PTSD Academy Podcast OFFICIAL

Episode 47: When someone with PTSD pushes you away, you need to know what to do because it is so painful. Dr. Daniel Williams, MD discusses this difficult topic, as it is the most often asked regarding PTSD. How to Help Someone with PTSD when the Push You Away Don't chase them. Your story is safe. Start with Your Strength. Many prefer a non-threatening course like the Sex Therapy or Pet Therapy courses that come with membership. Don't feed into unhealthy behavior. Don't be an enabler. What Not to do after PTSD This is an entire chapter in the very first book I wrote (Combat PTSD in America: Toward a Permanent Solution) as Chief Resident at Baylor Scott & White, which is available as PDF in the Mental Component course. Put a time limit on grief. Assume anything, especially that someone will be better if they talk about it. Stick exposure therapy up your assessment.    

Episode 46: Dr. Williams reveals his social media strategy that is in three phases for audio, video and manual vs. automatic syndication. https://youtu.be/a-yvHfKRScE Podcasting as a Life Purpose I consider podcasting to be very enriching. It makes me feel like the hard lessons I've had can serve a purpose. Therefore, I put podcasting for a purpose to help others as a deeply spiritual endeavor.   Censored vs. Uncensored Platforms Episode 45 already covered the need to search out your doctor's opinions in the era of censorship. There are still platforms that are uncensored. For my businesses, the strategy will be to: Have censored audio podcasts starting now and going forward. Video record the audio podcasts to create a video version to share the the visual learners. Create native video podcasts in uncensored platforms. Behind the scenes look at the PTSD Academy Podcasting process, so you won't feel so intimidated to do it yourself: Brainstorm the idea and marry it up with good keyword research. Record the audio and edit it in Camtasia. Find good art work in Adobe Stock Photography. Edit photo so it's a small file size in Adobe Photoshop. Post to WordPress site, which is then automatically syndicated to the long list below: Different Platforms to Serve the Needs of Others Itunes Spotify Stitcher iHeartRadio PodcastIndex TuneIn Facebook Blubrry Twitter Google Play LinkedIn Blogger Tumblr Pinterest Instagram Blogspot PodcastAddict  

Episode 45: It's important to search out your doctor's advice now more than ever. Censorship reigns supreme for a reason, so Dr. Daniel Williams outlines a strategy for identifying good doctor advice online.  Censored Doctors, as it turns out, were right The rabbit hole goes deeper than any of us could have imagined. The church was waiting to be raptured, sleeping? You know, most people in the world still don't have access to uncensored information. Among those that do, fewer are using the critical reasoning skills I paid a lot of money to acquire.  Julie Reeder called it correctly in February, 2021 I don't enter into debates about the virus or the biowar, so I'm not mentioning the article to point out that vaccines leave your worse off than natural immunity. I'm mentioning it because the censorship is worse now, so start preparing yourself now for the consequences if the conspiracy theorists are even half-right.  Search our Your Doctor's Opinions today! Beware of big tech, big pharma. WWIII is on. My uncensored material is inside our PTSD Academy Circle Community. My list of Censored Publication Sites: Itunes Spotify Stitcher iHeartRadio PodcastIndex TuneIn Facebook Blubrry Twitter Google Play LinkedIn Blogger Tumblr Pinterest Instagram Blogspot PodcastAddict  

Episode 44: I'm about to do so many podcasts that these early ones will drop off your aggregator list. How to Find PTSD Podcasts In the upper right, you will see the magnifying glass. Click on the magnifying glass. Just type the episode number, for example "41" in the search area. Click Enter. Listen to The PTSD Academy Podcast on your Favorite App: Itunes Spotify Stitcher iHeartRadio PodcastIndex TuneIn Facebook Blubrry Twitter Google Play LinkedIn Blogger Tumblr Pinterest Instagram Blogspot PodcastAddict

