Riding The Trauma Train Podcast

Lydia Davis
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Riding the Trauma Train helps those who are on a healing journey build practical tools for recovery and wellbeing. Each episode offers trauma-informed insight, nervous system support, and empowering reflections for navigating triggers, boundaries, relationships, and self-worth. Compassionate, grounded, and realistic support to help you take kind, steady steps forward.

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 40 | FROM UNSEEN TO UNMISTAKABLE: Tanya Boggs On FEAR, Identity & Choosing To Live

    What happens when life changes in a single moment and the future you thought you were going to have suddenly feels uncertain? In Episode 40 of Riding the Trauma Train, Lydia is joined by photographer, speaker and podcast host Tanya Boggs for a powerful conversation about fear, identity, visibility, self-trust and choosing to live fully. At 21, Tanya was diagnosed HIV positive in 1992, at a time when HIV and AIDS were surrounded by fear, misinformation and stigma. But Tanya’s story is not defined by her diagnosis. This episode explores what came next. Living with uncertainty. Navigating stigma and relationships. Rebuilding after divorce. Recognising the ways she had made herself smaller. Challenging imposter syndrome. Learning to trust herself again. And asking one simple question: What do I actually want? WHAT WE COVER Receiving life-changing news at 21 Living with fear, stigma and uncertainty The difference between surviving and choosing to live Why hope and grief can exist together Navigating disclosure and relationships How fear can look like procrastination Imposter syndrome and “Who do you think you are?” Tanya’s practice of inviting fear “for tea” Why changing your mind is not failure Rebuilding after divorce Learning to trust yourself again Moving from unseen to unmistakable WHEN FEAR DOESN’T LOOK LIKE FEAR Tanya wanted to start a podcast. She bought the equipment. She planned it. Then the boxes sat unopened for two months. Eventually, she recognised the thought underneath the hesitation: “Who do you think you are starting a podcast?” Sometimes fear looks like waiting, overthinking or telling ourselves we will start someday. Once Tanya recognised it, she challenged it. Within weeks, her podcast was live. FROM UNSEEN TO UNMISTAKABLE Today, Tanya is a photographer, speaker and podcast host. Her work focuses on helping people move from unseen to unmistakable. For Tanya, that means becoming more visible, challenging the fear that keeps us small and learning to take up space in our own lives. One of the biggest messages from this episode is simple: Changing direction is not automatically failure. Sometimes you have simply learnt what you needed to know. WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR This episode may resonate if you: Struggle with fear or self-doubt Experience imposter syndrome Are rebuilding after a major life change Feel you have made yourself smaller Are afraid of changing direction Want to trust yourself more Feel disconnected from what you actually want CONTENT NOTE This episode includes discussion of HIV and AIDS, serious illness, death, bereavement, medical experiences, stigma and relationship breakdown. Tanya shares her personal lived experience. This conversation is not intended as medical or therapeutic advice. ABOUT TANYA BOGGS Tanya Boggs is a photographer, speaker and podcast host whose work centres around visibility, identity, fear and reinvention. She also hosts the You Are Here podcast. CONNECT WITH TANYA Website: TanyaBoggs.com Instagram: @TanyaBoggsPhoto LinkedIn: Tanya Boggs on LinkedIn YouTube: You Are Here Podcast CONNECT WITH LYDIA Website: www.ridingthetraumatrain.co.uk Instagram: @ridingthetraumatrain Right Track Wellbeing: @right.track.wellbeing

  2. 4d ago

    Episode 40 | FROM UNSEEN TO UNMISTAKABLE: Tanya Boggs On FEAR, Identity & Choosing To Live

