#trauma-recovery
13 episodes
#5201: Can You Gray Rock Without Losing Yourself?
Gray rocking protects you from a toxic person — but does practicing guardedness bleed into the rest of your life?
#5200: Gray Rocking vs. the Info Diet: What to Actually Share
Gray rocking gets the attention, but the info diet — quietly censoring what you disclose — may be the sharper survival tool.
#5195: When Real Danger Silences Phobias
A year of war and housing crisis erased his cockroach phobia. The science says that's not as strange as it sounds.
#5086: How to Make Death Reflection Work Without the Terror
Spontaneous death reminders fade fast. Structured reflection changes how you live. Here's the science and the traditions that got it right.
#4576: When a Society Starts to Creak
A listener asks: is Israel's bureaucracy breaking down, or is it just him? We dig into the science of prolonged national stress.
#4253: How Alcohol Quietly Rewires Fear Memories
The surprising neuroscience of why a drink can silence fear — and how that opens a door to better treatments.
#3906: When Your Home Becomes a Recurring Stressor
Is forced relocation a form of trauma? What the data says about repeat moves and mental health.
#3681: Why We Dig Into Family History (Or Don't)
Why some people are drawn to genealogy while others avoid it — and what changes when we finally start asking questions.
#3610: How Empathy Works in Interrogation and Trauma Work
Why the people who last in high-trauma jobs aren't cold — they're empathic regulators.
#3600: How Do We Heal Trauma at Societal Scale?
Exploring complex PTSD, treatment options from EMDR to MDMA, and how to scale healing beyond the therapist's office.
#2127: When the Siren Stops, the Brain Keeps Screaming
Six weeks of sirens rewires the brain for permanent alarm, turning a fleeting lull into a new kind of terror.
#1375: Metabolic Bankruptcy: Why the Brain Fails Under Fire
Why does the brain fail under constant threat? Discover the science of metabolic bankruptcy and the high cost of perpetual vigilance.
#1261: The Frozen Psyche: The Biological Cost of Conflict
When the sirens stop, the internal alarm keeps ringing. Explore the biological and psychological footprint left by generations of conflict.