Episode 43: Every good lie has some truth mixed in. In today's episode, PTSD Psychiatrist Daniel Williams, MD reveals the secret to your enemy's plan: to make you feel a certain way. If you have PTSD and are made to feel similar than you did before, you could be in trouble. If you don't practice self-care, learn to release energy, and experience good vibrations (in balance), your pain will just accumulate.   The PTSD Shame Assessment Checklist Do you like to eat ice cream at midnight? Do you hold back on exercise? Do you mumble evil things under your breath? Do you self-destruct after an emotional quarrel? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, welcome to episode 43. How well can you detect shame? Read this quotation: Remember, ignorance is the lack of knowledge and that's perfectly ok. Stubbornness causes real morbidity and mortality, such as heart disease and unforgiveness. Therefore, refusal to learn about things that directly affect your wellbeing is a stupid thing to do.  Did you detect shame in there? There was none. It turns out in recovery that I can do a LOT of stupid things, but I am not the sum of my actions. Folks, you've been made for so much more! Saying "What's Wrong With You?" is the problem. In my previous podcast, guilt vs. shame was discussed in which shame gets personal. Guilt is about the act that was wrong. Shame takes it much further and says the personal character is the problem. If you enjoyed this podcast, then I didn't trigger too much shame in you, lol! I used authentic humility to disarm, which is how YOU can speak to loved ones with PTSD.

Episode 42: As the global population embraces the government science of the day, the attention is taken off the the marvelous discoveries in science. The world is changing so rapidly, with censorship and all, that the disparity between the current cultural delusions and the brutal reality of poverty and death is growing. The real scientist questions everything. And follows the science where the data lead. The Modern Scientific Method It wasn't until AFTER I graduated from my post-doctoral program as the Chief Resident at Baylor Scott & White that I learned what healing actually is.  The first step in the scientific process is observation. When people are dying, or there is a 1,000-fold plus increased rate of harm than expected, or a va x ine doesn't actually work, or there is N O pandem ic, science principles tell us to follow these observations and hold them up to the light of day. See if there's any validity to it far-fetched ideas, even conspiracy theories. To oppose research of concerning safety observations isn't science at all. It's Nazi fervor, much like the electricity described at Hitler's speeches.  Charles Darwin's Theory Unsupported by Quantum Physics Research If the scientific method wasn't developed, we never would have learned so many valuable pieces of evidence supporting Creation Theory, or at least discounting athiest Darwinism. Science, as it turns out, is more wise than man-made religions over the years. The Wisdom of Ancient Hieroglyphics The body maps on the ancient cave walls reveal that there is more than coincidence behind acupuncture, reflexology, trigger point massage, emotional freedom tapping technique and Emotion Code.  It turns out that the ancient "meridians", or electromagnetic current channels, in the human body are real. Through those same points flow biophotons with information that transcends individual organs but carried information from the entire organism. PTSD Energy Psychology Research References: _SOEH_2_-_Stapleton_References _Stapleton_-_SOEH_References (1) 2002-Rubik-Scientific-Analysis-of-the-Human-Aura2 bonghan ducts and acupunture Church 2009 EFT in Veterans - 50 percent reduction after 90 days Church_-_SOEH_-_References Church_-_SOEH_References Energy_Medicine_and_the_Underlying_Concept_of_Information Feinstein_-_SOEH_References (1) Lipton_-_SOEH_-_References Oschman_-_SOEH_-_References SOEH_2_-_Bengston_References SOEH_2_-_Porges_References The Science of Gratitude

Episode 41: Boundaries around your trauma are extremely important. Setting Boundaries with PTSD can be a challenging thing. PTSD Circles of Trust Inside the mind of a trauma survivor, are bad memories right underneath the surface. Learn how and when to share, how much to share, and the consequences to you when it happens. In my opinion, people are desensitized to trauma and have forgotten their power in setting boundaries.  Empathy Therapy for PTSD Caring for yourself enough to work on yourself, share, attend counseling, check in, journal for self-reflection takes self-empathy. Medications and natural PTSD drugs have shown promise in research because they directly play with the chemicals involved with empathy. It works and it's powerful.  PTSD Secrets A person should earn the right to hear your story. Don't just tell it everyone someone asks. Have a story for the postman if he sees you limp, your cousin that sees you on holidays, and a version for those closest to you day-in-day-out - and the inner circle that may include your pastor, PTSD Psychiatrist, or therapist.  

