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Owl C Medicine
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 Hosted by 2 time best-selling trauma author, Owl C Medicine. A veteran of the US Military, Owl's no nonsense approach to mental physical and relational health is exactly what you didn't know you need. Listen in for ideas worth chewing on and  science based tools for living life after trauma.  

  1. MAR 9

    CEO of self - Perfect Trauma Metaphor

    Send a text We map the mind and body onto a clear corporate metaphor that helps us see why stress, perfectionism, ADHD traits, and chronic illness persist. We show how to reassign roles, quiet alarm systems, and rebuild trust so the whole “company of you” can heal and perform. • CEO as conscious awareness and will • CFO as risk and boundary assessor • COO as habits and automation • Sales and Marketing as dopamine and motivation • HR as attachment, nurture, and connection • Security as fight-flight-freeze response • Facilities as parasympathetic repair and immune function • Legal as inner critic and perfectionism • How boundary violations skew risk and shut down connection • Overfunctioning patterns in BPD, OCD, ADHD • Practical ways to reopen HR and calm Security • Coaching as organizational consulting for the self If you like this podcast, consider buying me a coffee Go to Audible and buy the Rethinking Broken Audiobook and leave a review if you would Book coaching at owlchrysalismedicine.com via the Calendly link for a free 15-minute interview Support the show Music by Wutaboi Email us at speakplainlypodcast@gmail.com Buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/owlmedicine Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/owlcmedicine Instagram: www.instagram.com/owlcmedicine My Websites www.owlchrysalismedicine.com www.decolonizehealthcare.com www.rethinkingbroken.com #rethinkingbroken #CPTSD #chronicstressadapted #ComplexPTSD #childhoodtrauma #Authorpodcast #bestsellingauthor #queerauthor #adhd #dyslexia #dyscalclia #Queer #queerpodcast #queerhost #adultswithadhd #veteran #therapist #nonfictionauthor #traumaauthor #undiagnisedadhd #childhoodtrauma #trauma #lifeaftertrauma #PTSD

    27 min

  2. MAR 1

    The World Owes $350 Trillion to Itself

    Send a text We pull apart the $350 trillion global debt figure and follow the thread from 17th‑century share issuance to modern bank credit and QE, showing how debt became a permanent claim on tomorrow. Along the way, we map the startup playbook to a cancer metaphor to explain endless growth pressure and the local fallout it creates. • global debt as a circular ledger and claim on future output • bonds as tradable promises held by pensions, banks, states, and central banks • the shift from commerce to capitalism via VOC and stock markets • birth of sovereign debt and growth as collateral • bank credit creation, interest gaps, and forced expansion • QE’s role in asset inflation, bubbles, and zombie firms • startup growth phases mirroring cancer dynamics • local effects on rent, small business survival, and inequality If you like the podcast please share it send it to a friend please leave a comment like the rate rate it like I don’t know if you’re on Spotify or like iTunes or whatever. But if you can leave a comment please do so you can consider buying me a coffee the link’s in the description below Support the show Music by Wutaboi Email us at speakplainlypodcast@gmail.com Buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/owlmedicine Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/owlcmedicine Instagram: www.instagram.com/owlcmedicine My Websites www.owlchrysalismedicine.com www.decolonizehealthcare.com www.rethinkingbroken.com #rethinkingbroken #CPTSD #chronicstressadapted #ComplexPTSD #childhoodtrauma #Authorpodcast #bestsellingauthor #queerauthor #adhd #dyslexia #dyscalclia #Queer #queerpodcast #queerhost #adultswithadhd #veteran #therapist #nonfictionauthor #traumaauthor #undiagnisedadhd #childhoodtrauma #trauma #lifeaftertrauma #PTSD

    28 min

  3. FEB 23

    The "strength" of men; Inertness

    Send a text Light needs darkness and strength needs weakness. Since men can be weak and that prevents strength what is it that approximates strength for men in our world?  being Inert.  Men are expected to be inert, reactionless, emotionless and unfeeling. Unfortunately the measure of a man in the modern world is: "how miserable can you be in the inside without letting it show on the out?" This isn't a choice its a cultural expectation that has whittled down the modern man to a shell of a human being. Then somehow we have the gall to be angry at men when we can't answer:  "how do you feel about that?"  In this episode we challenge the myth that stoicism equals silence and show how emotional inertia masquerades as strength while damaging love, health, relationships and purpose. We trace how patriarchal male conditioning shuts men down and offer practical steps to feel, speak, and connect without losing stability. • strength defined as range, not stillness • how suppression becomes repression and inertia • why “dude bro” stoicism misreads philosophy • links between vulnerability and intelligence • relationship, mental health, and burnout costs • data on stigma, suicides, and permission • small daily practices to express emotion • spotting shutdown signals in the body • building male friendships through shared goals • balancing thinking with embodied awareness • partners setting limits without shaming • unlearning cultural rules that block feeling Thank you for listening. Stay curious and stay uncomfortable. Support the show Music by Wutaboi Email us at speakplainlypodcast@gmail.com Buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/owlmedicine Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/owlcmedicine Instagram: www.instagram.com/owlcmedicine My Websites www.owlchrysalismedicine.com www.decolonizehealthcare.com www.rethinkingbroken.com #rethinkingbroken #CPTSD #chronicstressadapted #ComplexPTSD #childhoodtrauma #Authorpodcast #bestsellingauthor #queerauthor #adhd #dyslexia #dyscalclia #Queer #queerpodcast #queerhost #adultswithadhd #veteran #therapist #nonfictionauthor #traumaauthor #undiagnisedadhd #childhoodtrauma #trauma #lifeaftertrauma #PTSD

