Trauma Rock Stars | USA BASED PODCAST

Host - Rock Star Tracy

Welcome to Trauma Rock Stars — Real Stories. Raw Truths. Rock Star Resilience.Hosted by Tracy, a survivor and advocate, this podcast is a safe, real, and empowering space for anyone navigating the journey of trauma recovery. Each episode dives into the emotional truth of healing, offering insights, tools, and conversations that help break the silence, remove the shame, and celebrate the strength it takes to grow through what you've been through.Whether you're just beginning your healing process or are deep in it, you’ll find support, inspiration, and community here. From personal stories to expert interviews and therapeutic tools, this is where trauma survivors become rock stars of their own lives.Hit follow and join the movement — because healing takes courage, and you’re stronger than you know. USA BASED PODCAST 

  1. "You're On Your Own" — Firefighter Survives 18 Years of Betrayal, Bullying & Trauma | Trauma Rock Stars™

    2d ago

    "You're On Your Own" — Firefighter Survives 18 Years of Betrayal, Bullying & Trauma | Trauma Rock Stars™

    Send us Fan Mail Female firefighter bullying, workplace trauma, and PTSD recovery — this episode covers it all. Lynette was the first and only woman ever hired at her fire department, and on her very first day as a career firefighter, a captain pulled her into a room and told her: "If you ever get into trouble — we're not coming to save you." She carried that secret for over a decade, walking into burning buildings never knowing if her team would have her back. In this powerful episode, retired firefighter, trauma coach, and author of You're On Your Own, Lynette opens up about 18 years of workplace bullying, misogyny, and betrayal — and how she finally broke the cycle, found her voice, and rebuilt her life from the inside out. 🧠 In This Episode You'll Learn: How hypnotherapy completely transformed her trauma healing journey (and what happened in session TWO)Why trauma can be caused by betrayal — not just crisisHow a childhood pattern of abuse showed up in every area of her lifeWhat post-traumatic growth actually looks likeWhy talk therapy wasn't enough — and what finally workedThe moment she handed in her early retirement and said two words: "Plot twist."💡 Key Takeaway: You are replaceable at your job. You are not replaceable in your own life. Choose yourself — even when it's terrifying. That's Rock Star Resilience™ 🎸 Take the FREE Trauma Rock Stars™ Life Audit™: 👉 https://form.typeform.com/to/qeZfPouw Find out exactly where you are on your healing journey in less than 5 minutes. Your personalized Rock Star 30™ guide is waiting for you on the other side. 💬 Drop "PLOT TWIST" in the comments if this episode hit home for you! That's Rock Star Resilience™ 🎙️ Connect with Lynette: 📖 Book — You're On Your Own: https://a.co/d/0frzuxt4 📲 Instagram: @FireWithinCrisisServices 🌐 Website: https://firewithincrisisservices.com 🎙️ Listen & Connect with Trauma Rock Stars™:  ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TraumaRockStars  📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/traumarockstars  📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/traumarockstars  🌐 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@traumarockstars  💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracysmaldino  🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/traumarockstars  🌐 Website: https://traumarockstars.com 💛 Ways to Support Trauma Rock Stars™: ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/traumarockstars 🤝 Become a Supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2526063/supporters/new 00:00 — Introduction: Meet Lynette  01:45 — From Hairstylist to Firefighter — How It All Began  04:00 — Fire School: The Camaraderie She Thought She'd Have  05:30 — Fighting to Volunteer: They Made It Clear She Wasn't Wanted  07:00 — The Chief Who Had Her Back  08:45 — Her First Day on the Job — The Threat That Changed Everything  11:30 — Living With Fear: A Decade of Silent Pep Talks  14:00 — Small Town, Big Secrets: The Weight She Carried  16:30 — The Breaking Point — Reconnecting with Her Feminine Side  18:00 — The Counselor Who Said: "That's Abuse."  19:30 — Childhood Trauma, Abusive Relationships & the Pattern She Finally Saw 22:00 — "I Didn't Cry for Nine Years" — Stuffing It All Down  24:00 — The Aha Moment: "Plot Twist." — Her Early Retirement  25:30 — Fighting the Union That Was Supposed to Protect Her  27:00 — Writing It All Down: Thousands of Pages, One Book  28:30 — What Led Her to Hypnotherapy  31:00 — Session Two: The Absolute Rodeo That Changed Her Life  33:30 — Past Life Regression: The Castle, the Clay Hut & Standing Up  35:30 — The Moment the Fear Left Her Body  37:00 — What Hypnotherapy Is Really Like (Not What You Think)  39:00 — The Book: You're On Your Own  41:00 — Post-Traumatic Growth & Why PTSD Is Not a Life Sentence  43:30 — The Chief Who Believed in Her — Where He Is Now  45:00 — Finding Her Voice at the End of Her Career  47:00 — What She Does Now: Trauma Coaching & Crisis Services  50:00 — Advice for Anyone Stuck in a Cycle of Suffering  52:30 — Choosing Yourself — Even When It's Terrifying  57:00 — How to Find Lynette & the Phoenix Society women in firefighting, trauma healing, PTSD recovery, workplace bullying, first responder mental health, toxic workplace, hypnotherapy, post-traumatic growth, female firefighter, trauma coach, women empowerment, healing journey, mental health podcast, first responder trauma, abuse survivor, trauma recovery, firefighter mental health, memoir, rock star resilience, Tracy Smaldino  Support the show