    What happens when life changes in a single moment and the future you thought you were going to have suddenly feels uncertain? In Episode 40 of Riding the Trauma Train, Lydia is joined by photographer, speaker and podcast host Tanya Boggs for a powerful conversation about fear, identity, visibility, self-trust and choosing to live fully. At 21, Tanya was diagnosed HIV positive in 1992, at a time when HIV and AIDS were surrounded by fear, misinformation and stigma. But Tanya’s story is not defined by her diagnosis. This episode explores what came next. Living with uncertainty. Navigating stigma and relationships. Rebuilding after divorce. Recognising the ways she had made herself smaller. Challenging imposter syndrome. Learning to trust herself again. And asking one simple question: What do I actually want? WHAT WE COVER Receiving life-changing news at 21 Living with fear, stigma and uncertainty The difference between surviving and choosing to live Why hope and grief can exist together Navigating disclosure and relationships How fear can look like procrastination Imposter syndrome and “Who do you think you are?” Tanya’s practice of inviting fear “for tea” Why changing your mind is not failure Rebuilding after divorce Learning to trust yourself again Moving from unseen to unmistakable WHEN FEAR DOESN’T LOOK LIKE FEAR Tanya wanted to start a podcast. She bought the equipment. She planned it. Then the boxes sat unopened for two months. Eventually, she recognised the thought underneath the hesitation: “Who do you think you are starting a podcast?” Sometimes fear looks like waiting, overthinking or telling ourselves we will start someday. Once Tanya recognised it, she challenged it. Within weeks, her podcast was live. FROM UNSEEN TO UNMISTAKABLE Today, Tanya is a photographer, speaker and podcast host. Her work focuses on helping people move from unseen to unmistakable. For Tanya, that means becoming more visible, challenging the fear that keeps us small and learning to take up space in our own lives. One of the biggest messages from this episode is simple: Changing direction is not automatically failure. Sometimes you have simply learnt what you needed to know. WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR This episode may resonate if you: Struggle with fear or self-doubt Experience imposter syndrome Are rebuilding after a major life change Feel you have made yourself smaller Are afraid of changing direction Want to trust yourself more Feel disconnected from what you actually want CONTENT NOTE This episode includes discussion of HIV and AIDS, serious illness, death, bereavement, medical experiences, stigma and relationship breakdown. Tanya shares her personal lived experience. This conversation is not intended as medical or therapeutic advice. ABOUT TANYA BOGGS Tanya Boggs is a photographer, speaker and podcast host whose work centres around visibility, identity, fear and reinvention. She also hosts the You Are Here podcast. CONNECT WITH TANYA Website: TanyaBoggs.com Instagram: @TanyaBoggsPhoto LinkedIn: Tanya Boggs on LinkedIn YouTube: You Are Here Podcast CONNECT WITH LYDIA Website: www.ridingthetraumatrain.co.uk Instagram: @ridingthetraumatrain Right Track Wellbeing: @right.track.wellbeing

  3. Sep 7

    Episode 39 | The MANSE Method®:You Can’t Change History, Can You Change How It Feels? Kim and Carl

    What if you could remember something painful without your body responding as though it were happening all over again? In this episode of Riding the Trauma Train, Lydia is joined by husband-and-wife team Kim and Carl Dourish, co-creators of The MANSE Method®, for a conversation about trauma, memory, triggers, grief and emotional responses. Kim and Carl describe The MANSE Method® as a psycho-sensory approach that explores the emotional intensity connected with difficult memories, without requiring someone to repeatedly retell what happened. Lydia also shares her own experience of using The MANSE Method® with a distressing childhood memory. WHAT WE COVER How The MANSE Method® developed Carl’s background in counselling and psycho-sensory techniques Tapping, eye movements, breath, sensory input and language The difference between memory and emotional intensity Why someone may not need to share the details of a painful memory How sights, sounds, smells and sensations can act as triggers Childhood trauma, grief, bullying, veterans and emergency services Carl’s experience of grief following the sudden death of his son Kim’s lived experience of trauma Lydia’s personal experience of The MANSE Method® Why different approaches can exist alongside each other Kim and Carl’s vision for creating a ripple of transformation LYDIA’S EXPERIENCE Lydia went into her experience of The MANSE Method® sceptical. She chose a childhood memory that initially carried an emotional intensity of around nine out of ten and describes feeling as though she was seven years old again. As she went through the process, that intensity changed. Lydia describes it as being like watching a film and then turning the television off. Nearly five months later, she still knew what had happened, but could no longer access the memory with the same emotional attachment. The practitioner guiding her never knew what the memory was. This is Lydia’s personal experience and is not a prediction of how somebody else will respond. GRIEF, MEMORY AND LOVE Carl speaks openly about losing his son suddenly at the age of 28. He describes working with some of the painful memories around his son’s death, not to forget him or remove the love connected to him, but to make more space for happier memories of his life. YOU CAN’T CHANGE HISTORY At the heart of the episode is a simple question: You cannot change what happened, but can you change how it feels? Kim and Carl are careful not to promise healing or a cure. Instead, they explore whether the emotional charge connected with an experience can change while the memory itself remains. The episode also reinforces that trauma is personal. If an experience continues to affect your life, your response matters. CONTENT NOTE This episode includes discussion of childhood sexual abuse, bereavement, child loss, stillbirth, PTSD, suicide, bullying and other traumatic experiences. Please listen in the way that feels right for you. Pause, skip a section or return another day if needed. This episode is for information and conversation and is not a replacement for personalised medical, psychological or therapeutic support. CONNECT WITH KIM AND CARL The MANSE Method®: www.themansemethod.com TikTok: @themansemethod LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kim-dourish/ Email: contact@themansemethod.com CONNECT WITH LYDIA Riding the Trauma Train: www.ridingthetraumatrain.co.uk Right Track Wellbeing: www.righttrackwellbeingltd.com Instagram: @ridingthetraumatrain | @right.track.wellbeing TikTok: @ridingthetraumatrain Email: hello@ridingthetraumtrain.com | hello@righttrackwellbeingltd.com Grab your ticket, take a seat, and remember: you are not on this journey alone.