Episode 40: This is what I want for you, when it happens that it doesn’t keep you shut down. When “disorder” is left off of the PTSD terminology, it is usually because the symptoms haven’t quite met the research requirements to make the diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Posttraumatic Stress (PTSD) affects everyone at some point in their life. It would be difficult to make it through a healthy, long life and not be grieved or traumatized in some way. People the prefer the PTS label better than PTSD, frequently do so on purpose. There is a good argument for not labeling human responses to trauma in such a cold, research way as outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th Edition. In fact, the National Institutes of Health pulled out research support two weeks before the DSM-5 was published  because it doesn’t take into account the neurobiological underpinnings of mental health conditions, it only categorizes symptoms. If we continue to make up symptom lists not informed by neurobiology, we’ll never get ahead of it. Case in point: prolonged exposure should not be a first line treatment. Watch The Healing Field Documentary and you’ll see what I mean. That is why the topic of Posttraumatic Stress is important as a topic in its own right. See, the neurobiology of the stress response in “normal” people with PTSD and those that have PTSD is the functioning of the endocannabinoid receptor system. That is why this episode is coded as “P” for “Physical”, because I believe that real posttraumatic stress is more a physical response to stress and the other domains are subservient to it. The trouble starts when you don’t know how the different parts of yourself work together. In the Anxiety Reduction Course at PTSD Academy, there lives the most comprehensive explanation of Endocannabinoid Receptor Deficiency Syndrome as outlined by Dr. Russo. If you’re like me, you will want to know the bottom line. Bring it up on our next conference call if you would like a sample. I’m considering making a Platinum membership where you get inventory shipped to you automatically. Again, let me know if you want me to set that up.

Episode 39: Humility is defined as having or showing a consciousness of one's own defects.  Humility is the cornerstone of all recovery Here are my reason's why. The first step in all recovery is to admit you have a problem. So, if you aren't aware of, or don't want to admit it, you're not going to recover. Many people choose vain pride their whole life rather than show any emotional authenticity to those that love them. It's an unhappy existence and entirely unnecessary.  12-Step Recovery has been around for 80 years unchanged from it's original form. Well, they have 12 Traditions too. Anonymity and humility are related. No one is the boss. Everyone serves each other in fellowships that stand the test of time.  

Episode 38 Many people don’t realize that what they are experiencing is anxiety. It’s often relabeled as excitement (healthy and useful) or panic (fear-based and unhelpful). If you have worsened anxiety that is fueled by worry and fears, it’s harder to stop unless you do the following. Understand that anxiety and panic can come from a misinterpretation (labeling) of a bodily feeling, combined with thoughts of a helpless future. Not all anxiety results from post-traumatic stress. Pheochromocytoma, heart arrhythmias, and asthma attacks can feel the same way. The research definition of a panic attacks requires the episode to start and reach its peak within seconds, and to last only several minutes. If you feel you have panic attacks for hours or days, you have anxiety and my patients do best with a holistic approach to deal with it: physical, mental, spiritual and emotional. That’s right, you can address an emotional problem with any of the other categories. Top down, PTSD Academy online courses categorize these four areas as the Multi-Dimensional Human Model. When you have a problem, ask yourself which category is in: physical, mental, spiritual or emotional? Then make a brainstorm, holistic list of the other categories for other possible solutions likely to help you out. The newly minted Anxiety Reduction Course demonstrates both systematic desensitization, an evidence-based psychotherapy (mental and emotional) combined with a truly holistic approach to help anxiety. The prototype example PTSD trigger and panic attack we use in the ARC course is wearing a mask for COVID-19. Some people fear the virus, others feel like they can’t breathe with a mask on. Many people face both issues on a daily basis, yet this is reality is here to stay for some time.

Episode 37:  Is PTSD real? In the worst American battle losses, 50% of survivors on the battlefield were Behavioral Health casualties. If you won’t take it from me, read the book, The Pacific and The Forgotten War to discover the very brief mentions of the 50% BH losses in WWII and the Korean War, respectively. My deployment as the 36th Infantry Division Psychiatrist and Operation Spartan Shield O-4 Consultant during the height of the biowarfare information-campaign otherwise known as COVID-19. This taught me a few things. The virus itself doesn’t have an enormous impact on the health of troops, but the NATO troop requirements is another story entirely. I went through a 14-day quarantine isolation under military guard supervision. A fence and gate guard was put around two barracks buildings and that became my home. In some environments, troops are tested every day for COVID-19, and many troops experience multiple quarantine instances. Every time you travel, anytime you have clinical symptoms, even when your roommate tests positive – all result in additional quarantines. Once I got to Kuwait, I was in an 80-man barracks bay with barely enough personal space to get dressed. I slept under the AC unit that squealed at the same frequency as a fire alarm. It’s not the virus causing anxiety, it’s the impact on the mission and, perhaps more importantly when you get to come home to see your family. See, when your deployment is over, it’s off to another dilapidated building for two more weeks of quarantine lockdown. This is making the deployments longer. Eighty-seven percent of PTSD in the USA comes from civilians. I did the math myself because that doesn’t support the media’s narrative. They don’t seem to want you to think you have a treatable condition! By the way, I put my books online in PDF version under the last section of The Mental Component course. Many are losing their jobs and health insurance that special needs family members feel in a very personal way. Moral injury creeps in when you realize how much of these corporate choices are misinformed or irresponsible. That said, we’re in WWIII right now so PTSD shows no signs of getting better anytime soon. So, is PTSD real? You betcha. This episode is coded as “M” for “Mental Component” because it seeks to inform you about some statistics of which you may not have been aware. If you would like to know more, I invite you to check out the PTSD Curriculum course. It’s also coded as “M” and is the new and improved curriculum based on the PTSD inpatient and intensive outpatient program I launched at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, TX in 2015. The hospital is now named UT Health East but the Behavioral Health Center building hasn’t changed.  

