triumph hosts our first special guest ever! She's performed on Broadway as a singer and tap dancer, she’s an influential speaker, alternative methodology healer, spiritual practitioner, trau...
Finding Social Peer Groups for Childhood Abuse/Trauma Survivors
We're diving into something that can help change your healing journey—finding and building social peer groups as a survivor.
Childhood Abuse & Emotional Breakdowns in Adults: Recognizing the Connection
Tonight we're diving into something many of our listeners experience but don't always connect back to their childhood: emotional breakdowns in adulthood. We're talking about how unresolved trauma from childhood shows up as overwhelming emoti...
Body Image and Trauma: Reclaiming Your Body After Childhood Abuse
We're talking about something deeply personal tonight: body image and trauma. How childhood abuse changes the way you see your body. How it affects eating. How it affects sexuality. How it affects your sense of safety in your own skin.
Perfectionism as a Trauma Response: Performing for Safety, Love, and Invisibility
Tonight we're talking about perfectionism as a trauma response. Not ambition. Not excellence. We're talking about that internal pressure that says: if I make one mistake, I'm not safe.A lot of survivors learned to be perfect to avoid...
Grief and Loss in Childhood: When Early Death Shapes Your Adult Relationships
Childhood loss doesn’t stay in childhood. If you grew up burying grief, being told to “be strong,” or learning to stop talking about who you lost, your body may still be carrying that story as abandonment fear, emotional numbness, and trouble t...
Racial Trauma and Childhood: When Racism Compounds Abuse
Racism doesn’t just hurt your feelings. It trains your body. Tonight we name racial trauma for what it is: a cumulative, lifelong stressor that can keep your nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight, especially when you’re already carrying child...
Religious or Spiritual Trauma: Reclaiming Faith on Your Own Terms PT 2
Faith is supposed to be a refuge. So what happens when it becomes a tool for control? We pick up part two of our religious trauma series by naming the moment many people recognize too late: when faith is weaponized, you lose trust in spirituali...
Religious or Spiritual Trauma: Reclaiming Faith on Your Own Terms PT. 1
Tonight, we're talking about something that cuts deep: religious and spiritual trauma.You might have been taught that God punishes. That your body is sinful. That questioning is evil. That shame is salvation.You might have be...
"Grieving Childhood Abuse: Mourning Lost Innocence and Trust"
Grief after childhood abuse isn’t just crying over the past. It’s the daily weight of what got stolen, the nervous system that never learned safety, and the quiet question that keeps showing up: what would my life have been if none of this happ...
What Does Consistency Cost When Real Life Hits
A podcast update from the middle of a work shift, because I’d rather tell you the truth than leave you waiting at 9:30. I’m on the job, it’s loud, and I can’t get off in time, so tonight’s show is canceled. Not postponed with vague promises, no...
Childhood Neglect vs. Active Abuse: The Wounds of Being Unseen
Today, we're talking about something that's often invisible but deeply damaging: childhood neglect.You might not have been hit. You might not have been yelled at. But you were ignored. You were unseen. You were left alone.And...
The Impact of Witnessing Abuse: When You See the Violence
Tonight, we're talking about something that doesn't get enough attention: the trauma of witnessing abuse.You might not have been the one getting hit. You might not have been the one getting yelled at. But you saw it. You heard it. Yo...
Sibling Dynamics and Trauma: Healing Broken Bonds
Your siblings were supposed to be your first allies, so why does the relationship still feel tense, distant, or unsafe years later? We go straight into one of the most painful realities of childhood trauma: abusive family systems often pit sibl...
Parentification: When Children Become Caregivers in Abusive Environments
Today, we're talking about something that happens in abusive homes that nobody talks about: parentification.When children become caregivers. When kids take on adult responsibilities. When the roles flip, and the child ends up protect...
Reclaiming Your Identity and Moving Forward
Today, we're talking about something profound: reclaiming your identity and moving forward.Trauma steals from you. It takes your sense of self. It defines you. For years, you might see yourself only through the lens of what happened ...
When Life is in Shambles: The Road to Recovery S2E17
Tuesdays; I'm flying solo. And today's topic is something I know deeply: what happens when your life falls apart.Your relationships are broken. Your finances are a mess. Your health is suffering. You've lost your job. You're living p...