    39 min

  4. FEB 16

    Leftist Army Veteran Walks Into Career Expo; Accidentally Gets Hired By ICE

    Send a text We follow a veteran journalist’s surreal path through an ICE career expo that “hired” her without finished paperwork, then track how speed, bed quotas, and private prison incentives warp vetting and accountability. We connect personal stories, federal denials, and the money trail to show how throughput beats caution. • audiobook update for Rethinking Broken and request for reviews • Laura Jadeed’s six-minute interview and optional screening • tentative email turning into a final offer and start date • DHS public denial vs screen-recorded receipts • sign-on bonuses and the detention bed quota economy • recruiting veterans into street-first enforcement roles • trauma, conditioning, and the pipeline from military to ICE • incentives that favor speed over safety and oversight • questions about abusers, extremists, and inadequate vetting Please leave an honest review on Audible if you listen to the audiobook Support the show Music by Wutaboi Email us at speakplainlypodcast@gmail.com Buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/owlmedicine Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/owlcmedicine Instagram: www.instagram.com/owlcmedicine My Websites www.owlchrysalismedicine.com www.decolonizehealthcare.com www.rethinkingbroken.com #rethinkingbroken #CPTSD #chronicstressadapted #ComplexPTSD #childhoodtrauma #Authorpodcast #bestsellingauthor #queerauthor #adhd #dyslexia #dyscalclia #Queer #queerpodcast #queerhost #adultswithadhd #veteran #therapist #nonfictionauthor #traumaauthor #undiagnisedadhd #childhoodtrauma #trauma #lifeaftertrauma #PTSD

    26 min

  5. JAN 27

    ICE Dollars

    Send a text Follow the money! That's how to find motivation for everything in today's world.  So today we trace how a 90 percent bed mandate and per diem payments turn detention into a guaranteed cash business, then map the loop from public money to profit to lobbying and back again. Along the way we expose hiring failures, subcontracting fog, and why humane alternatives get sidelined. • 90 percent minimum bed guarantee as the engine of detention profits • $130 per diem creating incentives to cut food, medical, and staffing costs • Publicly traded status driving expansion and investor-friendly margins • Lobbying reinforcing stricter enforcement and resistance to alternatives • Subcontracting layers diffusing accountability for harmful practices • Policy enforcement clashing with constitutional protections in homes • Political targets and data power shaping where raids intensify • Rebranding and EO 14006 shifting optics while ICE contracts persist If you enjoyed this, consider going in the comments or the description and click the buy me a coffee link, and you can send me a couple of bucks and get me a latte Support the show Music by Wutaboi Email us at speakplainlypodcast@gmail.com Buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/owlmedicine Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/owlcmedicine Instagram: www.instagram.com/owlcmedicine My Websites www.owlchrysalismedicine.com www.decolonizehealthcare.com www.rethinkingbroken.com #rethinkingbroken #CPTSD #chronicstressadapted #ComplexPTSD #childhoodtrauma #Authorpodcast #bestsellingauthor #queerauthor #adhd #dyslexia #dyscalclia #Queer #queerpodcast #queerhost #adultswithadhd #veteran #therapist #nonfictionauthor #traumaauthor #undiagnisedadhd #childhoodtrauma #trauma #lifeaftertrauma #PTSD

    31 min

  6. 10/27/2025

    Lone Protester V Turning Point Charlie Kirk Rally

    Send a text We trace how a single counterprotester held space at a small-town Turning Point rally, and how performative civility flipped to petty violence when dissent stayed visible. We dig into the psychology, the power plays, and the stakes for neighbors who want safety without silence. • why one person chose to protest a local turning point rally • the role of music and signage as nonviolent counter-speech • friendly small talk turning into property damage and intimidation • hypocrisy of “free speech” and “law and order” claims • private apologies versus public accountability in small towns • why homogeneous groups radicalize faster • research on disgust sensitivity and exposure shaping ideology • first settlers principle and cultural imprint in local power • how to show up safely, document, and set boundaries • next steps: return, organize presence, raise a louder voice If you feel like supporting the show, then go into the notes. There’s a you can buy me a coffee or whatever you feel like doing. Please leave a comment, share this with some friends, spread it, especially if you’re local. If you live in Port Angeles or Washington or Squim or Forks or Joyce or any of these little areas around here, please send this to your friends. We need to get the word out about these people. I hope that you guys come out and join this protest. Support the show Music by Wutaboi Email us at speakplainlypodcast@gmail.com Buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/owlmedicine Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/owlcmedicine Instagram: www.instagram.com/owlcmedicine My Websites www.owlchrysalismedicine.com www.decolonizehealthcare.com www.rethinkingbroken.com #rethinkingbroken #CPTSD #chronicstressadapted #ComplexPTSD #childhoodtrauma #Authorpodcast #bestsellingauthor #queerauthor #adhd #dyslexia #dyscalclia #Queer #queerpodcast #queerhost #adultswithadhd #veteran #therapist #nonfictionauthor #traumaauthor #undiagnisedadhd #childhoodtrauma #trauma #lifeaftertrauma #PTSD