  4. Sep 5

    Episode 39 | The MANSE Method®:You Can’t Change History, Can You Change How It Feels? Kim and Carl

    What if you could remember something painful without your body responding as though it were happening all over again? In this episode of Riding the Trauma Train, Lydia is joined by husband-and-wife team Kim and Carl Dourish, co-creators of The MANSE Method®, for a conversation about trauma, memory, triggers, grief and emotional responses. Kim and Carl describe The MANSE Method® as a psycho-sensory approach that explores the emotional intensity connected with difficult memories, without requiring someone to repeatedly retell what happened. Lydia also shares her own experience of using The MANSE Method® with a distressing childhood memory. WHAT WE COVER How The MANSE Method® developed Carl’s background in counselling and psycho-sensory techniques Tapping, eye movements, breath, sensory input and language The difference between memory and emotional intensity Why someone may not need to share the details of a painful memory How sights, sounds, smells and sensations can act as triggers Childhood trauma, grief, bullying, veterans and emergency services Carl’s experience of grief following the sudden death of his son Kim’s lived experience of trauma Lydia’s personal experience of The MANSE Method® Why different approaches can exist alongside each other Kim and Carl’s vision for creating a ripple of transformation LYDIA’S EXPERIENCE Lydia went into her experience of The MANSE Method® sceptical. She chose a childhood memory that initially carried an emotional intensity of around nine out of ten and describes feeling as though she was seven years old again. As she went through the process, that intensity changed. Lydia describes it as being like watching a film and then turning the television off. Nearly five months later, she still knew what had happened, but could no longer access the memory with the same emotional attachment. The practitioner guiding her never knew what the memory was. This is Lydia’s personal experience and is not a prediction of how somebody else will respond. GRIEF, MEMORY AND LOVE Carl speaks openly about losing his son suddenly at the age of 28. He describes working with some of the painful memories around his son’s death, not to forget him or remove the love connected to him, but to make more space for happier memories of his life. YOU CAN’T CHANGE HISTORY At the heart of the episode is a simple question: You cannot change what happened, but can you change how it feels? Kim and Carl are careful not to promise healing or a cure. Instead, they explore whether the emotional charge connected with an experience can change while the memory itself remains. The episode also reinforces that trauma is personal. If an experience continues to affect your life, your response matters. CONTENT NOTE This episode includes discussion of childhood sexual abuse, bereavement, child loss, stillbirth, PTSD, suicide, bullying and other traumatic experiences. Please listen in the way that feels right for you. Pause, skip a section or return another day if needed. This episode is for information and conversation and is not a replacement for personalised medical, psychological or therapeutic support. CONNECT WITH KIM AND CARL The MANSE Method®: www.themansemethod.com TikTok: @themansemethod LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kim-dourish/ Email: contact@themansemethod.com CONNECT WITH LYDIA Riding the Trauma Train: www.ridingthetraumatrain.co.uk Right Track Wellbeing: www.righttrackwellbeingltd.com Instagram: @ridingthetraumatrain | @right.track.wellbeing TikTok: @ridingthetraumatrain Email: hello@ridingthetraumtrain.com | hello@righttrackwellbeingltd.com Grab your ticket, take a seat, and remember: you are not on this journey alone.