Episode 36: Start as a peer support specialist, learn Reiki, the nursing path, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, psychologist, psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, licensed clinical social workers and licensed professional counselors.  These are only some of the topics covered in this insightful podcast. Learn what profession Dr. Williams would have chosen if he had it to do all over again.

Episode 35: Genius scientists point to quantum physics research that has kept out of the mainstream. I've mentioned most of these resources at one point or another, but wanted to put all of my favorite audiobooks, documentaries and continuing education resources into one place. CORRECTION: It's Norway: The Perfect Prison (in the podcast I kept saying Finland but I knew that didn't sound right). Books / Audiobooks Combat PTSD in America: Toward a Permanent Solution, Daniel Williams (shameless message from one veteran to you) The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk (new diagnosis for kids with PTSD) The Brene Brown Collection (queen of emotional authenticity) Biology of Belief, Bruce Lipton (the discoverer of stem cells!)        Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, Joe Dispenza (healed his own broken spine with his mind) Science of Personal Achievement, Napoleon Hill (commissioned by Andrew Carnegie)   Documentaries The Healing Field Heal documentary (gratitude turns on your placebo) The Emotion Code (you can rewire your brain)   Continuing Education Neuroscience Education Institute (mainstream) Science of Energy Healing CME Course Emotional Freedom Tapping Technique One Light Healing Touch School Activating Your Placebo

Episode 34: Shame is the enemy of the soul. It causes you to judge yourself poorly which sets up a cascade of badness. Depression, guilt, self-loathing, self-neglect: all can be the result of shameful attacks on your character. Guilt vs. Shame is one of the core 21 video lectures in The Mental Component, but here is a summary: Guilt says "I stole the piece of gum." Guilt is about the act that was wrong. Own it. Admit it. Don't do it again. But MOST importantly, make amends. Offer to make the situation right no matter what the request. This will improve your spiritual health and you may even sleep better once it's over. (This approach also helps heal moral injury.) Shame says "You're a thief." Shame goes much further and attacks the character of the person. This must never be allowed in a household where PTSD healing is supposed to occur. It's simply incompatible. At best, you'll be held back in your growth. At worst, you'll be made worse in the continued presence of shame, degradation, disrespect and the other junk narcissists try to get away with. 

Episode 33: Sometimes the energy of past emotional trauma combined with ineffective communication leads to rage. Listen to Daniel Williams, MD's response to a listener comment about the combination of PTSD, ADHD, dyslexia and rage in traumatized teens.  Join our Teachable Circle Community mentioned in the podcast. If one dimension is wounded, turn to one of the other three. If your physical, mental, spiritual and emotional health are all out of balance (like mine where when I was a teenager), this episode may apply to you. This podcast is presented as if there is a problem in the Mental and Emotional Components. The recommended solution here is any one of hundreds of physical, body-based approached to PTSD that can help with body relaxation, parasympathetic shunting, self-acceptance and, hopefully, bad energy release.   Brene Brown's parent resources were also mentioned in the podcast, but appears to be taken off of her website as of 11/3/2021. If you are the parent of a teenager with PTSD, there are no doubt other issues from regular life happening so this can be a different lens for you.   Learn more about our on-demand PTSD Courses. Teenagers represent a reflection of their parents, grandparents, their absence, love and trauma. The combination of PTSD and ADHD certainly makes things more interesting.  Join our Teachable Circle Community mentioned in the podcast.