    52 min
  2. Load-In & Load-Out: Are You Carrying Too Much? | Trauma Rock Stars™

    4d ago

    Load-In & Load-Out: Are You Carrying Too Much? | Trauma Rock Stars™

    Send us Fan Mail Are you carrying too much? In this solo episode, Tracy introduces the Load-In & Load-Out framework — a life audit for your energy, boundaries, and everything you're carrying. Just like a concert crew loads in and loads out, we need to review what is coming in and going out emotionally, physically, and mentally. Are you overextending yourself? This episode gives you baby steps to start auditing your energy today. In this episode: - What Load-In & Load-Out really means for your healing journey - The 3 lanes of load-in — emotional, physical, and mental - Why overextension is often a trauma response dressed up as strength - What load-out actually looks like and why skipping it costs you - Baby steps to start this week Chapters:  0:00 — Introduction & the concert metaphor 1:30 — What Load-In & Load-Out actually means 6:00 — The load-in audit: what are you carrying? 14:00 — Are you overextended? 20:00 — What load-out really looks like 27:00 — Baby steps to start today 33:00 — Life Audit™ quiz & closing 🎸 Take the free Life Audit™ at traumarockstars.com — 5 minutes and It shows you exactly where your stage is overloaded. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SUPPORT THE SHOW 🖤 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ☕ buymeacoffee.com/traumarockstars 🎙️ buzzsprout.com/2526063/supporters/new ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ CONNECT WITH TRACY ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌐 traumarockstars.com 📧 podcast@traumarockstars.com 🔗 linktr.ee/traumarockstars 📱 TikTok: @traumarockstars 🍎 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trauma-rock-stars/id1835876659 🎵 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3j8Zoy3p3Mair20q0AQbW2 ▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/@TraumaRockStars 🎧 Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/219f576b-698b-4678-b154-46370dac8617 🎙️ All Platforms: buzzsprout.com/2526063 Real Stories. Raw Truths. Rock Star Resilience™. 🎸 Trauma Rock Stars™ — hosted by Tracy Smaldino, Keynote Speaker · Host · Author trauma healing, boundaries, life audit, energy management, trauma recovery, mental health, solo episode, people pleasing, self care, nervous system, trauma survivor, healing journey, load-in load-out, overextension, emotional health, personal growth Support the show

