Losing it – Carolyn’s Alopecia and Blanket of Numbness

Life transformation coach and licensed psychotherapist Amanda Wallingsford discusses her journey with childhood trauma and recent family loss, and the tools she has used to mitigate PTSD, depression, and grief.

Coaching Website: www.AlignandEmbody.com

Book Website: www.EmbodyYourWorth.com

Therapy Website: www.PositiveChangesCounseling.net

Instagram: @amandawallingsford

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Ok, so you've got issues. Big issues. Weird issues. You've even been on Friends with Deficit to discuss said issues. That can't be all there is!  In this episode, we take a trip down memory lane and focus on  the upside of the downside of, well, being a human being. Included are excerpts from previous guests Jeff Hoskins, Spectra Stewart, Special K, Kathy McCarty, Bodhi Prihoda, Devin Person, Cyndi Collen, Patty Evers, Andy Nolte, and Valarie Iosue. May it be of benefit!

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Austin musician Kat O’Kane of Pocket 20 shares her story of complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, generational trauma, and her healing journey and coping strategies.

 

More about Kat and Pocket 20:

https://www.pocket20music.com/

 

Recommended reading:

What My Bones Know, by Stephanie Foo

The Whole-Brain Child, by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Brysonhttps

The Power of Showing Up, by Daniel J. Siegel

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk

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Perfumer and creative entrepreneur Scott Moroschan discusses his “honorable genetic condition,” hemochromatosis.

 

Learn more about Scott:

www.scottmoroschan.com

www.emotionalfragrancedesign.com

Instagram: @scottmoroschan

LinkedIn: scottmoroschan

 

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Long-time friend and Austin bassist Cindy Toth (The Reivers, Flying Saucers) discusses her Essential Tremor. Essential listening!

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That’s right, Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody Associated Peripheral Nerve Hyperexcitability Syndrome—It’s a mouthful of a disorder! Austin musician Andy Nolte (Como Las Movies, Scott Strickland Band, Super Creeps) shares a rare and extremely long-titled condition that causes a ton of neuropathic pain, but may have made him a better musician—or a sushi chef.

https://www.andrewnoltemusic.com/

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Austin multi-instrumentalist and tribute band aficionado David Houston discusses his musical career and the birth condition that may have shaped it.

 

More on David and his bands:

https://campsite.bio/dhvoice

 

The Eggmen:

https://eggmen.com/home

 

Mock Lobster:

https://www.facebook.com/Mocklobsteratx?mibextid=LQQJ4d

 

Yacht Z:

https://yachtzrock.com/

 

Cold War Camaro:

https://coldwarcamaro.com/home

 

The Night Club:

https://nightclubatx.com/about

 

 

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Emma Red March Rose is a talented Chicago-based performer, comedian, writer, and librarian…so what kind of education did she have? Turns out, an unusual one, to say the least.

For more info: https://www.emmaredmarchrose.com/

IG & TikTok: @ RedMarchRose

Emma & C.J. Darnieder's Podcast: Screw Up the Podcast on all podcast streaming platforms as well as on IG @ ScrewUpThePodcast

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Protein C deficiency is a rare disorder that increases the risk of developing abnormal blood clots. Patty Evers, a therapist in Austin, Texas, has been battling Protein C deficiency--and the medical system--for over 25 years.

 

More info on Patty:

www.hillcountryparenting.org

 

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Cyndi Collen is a therapist living in Austin, Texas. We discuss working in New York City, Sun Microsystems, polyvagal theory, and of course, where she was on September 11^th, 2001.

More about Cyndi:

https://flourishinaustin.com/our-practitioners/cyndi-collen

 

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