  5. Aug 31

    Episode | 38 Why High Achievers Burn Out: Cait Donovan on Trauma, Stress and Resentment

    What if burnout is not just about being too busy, and what if gratitude is not always the right place to start? In this episode, Lydia is joined by burnout expert, author and keynote speaker Cait Donovan for a conversation about chronic stress, resentment, people-pleasing, hyper-independence and why some people may not recognise burnout until they are already deep in it. Cait challenges the idea that people simply “ignore the signs”. For some, especially those who focus on everybody else’s needs, noticing what is happening inside their own body can be much harder. This episode is about recognising what resentment might be telling you, reconnecting with basic needs and understanding that burnout recovery takes time. WHAT WE COVER Cait’s own burnout experience The link between adverse childhood experiences and burnout Why high achievers and people pleasers may be vulnerable Why some people may not notice the warning signs Cait’s two starting points for burnout recovery Why resentment can highlight overgiving and self-neglect Why gratitude can feel forced during burnout The importance of foundational self-care Why support and co-regulation matter How workplace mismatch can contribute to burnout RESENTMENT IS INFORMATION Resentment is often treated as something negative, but Cait encourages people to get curious about it. Where are you saying yes when you want to say no? Where are you giving more than anyone has asked you to? Where are you spending your energy and then feeling depleted afterwards? Cait describes these areas as potential “energy leaks”. Sometimes resentment can show you where a boundary needs attention or where a small change could help. PUT DOWN THE GRATITUDE JOURNAL Gratitude can be helpful when it genuinely connects, but during burnout it can feel forced or disconnected from how you really feel. Cait suggests paying attention to what is honestly present instead. Sometimes resentment may give you more useful information than gratitude. So, burnt out? Put down the gratitude journal. Not forever. Just long enough to notice what else might be going on. RECOVERY STARTS WITH THE BASICS Cait’s version of foundational care is simple: Drink when you are thirsty. Eat when you are hungry. Rest when you are tired. Move when your body wants to move. Go to the toilet when you need to go. If you have spent years overriding your own needs, reconnecting with them can be an important place to begin. Recovery is not about one magical solution. It is about trusting the process, doing one thing at a time and recognising that every step contributes. WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR This episode may resonate if you: feel tired, irritable or overwhelmedare usually the one holding everything togetheridentify as a people pleaser or high achieverfind it difficult to ask for helpnotice resentment building in work or relationshipshave experienced trauma or chronic stressfeel guilty because you think you should have noticed sooner CONTENT NOTE This episode includes discussion of childhood trauma, adverse childhood experiences, chronic stress, burnout, PTSD and mental health. Please listen in a way that feels supportive. This podcast is for education and shared lived experience and is not a replacement for medical, psychological or therapeutic support. ABOUT CAIT DONOVAN Cait Donovan is a burnout expert, keynote speaker, author and host of FRIED: The Burnout Podcast. Her books include The Bouncebackability Factor and Mismatch: Why Good People Burn Out in Good Organizations. CONNECT WITH CAIT Website: https://caitdonovan.com/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2VhzgpY24d6xDhxPLGn9Ex LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitdonovanspeaks/ CONNECT WITH LYDIA Website: www.ridingthetraumatrain.co.uk Instagram: @ridingthetraumatrain Instagram: @right.track.wellbeing If this episode resonated, share it with someone who might need it and subscribe to Riding the Trauma Train.

  6. Aug 29

    Episode | 38 Why High Achievers Burn Out: Cait Donovan on Trauma, Stress and Resentment