    11 min
  3. Bullied by Women in a Bills Mafia Group — Trauma Nurse Heidi's Story | Trauma Rock Stars™

    May 21

    Bullied by Women in a Bills Mafia Group — Trauma Nurse Heidi's Story | Trauma Rock Stars™

    Send us Fan Mail When trauma nurse Heidi posted a fun photo in a Bills Mafia women's group, she never expected what came next — anonymous attacks, body shaming, and a wave of cruelty from women who should have been cheering her on. 💙 In this raw and powerful episode of Trauma Rock Stars™, host Tracy sits down with Heidi to talk about adult bullying on social media, body image, the courage it takes to show up anyway — and why anonymous cruelty says everything about the bully and nothing about you. Whether you've been bullied online, watched it happen to someone else, or maybe even been guilty of a snarky comment yourself — this episode is for YOU. Go Bills. Be a buddy, not a bully. 🏈 🧠 In This Episode You'll Learn: Why adult bullying on social media is more damaging than people admitHow anonymous cruelty reflects the bully — not the victimWhat 15 years as a trauma nurse taught Heidi about the power of wordsHow to handle online attacks with grace and strengthWhy we need to teach the next generation to be upstanders — not bystanders💡 Key Takeaways: Anonymous cruelty says everything about the person posting it — and nothing about you. Your healing is worth protecting. 💙 0:00 — Welcome & Intro — How Heidi Became a Bills Fan 2:21 — What Prompted This Episode — The Post That Started It All 5:00 — The Photo, the Boudoir Shoot & the Backlash 8:00 — Anonymous Bullying — Why It's Still Bullying 11:44 — Trauma, Grace & Why Words Can Devastate 13:47 — Just Keep Scrolling — Don't Yuck Someone's Yum 16:08 — Supporting Small Businesses & Local Love 18:26 — Adult Bullying — We're Not in High School Anymore 20:35 — Heidi Fights Back — Why She Reposted 22:31 — Body Image, Burns & Building Confidence 24:41 — How to Handle It Constructively 26:44 — Teaching the Next Generation to Be Upstanders 29:00 — Protecting Kids from Social Media Bullying 31:14 — What's Going On Inside You Is What You Put Out 33:25 — 15 Years in Trauma — How Heidi Copes 35:50 — Relationship Goals — 18 Years & Still Newlyweds 39:30 — The Bills Game Experience in Buffalo 41:30 — Buffalo Food Tour — Wings, Ted's, Duff's & Wegmans 47:25 — Decompressing After Trauma Nursing Shifts 50:00 — A Message of Gratitude to Healthcare Workers 52:16 — Final Thoughts — Find Your Happiness & Be a Buddy 🎸 Take the FREE Trauma Rock Stars™ Life Audit™: 👉 https://form.typeform.com/to/qeZfPouw Find out exactly where you are on your healing journey in less than 5 minutes. Your personalized Rock Star 30™ guide is waiting for you on the other side. 💬 Drop "BUDDY" in the comments if you stand against online bullying! That's Rock Star Resilience™ 🎙️ Connect with Heidi: 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heidi.kleinwillis 🛍️ Bills Gear by Abigail Lee: https://byabigaillee.com/ 🎙️ Listen & Connect with Trauma Rock Stars™: ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TraumaRockStars 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/traumarockstars 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/traumarockstars 🌐 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@traumarockstars 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracysmaldino 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/traumarockstars 🌐 Website: https://traumarockstars.com 💛 Ways to Support Trauma Rock Stars™: ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/traumarockstars 🤝 Become a Supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2526063/supporters/new Bills Mafia bullying, adult bullying, online bullying, body shaming, social media bullying, women bullying women, cyberbullying, Buffalo Bills, trauma nurse, body image, anonymous bullying, women empowerment, trauma healing, mental health, be a buddy not a bully, trauma rock stars, rock star resilience, Tracy Smaldino, Heidi trauma nurse, upstanders  Support the show

