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Welcome to Trauma Demystified by Bright Horizon Therapies, hosted by Natalie Jovanic, a Complex Trauma Coach and Trauma Counsellor with over 15 years of experience supporting adults healing from complex trauma, childhood trauma, and relational trauma.
If you function well on the outside but internally feel stuck in patterns of freeze, overthinking, people-pleasing, or relational confusion, this podcast is for you.
With lived experience and 15 years of clinical practice, Natalie explores what healing from complex trauma actually looks like — beyond symptom management and beyond surface-level advice.
Drawing from the Integrative Trauma Recovery Model™, you'll learn why your nervous system reacts the way it does, how trauma fragments parts of the self, and what structured, integrative recovery can involve.
These conversations are honest, nuanced, and grounded in real therapeutic practice. Because healing isn't about avoiding triggers — it's about building capacity, restoring self-trust, and learning how to live differently.
If you're ready to move from insight to integration, you're in the right place.
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Why Boundary Advice Doesn't Work After Childhood Trauma (And What Actually Does)
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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When the Past Shows Up: Understanding Childhood Trauma Triggers as an Adult
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Healing Relational Trauma: What No One Tells You
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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How to Create Safety After Childhood Trauma
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May 15, 2025 |
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How To Recover From Complex Trauma
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Five Practical Trauma Recovery Tools for Everyday Healing
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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How to Heal from Childhood Abuse as an Adult
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Thinking About EMDR? Here's What I Tell My Clients Before We Start
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Polyvagal Theory for Trauma
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Parts Work Therapy: How it Can Help You Heal Trauma
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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What are best practices for trauma treatment?
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Finding the right trauma counsellor
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Thriving after trauma: Goals for Recovery
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Understanding the Window of Tolerance: Re-balancing a Dysregulated Nervous System
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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You're Not Broken: Understanding Trauma and Recovery
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Sep 03, 2023 |