    48 min

  7. 10/22/2025

    Fascism is Secretly a Trauma Response

    Send a text Fear shrinks our world until only the threat remains in view. That biological truth doesn’t stop at the edge of the skin; it scales up to cities and nations. We explore how chronic stress—pandemic fallout, economic pressure, and a nonstop fear feed—can push entire communities toward authoritarian comfort: conformity, punishment, and a single story that feels safe because it’s simple. I lay out the biology first: how tunnel vision and fight–flight–freeze–fawn tilt our choices when we feel cornered. Then we connect the science to politics with research you can use. Karen Stenner’s work on normative threat explains rising demands for sameness. Terror management theory shows why mortality talk fuels loyalty to strongmen. Michael Hogg’s uncertainty-identity theory clarifies why shaky times tighten in-groups and elevate leaders who promise firm rules. We also examine the media ecosystem, lawsuits that exposed manufactured narratives, and why single-source news becomes addictive when certainty feels like oxygen. Religion’s role is nuanced and real. The habit of surrender—let go and let God—can slide into civic life as let go and let the Strong Leader. Priming, prophecy, and confirmation bias form a powerful feedback loop that paints outsiders as dangerous and makes crackdowns look like care. I share personal stories from an evangelical upbringing to show how these patterns get baked in early and reactivated under stress. Here’s the hopeful pivot: the same biology that drifts us toward control can lead us back through connection. Safety downshifts the nervous system. Mutual aid, volunteering, honest conversation, and multiple information streams widen the aperture so complexity feels manageable again. If we regulate our bodies and strengthen our communities, we reduce the appeal of punitive certainty and make democratic solutions visible. If this resonates, share it with one person who feels alone or overwhelmed. Then do something together—big or small—that builds connection. Subscribe for more grounded, plainspoken dives into how our bodies, beliefs, and politics shape each other, and leave a review to help others find the show. Support the show Music by Wutaboi Email us at speakplainlypodcast@gmail.com Buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/owlmedicine Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/owlcmedicine Instagram: www.instagram.com/owlcmedicine My Websites www.owlchrysalismedicine.com www.decolonizehealthcare.com www.rethinkingbroken.com #rethinkingbroken #CPTSD #chronicstressadapted #ComplexPTSD #childhoodtrauma #Authorpodcast #bestsellingauthor #queerauthor #adhd #dyslexia #dyscalclia #Queer #queerpodcast #queerhost #adultswithadhd #veteran #therapist #nonfictionauthor #traumaauthor #undiagnisedadhd #childhoodtrauma #trauma #lifeaftertrauma #PTSD

    42 min

  8. 10/09/2025

    Roles, Friction, and Friendship

    Send a text We push into the tension of friendships during political stress, mapping why people with the same heart still clash when one acts as a Protector and another as an Integrator. We set clear lines on safety while honoring different methods for reducing harm and keeping communities whole. • naming the friction between protectors and integrators • trauma-informed reasons behind sharp boundaries and speech • why different audiences require different tones and tactics • separating values, tactics and hard boundaries • role clarity as a stress and conflict reducer • designing personal systems to lower reactivity • time horizons for safety now vs conversion later • gratitude, accountability and smarter critique across roles Support the show Music by Wutaboi Email us at speakplainlypodcast@gmail.com Buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/owlmedicine Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/owlcmedicine Instagram: www.instagram.com/owlcmedicine My Websites www.owlchrysalismedicine.com www.decolonizehealthcare.com www.rethinkingbroken.com #rethinkingbroken #CPTSD #chronicstressadapted #ComplexPTSD #childhoodtrauma #Authorpodcast #bestsellingauthor #queerauthor #adhd #dyslexia #dyscalclia #Queer #queerpodcast #queerhost #adultswithadhd #veteran #therapist #nonfictionauthor #traumaauthor #undiagnisedadhd #childhoodtrauma #trauma #lifeaftertrauma #PTSD

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 Hosted by 2 time best-selling trauma author, Owl C Medicine. A veteran of the US Military, Owl's no nonsense approach to mental physical and relational health is exactly what you didn't know you need. Listen in for ideas worth chewing on and  science based tools for living life after trauma.  

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  • Creator
    Owl C Medicine
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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