    46 min
  4. From Broken to Gold: One Woman’s Raw Journey Through PTSD

    May 14

    From Broken to Gold: One Woman’s Raw Journey Through PTSD

    Send us Fan Mail A mental health advocate shares her real journey through complex PTSD and trauma after multiple traumatic events working in the prison system. The discussion covers dissociation, trauma stored in the body, phantom pain, journaling for healing, alternative therapies, triggers, intuition, and the role of community in recovery. Key topics include: • Complex PTSD and cumulative trauma • Dissociation and trauma symptoms • Trauma stored in the body and phantom pain • Journaling and using both sides of the brain for healing • Triggers as signals for healing • Alternative therapies and recovery tools • Community vs. individual healing approaches • Turning trauma into purpose through writing Chapters / Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to Nikki and her trauma journey 00:45 Working in prisons and repeated traumatic events 02:00 The stabbing incident that changed everything 04:30 Dissociation and early PTSD symptoms 06:30 Leaving work and beginning treatment 08:00 Physical trauma and phantom pain explained 11:00 Trauma stored in the body 12:40 Kintsugi metaphor for healing trauma 14:00 Trauma talk and losing the ability to speak 15:20 How journaling started the healing process 18:00 Why handwriting helps trauma recovery 20:00 Life after medication and alternative therapies 22:30 Microdosing, medical marijuana, and healing paths 23:40 Listening to intuition during healing 26:00 Understanding the brain and removing shame 27:30 Learning to lean into triggers 29:30 Writing the book and finding purpose 32:00 Cultural perspectives on trauma and healing 35:00 Community healing vs Western approaches 36:00 Finding support and connection 🎸 Take the FREE Trauma Rock Stars™ Life Audit: 👉 https://form.typeform.com/to/qeZfPouw Find out exactly where you are on your healing journey in less than 5 minutes. Your personalized Rock Star 30™ guide is waiting for you on the other side. traumarockstars.com | linktr.ee/traumarockstars That's Rock Star Resilience™ Get in touch with Nikki:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicoleeverettauthor/posts/10234447950639761/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sheismental_ptsd/ Website - https://sheismental.com.au/ Blog: https://sheismental.com.au/blog Connect with Trauma Rock Stars: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-smaldino-484b373b1/ ▶️ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: `https://www.youtube.com/@TraumaRockStars`  📸 Instagram: `https://instagram.com/traumarockstars`  📘 Facebook: `https://facebook.com/traumarockstars`  🌐 TikTok: `https://tiktok.com/@traumarockstars` 💌 Email: podcast@traumarockstars.com Ways to support: buymeacoffee.com/traumarockstars https://www.buzzsprout.com/2526063/supporters/new PTSD recovery, complex PTSD, trauma healing, journaling for trauma, trauma stored in the body, dissociation trauma, healing after trauma, mental health podcast, trauma triggers, trauma therapy, phantom pain trauma, trauma and intuition, trauma recovery tools, trauma survivor story, healing journey podcast  Support the show

    44 min
  5. How to Set Boundaries Without Guilt (Your Nervous System Knows the Truth) | Trauma Rock Stars™

    May 11

    How to Set Boundaries Without Guilt (Your Nervous System Knows the Truth) | Trauma Rock Stars™

