Natajsa Wagner is a trauma psychotherapist and trainer. In this episode, Natajsa talks about the different types of trauma, and shares with us how she works with trauma. Natajsa talks about ensuring that clients have a base in safety and stabilisation, before progressing into processing memories and meaning making.

We discuss various trauma-related topics such as:

- Posttraumatic growth (PTG)

- The non-linear trajectory of trauma recovery

- The differences between PTSD and CPTSD

- When corporal punishment (physical punishment such as caning, often inflicted by parents and teachers) is traumatic and when it is not

- The cultural aspect of interpreting the corporal punishment

- Attachment patterns

- The Blue Knot Foundation (National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma)

- Ego Dissolution & Identity Shifts from PTG

- Structural Dissociation and Parts Work

- Multiple Personality Disorders (DID: Dissociative Identity Disorder)

Check out The Blue Knot Foundation: https://blueknot.org.au/ or call them at  1300 657 380

Natajsa can be reached through her website and social media:

https://www.natajsawagner.com/

https://www.facebook.com/NatajsaWagnerPsychotherapy/

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