How To Deal With Grief and Trauma
You can't go through life without experiencing loss and trauma the question is how do we deal and live with the grief and pain? Join Nathalie Himmelrich, grief expert and author, talking to people who have experienced grief and trauma first-hand. If you want to be inspired by others who traveled through their grief and trauma, found that healing is possible, and came out the other end knowing they can survive and thrive in life after loss. For more info: www.nathaliehimmelrich.com
Episodes
187 episodes
179 The Many Faces of Trauma | Dissociation: The Mind’s Emergency Exit (Intro-Level)
Dissociation is often misunderstood, but for many people it’s a protective nervous-system strategy—a way the mind and body reduce overwhelm when something feels too much to stay present for. In this intro-level episode, we explore dissociation ...
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Season 17
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Episode 179
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11:40
178 The Many Faces of Trauma | Complex Trauma & C-PTSD (Intro-Level)
Complex trauma forms through repeated or prolonged exposure to threat or chronic stress—often in contexts where escape isn’t possible and where relationships or systems meant to provide safety are also part of the problem. In this intro-level e...
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Season 17
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Episode 178
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12:34
177 The Many Faces of Trauma | Helping Professionals & Partners: Secondary and Vicarious Trauma
When you support someone through trauma—professionally or personally—your nervous system is not a neutral observer. Secondary traumatic stress can create trauma-like symptoms through exposure to others’ distress, while vicarious trauma can grad...
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Season 17
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Episode 177
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13:44
176 The Many Faces of Trauma | Community Shock: Disasters & Public Events (No War Content)
Community shock happens when a public tragedy or disaster disrupts a community’s sense of safety and predictability, creating a ripple of nervous-system activation far beyond those directly involved. This episode is the Trauma Types companion t...
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Season 17
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Episode 176
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15:01
175 The Many Faces of Trauma | Migration & Displacement Trauma: Losing Home, Language, Self
Migration and displacement can be traumatic not only because of what prompted the move, but because the nervous system loses multiple safety cues at once—home, language, social rules, community, and familiar identity. In this episode, we explor...
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Season 17
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Episode 175
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15:42
174 The Many Faces of Trauma | Society-Shaped Trauma (Part 2): Poverty, Insecurity & Social Exclusion
Chronic scarcity and instability can shape the nervous system in ways that look like anxiety, irritability, shutdown, or “burnout,” even when a person is working incredibly hard to survive. In this episode, we explore poverty, insecurity, and s...
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Season 17
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Episode 174
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13:07
173 The Many Faces of Trauma | Society-Shaped Trauma (Part 1): Discrimination & Minority Stress
Discrimination and minority stress can create a chronic nervous-system load: not only dealing with the moment, but also anticipating bias, managing risk, and constantly scanning for safety and belonging. In this episode, we explore minority str...
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Season 17
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Episode 173
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14:46
172 The Many Faces of Trauma | When the Environment Is the Threat: Chronic Stress Without an Exit
Not all trauma comes from a single event. Sometimes the trauma pathway is the environment itself—ongoing pressure, instability, or threat with little realistic ability to escape or recover. In this episode, we explore “chronic stress without an...
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Season 17
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Episode 172
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13:28
171 The Many Faces of Trauma | Medical & Birth Trauma: When Help Hurts
Medical and birth trauma can happen when care meant to help also involves fear, helplessness, loss of control, or violations of consent and dignity. In this episode, we explore why “routine” experiences can still leave lasting nervous system im...
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Season 17
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Episode 171
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18:25
170 The Many Faces of Trauma | Single-Incident Trauma: When “Before” and “After” Split
Single-incident trauma can create a sharp “before and after” in the nervous system—where an overwhelming event leaves the body stuck in protection long after it’s over. In this episode, we explore how trauma memories can be stored as sensory fr...
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Season 16
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Episode 170
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13:09
169 The Many Faces of Trauma | Betrayal Trauma: When Trust Becomes Unsafe
Betrayal trauma can be uniquely disorienting because it not only breaks trust—it can disrupt your sense of reality and self-trust. In this episode, we explore betrayal trauma as a nervous system injury that often leads to hypervigilance, rumina...