    Send us Fan Mail 🎸 Have you ever felt completely drained just from being around certain people — even though nothing "bad" happened? That's not in your head. That's your nervous system sending you a signal. 🌊 In this episode, Tracy breaks down how to do a full Life Audit™ for your emotional and mental health — using your nervous system as your guide — and how to set boundaries that actually protect your peace without guilt. If you've been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like something just feels off — this one is for YOU. 🧠 In This Episode You'll Learn: What a Life Audit™ is and why NOW is the perfect time to do oneHow to read your nervous system's signals about safety vs. stressA simple writing exercise to identify who drains you vs. who energizes youWhy boundaries are NOT punishment — and what they actually meanHow to spring clean your emotional world and create space for healing 💡 Key Takeaway: Your body already knows the answers. Learning to listen to your nervous system is the first step to setting boundaries that actually protect your peace — without guilt.  🎸 Take the FREE Trauma Rock Stars™ Life Audit™: 👉 https://form.typeform.com/to/qeZfPouw Find out exactly where you are on your healing journey in less than 5 minutes. Your personalized Rock Star 30™ guide is waiting for you on the other side. 💬 Drop "AUDIT" in the comments if you're ready to do your emotional spring cleaning!  That's Rock Star Resilience™  🎙️ Listen & Connect with Trauma Rock Stars™: ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TraumaRockStars 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/traumarockstars 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/traumarockstars 🌐 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@traumarockstars 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracysmaldino 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/traumarockstars 🌐 Website: https://traumarockstars.com 💛 Ways to Support Trauma Rock Stars™: ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/traumarockstars 🤝 Become a Supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2526063/supporters/new 🕐 CHAPTERS: 00:00 — Introduction & Hook 00:45 — Why Spring Is Life Audit™ Season 02:00 — How to Read Your Nervous System's Signals 03:30 — The "Key People" Writing Exercise 04:45 — What Boundaries Actually Mean 05:45 — Spring Cleaning Your Emotional World 06:30 — Take the Life Audit™ Quiz + Closing  how to set boundaries without guilt, nervous system regulation, trauma healing, PTSD recovery, mental health, boundary setting, emotional healing, trauma survivors, healing journey, trauma informed, life audit, emotional well-being, spring cleaning, mental health podcast, USA podcast, rock star resilience, trauma recovery, childhood trauma, sobriety stories, Tracy Smaldino  Support the show

    7 min
  6. Can a Neck Adjustment Cause a Stroke? Her Survival and Healing Story!

    May 7

    Can a Neck Adjustment Cause a Stroke? Her Survival and Healing Story!

    Send us Fan Mail 🎸 NEW: Take the free Trauma Rock Stars™ Life Audit → https://form.typeform.com/to/qeZfPouw Medical trauma! What happens when a routine visit for neck pain leads to a life-changing stroke? In this episode, Nikki shares the full story of how a medical treatment triggered a vertebral artery dissection, leading to a brain stroke, years of chronic pain, long-term medication use, and a breaking point that forced her to take control of her healing journey. This conversation answers the questions many people silently ask: • Can neck manipulation cause a stroke? • What happens when doctors run out of answers? • How do you heal after years of chronic pain and medications? • What does it actually mean to “take your power back”? After 15 years in pain clinics and on heavy medications, Nikki chose a different path. She shares how she slowly weaned off medications, explored holistic health, rebuilt her identity, and learned to live with chronic pain while creating a meaningful and empowered life. This episode explores medical trauma, patient advocacy, chronic pain recovery, meditation, nutrition, and the mindset shift required to reclaim your life. Chapters / Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction to Nikki’s story 02:00 – The appointment that changed everything 05:30 – The stroke in the bathtub 09:00 – Hospitalization and lack of answers 12:00 – 15 years in pain clinics and medication cycles 16:30 – Feeling dismissed and searching for real help 19:00 – The breaking point and decision to take her power back 22:00 – Weaning off medications and detox journey 25:00 – Nutrition, juicing, and holistic healing 28:30 – Meditation and rebuilding mental health 32:00 – Learning to live with chronic pain 35:00 – Gratitude, mindset, and body relationship 38:00 – Helping others and sharing her story Get in touch with Nikki:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikki.hillhouse.1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkihillhouse/ Website - https://www.nikkihillhouse.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikki-hillhouse-a6b25529b/ Connect with Trauma Rock Stars: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-smaldino-484b373b1/ ▶️ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: `https://www.youtube.com/@TraumaRockStars`  📸 Instagram: `https://instagram.com/traumarockstars`  📘 Facebook: `https://facebook.com/traumarockstars`  🌐 TikTok: `https://tiktok.com/@traumarockstars` 💌 Email: podcast@traumarockstars.com Ways to support: buymeacoffee.com/traumarockstars https://www.buzzsprout.com/2526063/supporters/new stroke after neck manipulation, vertebral artery dissection, chronic pain recovery, medical trauma recovery, weaning off pain medication, holistic healing journey, meditation for healing, patient advocacy, trauma recovery story, health empowerment, mental health, trauma journey Support the show

