What if the chaos you’ve lived with for years… isn’t who you are — but a response to the trauma you never had the chance to process?
In this Part 1 of 2 episode of Life After Trauma, Jess is joined by childhood abuse survivor and trauma healing facilitator Lisa Tickel. Together, they explore what it means to move from survival mode into safety — emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Lisa shares her powerful story of growing up in an abusive home, losing her mother at 16, and navigating life without support. For decades, she coped through emotional eating, overthinking, and self-abandonment — until she began to uncover the root of her pain and reclaim her healing through EMDR, inner child work, and nervous system regulation. If you’ve ever felt broken, too reactive, or disconnected from your voice — this episode is for you. Lisa’s story is a powerful reminder that healing doesn’t happen all at once… but safety is possible.
🎧 Chapters
00:00 – Welcome & Lisa’s Story Begins
01:07 – Emotional Eating and Escalating Abuse
03:23 – The Healing Workshop That Changed Everything
05:18 – What Healing Really Feels Like
06:40 – How EMDR Helped Lisa Reprocess Trauma
07:40 – Speaking Up for "Little Lisa"
09:32 – Inner Child Encounters & Self-Abandonment
11:45 – Finding Her Voice and Releasing Pain
13:14 – Lisa’s Workshop & Understanding Trauma
14:10 – Getting a PTSD Diagnosis and Feeling Seen
16:54 – The Power of the Pause in Healing Triggers
17:26 – Living in Survival Mode and Victim Mindset
19:31 – Letting Go of Chaos and Familiar Drama
21:28 – Awareness as a Superpower
23:27 – Emotional Regulation in Real Life
24:19 – Managing Panic, Pressure, and Reactions
26:00 – Adding Color to Black-and-White Thinking
26:30 – Movement, Nature, and Everyday Grounding
27:52 – Grounding & Closing Reflections
📲 Connect with Lisa Tickel
- 🎧 Podcast: Healing and Growing Hand in Hand
- 🌸 Women’s Childhood Abuse Healing Workshop
- YouTube
- TikTok
💕 Connect with Jess:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejessvanrose
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeaftertraumapodcast
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