    What if burnout is not just about being too busy, and what if gratitude is not always the right place to start? In this episode, Lydia is joined by burnout expert, author and keynote speaker Cait Donovan for a conversation about chronic stress, resentment, people-pleasing, hyper-independence and why some people may not recognise burnout until they are already deep in it. Cait challenges the idea that people simply “ignore the signs”. For some, especially those who focus on everybody else’s needs, noticing what is happening inside their own body can be much harder. This episode is about recognising what resentment might be telling you, reconnecting with basic needs and understanding that burnout recovery takes time. WHAT WE COVER Cait’s own burnout experience The link between adverse childhood experiences and burnout Why high achievers and people pleasers may be vulnerable Why some people may not notice the warning signs Cait’s two starting points for burnout recovery Why resentment can highlight overgiving and self-neglect Why gratitude can feel forced during burnout The importance of foundational self-care Why support and co-regulation matter How workplace mismatch can contribute to burnout RESENTMENT IS INFORMATION Resentment is often treated as something negative, but Cait encourages people to get curious about it. Where are you saying yes when you want to say no? Where are you giving more than anyone has asked you to? Where are you spending your energy and then feeling depleted afterwards? Cait describes these areas as potential “energy leaks”. Sometimes resentment can show you where a boundary needs attention or where a small change could help. PUT DOWN THE GRATITUDE JOURNAL Gratitude can be helpful when it genuinely connects, but during burnout it can feel forced or disconnected from how you really feel. Cait suggests paying attention to what is honestly present instead. Sometimes resentment may give you more useful information than gratitude. So, burnt out? Put down the gratitude journal. Not forever. Just long enough to notice what else might be going on. RECOVERY STARTS WITH THE BASICS Cait’s version of foundational care is simple: Drink when you are thirsty. Eat when you are hungry. Rest when you are tired. Move when your body wants to move. Go to the toilet when you need to go. If you have spent years overriding your own needs, reconnecting with them can be an important place to begin. Recovery is not about one magical solution. It is about trusting the process, doing one thing at a time and recognising that every step contributes. WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR This episode may resonate if you: feel tired, irritable or overwhelmed are usually the one holding everything together identify as a people pleaser or high achiever find it difficult to ask for help notice resentment building in work or relationships have experienced trauma or chronic stress feel guilty because you think you should have noticed sooner CONTENT NOTE This episode includes discussion of childhood trauma, adverse childhood experiences, chronic stress, burnout, PTSD and mental health. Please listen in a way that feels supportive. This podcast is for education and shared lived experience and is not a replacement for medical, psychological or therapeutic support. ABOUT CAIT DONOVAN Cait Donovan is a burnout expert, keynote speaker, author and host of FRIED: The Burnout Podcast. Her books include The Bouncebackability Factor and Mismatch: Why Good People Burn Out in Good Organizations. CONNECT WITH CAIT Website: https://caitdonovan.com/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2VhzgpY24d6xDhxPLGn9Ex LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitdonovanspeaks/ CONNECT WITH LYDIA Website: www.ridingthetraumatrain.co.uk Instagram: @ridingthetraumatrain Instagram: @right.track.wellbeing If this episode resonated, share it with someone who might need it and subscribe to Riding the Trauma Train.

  7. Aug 24

    Episode 37 | The Messy Middle: Reclaiming Your Life After Domestic Abuse with Steph Atkinson Warren

    You left. So why don't you feel free? This is the space where the immediate crisis has passed and life may look normal from the outside, but inside you can still feel like you are surviving rather than truly living. Steph shares her own lived experience and explains how trauma can continue to affect the nervous system, identity and self-trust long after leaving an abusive relationship. She also explores the “beige life”: getting up, working, parenting, dealing with the life admin and keeping everything going, while your own wants, ambitions and sense of self get pushed aside. IN THIS EPISODE Lydia and Steph talk about: Life after leaving domestic abuse The “messy middle” of trauma recovery Why being safe does not always mean you feel safe Fight, flight and freeze responses Nervous system regulation after trauma Steph's “invisible trauma backpack” Lydia's “life plate” and what happens when it becomes overloaded Living on autopilot and the “beige life” Why everyday tasks can sometimes feel overwhelming Catastrophising and Steph's experience of struggling to open post Somatic trauma-informed coaching Rebuilding identity, self-worth and self-trust Learning to make decisions for yourself again Steph's Regulate, Reclaim, Rewrite framework Allowing yourself to want more than survival THE INVISIBLE TRAUMA BACKPACK One of the most relatable analogies in this conversation is Steph's “invisible trauma backpack”. Life keeps adding things to it: work, parenting, relationships, money, health and responsibilities. Eventually, the backpack can become so full that one seemingly small thing feels like too much. It is not necessarily that one thing causing the reaction. It may be everything you were already carrying before it arrived. RECLAIMING YOUR LIFE Domestic abuse can affect identity, confidence, self-worth and the ability to trust your own decisions. Steph talks about how difficult it can be to know what you want after spending so much time being controlled by somebody else. Recovery can include rediscovering who you are, what you enjoy, what matters to you and what you want your future to look like. Sometimes progress is opening one letter. Sometimes it is noticing what happens in your body when you feel overwhelmed. Sometimes it is making one decision for yourself. Recovery does not need to happen in huge leaps. Towards the end of the conversation, Steph shares the image of a tiny ember that remained inside her even during some of the hardest periods of her life. Your ember can become a flame. CONNECT WITH STEPH Website: transformaftertrauma.com TikTok: @transformaftertrauma Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transformaftertrauma_/ LinkedIn: Steph Atkinson Warren https://www.linkedin.com/in/steph-atkinson-warren/ CONNECT WITH LYDIA Website: www.ridingthetraumatrain.co.uk Instagram: @ridingthetraumatrain Right Track Wellbeing: @right.track.wellbeing Email: hello@ridingthetraumtrain.com / lydia@ridingthetraumtrain.com CONTENT NOTE This episode contains discussion of domestic abuse, coercive control, physical abuse, trauma responses and mental health difficulties. Please listen when you feel able and take a break if you need one. If you are currently experiencing domestic abuse, feel unsafe or are concerned about someone else, please seek support from an appropriate specialist domestic abuse organisation or emergency service. Steph's coaching focuses on post-crisis recovery and is not a replacement for crisis support, therapy or medical care. SUPPORT THE PODCAST If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe to Riding the Trauma Train, share the episode with someone who may need it, or leave a review. You survived. Now you are allowed to ask what you want your life to become. #DomesticAbuseRecovery #TraumaRecovery #LifeAfterAbuse #NervousSystem #RidingTheTraumaTrain