    50 min
  7. 5 Ways Childhood trauma Blocks Your Spiritual Awakening (and How to Break Free) | Justin Shaw

    Apr 30

    5 Ways Childhood trauma Blocks Your Spiritual Awakening (and How to Break Free) | Justin Shaw

    Send us Fan Mail 🎸 NEW: Take the free Trauma Rock Stars™ Life Audit → https://form.typeform.com/to/qeZfPouw Sometimes your struggles are your greatest gifts to overcome trauma on your mental health journey. Justin Shaw shares his transformative journey from childhood struggles and addiction to spiritual awakening and mastery of source energy. Discover how his insights can help you tap into your inner power, embrace your emotions, and live a more authentic, empowered life. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Justin Shaw and His Journey 02:49 Childhood and Early Influences 06:03 Struggles with Addiction and Recovery 08:52 Spiritual Awakening and Bliss Attacks 12:08 Exploring Source Energy and Its Impact 14:58 Reevaluating Religion and Spirituality 17:50 The Power of Personal Interpretation 21:11 The Role of Fear in Religion 23:59 Empowerment and Personal Responsibility 32:00 Navigating Recovery: Choices and Power 34:45 Embracing Emotions: The Masculine and Feminine Balance 39:06 The Energy You Emit: Reflection and Change 42:01 Meditation and the Journey of Self-Discovery 49:01 Taking Back Your Power: The Path to Confidence 55:12 Guiding Others: The Role of a Spiritual Sherpa Get in touch with Justin :  Sourcery 101 Book: https://a.co/d/03J835XU Justin Shaw's Website - https://awakenthesorcerer.com Instagram - Sorcerer_13 - https://www.instagram.com/sorcerer_13/ Website - https://www.awakenthesourcerer.com/ Email: Sourcerer13@gmail.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sourcerer_13/ Connect with Trauma Rock Stars: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-smaldino-484b373b1/ ▶️ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: `https://www.youtube.com/@TraumaRockStars`  📸 Instagram: `https://instagram.com/traumarockstars`  📘 Facebook: `https://facebook.com/traumarockstars`  🌐 TikTok: `https://tiktok.com/@traumarockstars` 💌 Email: podcast@traumarockstars.com Ways to support: buymeacoffee.com/traumarockstars https://www.buzzsprout.com/2526063/supporters/new Trauma Recovery, Trauma Healing, Energy Healing, Spiritual Awakening, Energy Healing,  Comedy for Healing,  Sorcery 101, Mental Health Awareness Support the show

