Healing is the Best Revenge

Karina Hagelin
  • 5.0 (7)
  • Mental Health
  • Semiweekly

A radically vulnerable podcast for survivors, by a survivor, featuring conversations about healing and recovery, coping skills for CPTSD (complex post-traumatic stress disorder), community care, self-love, creativity, supporting survivors of sexual violence, candid conversations about mental health, love letters for abuse survivors, and so much more. Host Karina Hagelin (they/them) shares heartfelt affirmations, uplifting pep talks, encouragement, support, and advice from their own healing journey to support and keep you company on your own.

  1. Oct 27

    70: let's show the f*ck up for survivors!: 7 ways to support survivors of sexual violence

    it's always a good time to discuss how we can better support survivors in our lives and communities (ourselves included). learn about 7 ways to show up for survivors of sexual violence. we'll talk about boundary work, communication, continuing to learn, building community, generosity, and more. let's show the f*ck up for survivors; solidarity with us now & always! links 🎙️ learn more about support menus on episode 69 💖 ⁠⁠survivor self-love zine bundle 🛍️ ⁠⁠⁠shop zines, stickers, art, & more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🥰 ⁠follow me on instagram @femmesupremacy⁠ 💌 get the newsletter free resources 🫶🏻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠community care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📒 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cptsd coping skills guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📓 ⁠⁠⁠self-care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  2. Feb 7

    69: yes, we actually do owe each other: community care as an antidote to the hyper-individualism of the mental health industrial complex

    in this raw and unscripted episode, i challenge harmful narratives of hyper-individualism and explore why community care is essential for survival, especially for trauma survivors who are failed (and often retraumatized) by the mental health industrial complex. let's talk about: why telling people to "just call your therapist" when they reach out is harmful and what to do insteadwhy community care is the antidote to hyper-individualismhow to show up for your community in specific, meaningful ways that honor both your capacity and others' needs by using a tool i call "the support menu"this episode is a love letter to anyone who's ever been told they're a burden—spoiler: you're not. we owe each other care, and together, we can survive AND thrive. links 💖 ⁠⁠healing is the best revenge #5: love letters for survivors zine⁠ 🛍️ ⁠⁠shop zines, stickers, art, & more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🥰 follow me on instagram @femmesupremacy free resources 🫶🏻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠community care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📒 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cptsd coping skills guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📓 ⁠⁠self-care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ further reading madness network news: glossarybeyond self-care bubble baths: a vision for community care by abbie jonessupport the show subscribe/follow the podcastleave a 5-star rating and reviewshare with someone who needs to hear this

  3. Jan 21

    68: understanding & managing emotional flashbacks

    hey sweet babes! 🎉 first off, huge thank you for making this one of spotify's most shared podcasts in 2025! you all are amazing. in this episode, we're diving into emotional flashbacks—a type of flashback many cptsd survivors experience but don't always recognize. unlike the vivid sensory flashbacks we often hear about with ptsd, emotional flashbacks hit you with overwhelming feelings and sensations without the visual memories. they can be confusing, terrifying, and hard to identify. i'm sharing pete walker's super practical 13-step guide for managing emotional flashbacks (from his book complex ptsd: from surviving to thriving), which has been a game-changer for me. you can download the full list from his website! KEY TAKEAWAYS: ✨ emotional flashbacks = re-experiencing intense feelings without visual memories ✨ triggers can be anything (sounds, smells, body sensations, memories—or nothing obvious at all) ✨ you don't need all the answers; what you need is relentless self-compassion ✨ pete walker's 13 steps can help you navigate emotional flashbacks when they hit CHAPTERS: 0:00 intro & spotify award announcement 1:50 what are emotional flashbacks? 3:44 what triggers emotional flashbacks? 4:26 my experience with emotional flashbacks 5:14 pete walker's 13 steps for managing flashbacks 8:21 wrap-up & support the show RESOURCES: 💖 healing is the best revenge #5: love letters for survivors zine 📖 complex ptsd: from surviving to thriving by pete walker 🔗 download the 13 steps: www.pete-walker.com 🛍️ shop zines, stickers, art, & more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🫶🏻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠community care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📒 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cptsd coping skills guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📓 self-care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠

  4. 12/16/2025

    67: for when the holidays are hard: 5 micro-practices for survivors

    this episode is for all my babes who struggle this time of year. with the lack of sunlight, early sunsets, literal darkness, & of course, the winter holidays. this episode is for those of us who are traumatized, queer, trans, disabled, chronically ill, estranged, or have difficult family dynamics. we’ll explore 5 micro-practices for making the holiday season a healing experience, rather than a hell-ish one. links ⁠community care plans zine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shop zines, stickers, art, & more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sign up for karina’s newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribe to karina's substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow karina on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠karina's website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠community care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cptsd coping skills guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠self-care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠

  5. 10/16/2025

    66: supporting loved ones during their traumaversary: community care in practice

    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. links community care plans zine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shop zines, stickers, art, & more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sign up for karina’s newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribe to karina's substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow karina on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠karina's website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠community care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cptsd coping skills guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠self-care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠

  6. 09/04/2025

    65: creative composting: healing trauma through creative self-expression and nonlinear storytelling

    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! Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop zines, stickers, art, & more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for Karina’s newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Karina's Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Karina on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Karina's website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Community care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CPTSD coping skills guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Self-care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠

  7. 08/04/2025

    64: Routines and Rituals for CPTSD Rough Patches: 5 of My Habits for When Things Just Suck

    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. Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop zines, stickers, art, & more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for Karina’s newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Karina's Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Karina on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Karina's website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Community care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CPTSD coping skills guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Self-care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠

  8. 06/16/2025

    63: Micro-journaling: A Trauma Recovery Tool for CPTSD Babes

    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. Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop zines, stickers, art, & more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for Karina’s newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Karina's Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Karina on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Karina's website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Resources ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Community care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CPTSD coping skills guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Self-care plan template⁠⁠⁠⁠

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A radically vulnerable podcast for survivors, by a survivor, featuring conversations about healing and recovery, coping skills for CPTSD (complex post-traumatic stress disorder), community care, self-love, creativity, supporting survivors of sexual violence, candid conversations about mental health, love letters for abuse survivors, and so much more. Host Karina Hagelin (they/them) shares heartfelt affirmations, uplifting pep talks, encouragement, support, and advice from their own healing journey to support and keep you company on your own.

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  • Creator
    Karina Hagelin
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    70
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Karina Hagelin
  • Show Website
    Healing is the Best Revenge