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Season 16
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Episode 169
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15:08
168 The Many Faces of Trauma | Intergenerational Trauma: What Gets Carried Forward
Intergenerational trauma is what happens when the impact of trauma is passed down through families and communities—through nervous system patterns, emotional rules, family roles, and the stories we inherit about safety, trust, and worth. In thi...
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Season 16
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Episode 168
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14:01
167 The Many Faces of Trauma | Developmental Trauma: A Brief Map (Building on Earlier Episodes)
Developmental trauma often forms through chronic, repeated stress during childhood—especially when safety, support, and repair are inconsistent. In this episode, you’ll get a clear, non-overwhelming map of what developmental trauma is, why it a...
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Season 16
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Episode 167
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14:56
166 The Many Faces of Trauma | The Wound in the Bond: Attachment & Relational Trauma
Attachment and relational trauma can be hard to name because it often doesn’t come from one dramatic event—it forms through patterns over time: inconsistency, emotional absence, unpredictable caregiving, chronic criticism, or rupture without re...
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Season 16
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Episode 166
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17:46
165 The Many Faces of Trauma | Before Words: Understanding Preverbal Trauma
Preverbal trauma can be hard to name because it often isn’t stored as a clear story. In this episode, we explore how early experiences, which occur before language development, can shape the nervous system through implicit memory and felt sense...
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Season 16
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Episode 165
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17:08
164 The Many Faces of Trauma | Small t, Big T and the Missing Middle
“Small t” and “big T” are common trauma terms meant to validate, but they can also trigger comparison, minimisation, or shame. In this episode, you’ll learn what these labels usually mean, why they sometimes backfire, and how to replace ranking...
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Season 16
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Episode 164
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14:11
163 The Many Faces of Trauma | When the Body Learns Danger: What Trauma Is (and Isn’t)
Trauma isn’t only about what happened—it’s about what happened inside your nervous system when an experience was too much, too fast, too soon, or too long, without enough support, choice, or protection. In this episode, we clarify...
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Season 16
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Episode 163
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16:36
162 The Many Faces of Trauma | The Trauma Map: How This Series Works
Welcome to the first episode of my new series “The Many Faces of Trauma.” In this opening episode, I share why I’m creating this series and how I’ll guide you through different trauma types in a way that’s clear, gentle, and not overw...
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Season 16
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Episode 162
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17:52
Season 16 & 17 - Trailer: News About the Upcoming Show
Welcome again to the How to Deal With Grief and Trauma Podcast Season 16.HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to supp...
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Season 16
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161 Collective Grief and Trauma | When Disaster Strikes: Understanding Collective Grief and Trauma After Sudden Tragedy
In this episode, Nathalie explores the emotional, psychological, and communal impact of the tragic event that took place on January 1st at Le Constellation in Crans-Montana. Together, we examine what happens in the immediate afterm...
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Season 16
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Episode 161
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33:17
160 Shavaun Scott | Revisiting Loss and Trauma 20 Years After A Revenge Suicide
HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich. Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTP...
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Season 15
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Episode 160
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41:57
159 Mary-Catherine McDonald | The Joy Reset: How Trauma Steals Joy and How To Win It Back
HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPod...
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Season 15
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Episode 159
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48:52
158 Mary-Frances O’Connor | The Grieving Body
HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich. Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTP...
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Season 15
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Episode 158
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46:53
157 PAIL Mini Series | Carrying Hope Alongside Grief & Sustaining Support Beyond the Early Weeks
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and with it comes a deeply meaningful PAIL Mini Series here on How to Deal With Grief and Trauma.In this seventh and last episode of the PAIL Mini Series, we ex...
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Season 15
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Episode 157
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12:56
156 PAIL Mini Series: Episode with Katherine Lazar on a Mission to Help You Find Light in the Darkness after Loss REPLAY
HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich.Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPod...
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Season 15
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Episode 156
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