    58 min
  8. Unlocking the Power of Your Nervous System: A Journey to Healing

    Apr 23

    Unlocking the Power of Your Nervous System: A Journey to Healing

    Send us Fan Mail 🎸 NEW: Take the free Trauma Rock Stars™ Life Audit → https://form.typeform.com/to/qeZfPouw Just surviving through trauma isn't enough. Your nervous system and mental health are directly related. In this insightful interview, Lex shares her transformative journey from survival mode to understanding the power of the nervous system. Discover practical strategies to manage stress, set boundaries, and heal from past trauma to live a more authentic and fulfilled life. KEY TOPICS Nervous system and its impact on behavior Stress responses: fight, flight, freeze, fawn Practical tools for nervous system regulation The importance of boundaries and asking for help Healing from trauma and generational patterns Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Lex's Background 00:42 Lex's Journey from Eastern Europe to the US 01:34 Discovering the Power of the Nervous System 01:56 Life Changes and the Shift in Self-Understanding 03:43 Understanding Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn Responses 05:04 The Challenge of Applying Nervous System Work 06:22 Breaking Down the Fawn Response and Society Norms 07:33 Integrating Nervous System Work into a Busy Life 08:54 The Myth of Multitasking and Slowing Down Time 10:06 Asking for Help and Setting Boundaries 13:15 Understanding the Nervous System as a Stress Response 15:22 Overcoming the Fear of Asking for Help 16:14 The Gift of Receiving and Allowing Help 17:34 The Impact of Survival Mode on Physical Health 19:19 Healing from Toxic Relationships and Unsafe Environments 20:34 Responsibility and Empowerment in Healing 21:02 Changing Identity and Overcoming Victim Mentality 21:58 Addressing Limiting Beliefs and Small Steps to Change 23:14 Navigating Volatile Relationships and Safety 25:18 Personal Story of Leaving an Unhealthy Relationship 26:55 Healing Physical Pain Through Nervous System Work 29:06 The Power of Conviction and Meditation 30:21 Starting Small with Meditation and Breathwork 31:38 Awareness as the First Step in Healing 32:31 Waking Up to Self-Behavior and Thought Patterns 33:46 Teaching Kids by Example and Breaking Generational Patterns 35:05 The Impact of Self-Trust and Authenticity 35:30 Responding vs Reacting in Stressful Situations 36:47 Calming the Nervous System for Better Decision-Making 37:41 The Importance of Repairing Reactions and Apologies 38:08 Dealing with Setbacks and Challenges in Change 39:29 The Role of Consistency and Small Steps 41:17 Expecting and Welcoming Triggers as Growth Opportunities 42:08 Viewing Challenges as Levels in a Growth Game 43:23 Getting Started with Nervous System Work and Resources 46:02 The Significance of Self-Authenticity and Contribution 47:17 Breaking Societal Norms and Embracing Your True Self 48:34 The Power of Conviction and Taking Action 49:25 The Value of Coaching and Community Support Get in touch with Leks: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leksvucko/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeksVucko Website:https://leks.pro/masterclass?fbclid=IwY2xjawQQXWVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSM3htdTVGWmdlc1hKaVZNc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsbtin_ldvJIqfGYAjFAEbjSuPWtHDHtqbEYgnXjRsR0CkqhzQvAdqxX2bv7_aem_IdZjrTdLmnddm8zX2OHeuA Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LeksVuckoPersonal  Listen & Connect with Trauma Rock Stars: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-smaldino-484b373b1/ ▶️ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: `https://www.youtube.com/@TraumaRockStars`  📸 Instagram: `https://instagram.com/traumarockstars`  📘 Facebook: `https://facebook.com/traumarockstars`  🌐 TikTok: `https://tiktok.com/@traumarockstars` 💌 Email: podcast@traumarockstars.com trauma healing, trauma recovery, nervous system, stress management, healing, boundaries, self-improvement, trauma, self-awareness, mental health, personal growth Support the show

    52 min

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Welcome to Trauma Rock Stars — Real Stories. Raw Truths. Rock Star Resilience.Hosted by Tracy, a survivor and advocate, this podcast is a safe, real, and empowering space for anyone navigating the journey of trauma recovery. Each episode dives into the emotional truth of healing, offering insights, tools, and conversations that help break the silence, remove the shame, and celebrate the strength it takes to grow through what you've been through.Whether you're just beginning your healing process or are deep in it, you’ll find support, inspiration, and community here. From personal stories to expert interviews and therapeutic tools, this is where trauma survivors become rock stars of their own lives.Hit follow and join the movement — because healing takes courage, and you’re stronger than you know. USA BASED PODCAST