  8. Aug 23

    Episode 37 | The Messy Middle: Reclaiming Your Life After Domestic Abuse with Steph Atkinson Warren

    You left. So why don't you feel free? This is the space where the immediate crisis has passed and life may look normal from the outside, but inside you can still feel like you are surviving rather than truly living. Steph shares her own lived experience and explains how trauma can continue to affect the nervous system, identity and self-trust long after leaving an abusive relationship. She also explores the “beige life”: getting up, working, parenting, dealing with the life admin and keeping everything going, while your own wants, ambitions and sense of self get pushed aside. IN THIS EPISODE Lydia and Steph talk about: Life after leaving domestic abuse The “messy middle” of trauma recovery Why being safe does not always mean you feel safe Fight, flight and freeze responses Nervous system regulation after trauma Steph's “invisible trauma backpack” Lydia's “life plate” and what happens when it becomes overloaded Living on autopilot and the “beige life” Why everyday tasks can sometimes feel overwhelming Catastrophising and Steph's experience of struggling to open post Somatic trauma-informed coaching Rebuilding identity, self-worth and self-trust Learning to make decisions for yourself again Steph's Regulate, Reclaim, Rewrite framework Allowing yourself to want more than survival THE INVISIBLE TRAUMA BACKPACK One of the most relatable analogies in this conversation is Steph's “invisible trauma backpack”. Life keeps adding things to it: work, parenting, relationships, money, health and responsibilities. Eventually, the backpack can become so full that one seemingly small thing feels like too much. It is not necessarily that one thing causing the reaction. It may be everything you were already carrying before it arrived. RECLAIMING YOUR LIFE Domestic abuse can affect identity, confidence, self-worth and the ability to trust your own decisions. Steph talks about how difficult it can be to know what you want after spending so much time being controlled by somebody else. Recovery can include rediscovering who you are, what you enjoy, what matters to you and what you want your future to look like. Sometimes progress is opening one letter. Sometimes it is noticing what happens in your body when you feel overwhelmed. Sometimes it is making one decision for yourself. Recovery does not need to happen in huge leaps. Towards the end of the conversation, Steph shares the image of a tiny ember that remained inside her even during some of the hardest periods of her life. Your ember can become a flame. CONNECT WITH STEPH Website: transformaftertrauma.com TikTok: @transformaftertrauma Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transformaftertrauma_/ LinkedIn: Steph Atkinson Warren https://www.linkedin.com/in/steph-atkinson-warren/ CONNECT WITH LYDIA Website: www.ridingthetraumatrain.co.uk Instagram: @ridingthetraumatrain Right Track Wellbeing: @right.track.wellbeing Email: hello@ridingthetraumtrain.com / lydia@ridingthetraumtrain.com CONTENT NOTE This episode contains discussion of domestic abuse, coercive control, physical abuse, trauma responses and mental health difficulties. Please listen when you feel able and take a break if you need one. If you are currently experiencing domestic abuse, feel unsafe or are concerned about someone else, please seek support from an appropriate specialist domestic abuse organisation or emergency service. Steph's coaching focuses on post-crisis recovery and is not a replacement for crisis support, therapy or medical care. SUPPORT THE PODCAST If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe to Riding the Trauma Train, share the episode with someone who may need it, or leave a review. You survived. Now you are allowed to ask what you want your life to become. #DomesticAbuseRecovery #TraumaRecovery #LifeAfterAbuse #NervousSystem #RidingTheTraumaTrain

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Riding the Trauma Train helps those who are on a healing journey build practical tools for recovery and wellbeing. Each episode offers trauma-informed insight, nervous system support, and empowering reflections for navigating triggers, boundaries, relationships, and self-worth. Compassionate, grounded, and realistic support to help you take kind, steady steps forward.

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