Episode 32: Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin, Timothy Snyder is the book I can't finish. Systematic starvation and killing revealed why it was so easy for Hitler to invade east pushing all the way to Moscow. The people were demoralized and so malnourished that they couldn't fight if they wanted to. It was done on purpose. The truth didn't come out for 50 years because that's how long it takes to declassify war secrets. What the hell is happening right now that we'll never know about? That brings us to our topic: Moral Injury and PTSD I've read some good books on the subject of moral injury, but no one really tells you what you're supposed to do about it. Moral injury occurs when harm has been done intentionally, or your moral code of right and wrong was offended. Listen to the podcast for lessons learned from a book I can't finish. You'll see why we built our online community the way we did: Prepare to Survive and Defend Whilst Living Healthy. Modern Genocide In what ways is history repeating itself now? Hmm. If only free speech were free. My opinions are shared within our community, otherwise they can too easily be taken out of context.

Episode 31: Learn a quick roadmap for holistic self-care under dire conditions. World War 3 is all about subduing the world without fighting. Economically, environmentally, food and water supply-wise, relationally in families, discord in society and the perpetual shades of racism. Mankind’s history is not good. We really are like a virus as discussed in the movie The Matrix. We as a species commit genocide, harm each other and destroy the earth. For all of that hate and spirit of destruction, is there any way to maintain some sense of self and peace during times like these? Perhaps, if you fight back but I’m not so sure the future holds a lot of peace and calm anytime soon. My best guess is that things will get better and worse at the same time. As hate is poured out, so is love. How To Survive The Endgame: My notes after watching Catherine Austin Fitts’ interview in Planet Lockdown. If you are experiencing grief or loss, it may be difficult for you to take care of yourself and function. The PTSDacademy.com community is there for you to have a safe place to learn, heal, and grow. Physical health – plant-based diet, unprocessed foods, medical-grade foot bath for detox, follow a detox protocol.   Mental health = self care. The brain should be working to take care of the rest of the body, just like the other organs do.   Emotional health = authentic vulnerability = intimacy. Not sexual intimacy either. You either have 3 people on the planet that #1 you open up to, and #2 they don’t judge you, or you don’t.   Spiritual health – Only you can choose to accept your path and purpose, release energy your own way or through any number of energy release modalities, or deepening your faith.

Episode 30: Capacity, Opportunity, and Motivation are the three ingredients needed for success. Daniel Williams, MD discusses how to integrate these in practical ways. Here's a preview from my next book: Capacity This is your "ability" to get better. Physical health, disease, insomnia, depression, head injuries, substance abuse and withdrawal - all can affect your ability to get better. Getting a handle on physical health, nutrition and sleep will help you be more resilient. Opportunity BE the opportunity! Asking for help from others may make the difference in success or failure. Serving others is also a way to gain closure after trauma. Motivation The enemy wants you to feel depleted so you quit trying. Learn to melt the shame away and find your purpose again with the Definite Major Purpose exercise.

Episode 29: Hear my tips on acute psych stabilization, as a former medical director and PTSD psychiatrist. If you need hospitalization for PTSD, don't hesitate. Meanwhile, adopt a healthy lifestyle so you can prevent such desperation if possible. If you feel suicidal, homicidal or out of control, call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Department. Suicide Hotline: 1-800-2738255. https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org In this episode, I discuss some tips to help you think about the role of the psychiatric hospital and the benefits to it. For example, hospitalization for PTSD can speed up recovery time by weeks or months! Ever heard of someone going in the hospital for a suicide attempt? Ever wonder what happens in there? Top 5 List for Psychiatric Hospitalization Experience: Heads Up You will tell your story to multiple people during the process of admission. It may take 24 hours before you get to the expert if you go through and ER or call 911, but BE PATIENT. You will be searched so that you can enter a secured environment to make sure you - and everyone else there - don't have weapons or contraband. It's not personal, so try to leave emotion out of that part of the experience. Definitely, don't abuse the staff that are charged with ensuring your safety. Affirmations from peers and staff can make a tremendous difference in your life if you accept it at just the right time. They will check on you throughout the night, every 15 minutes. It's a US national standard to document where they visibly saw you every 15 minutes. This can keep you awake, though they are supposed to be there to protect you. Trauma bonding can occur so be careful. You can make lifelong friends with other patients, but it's generally not advised by the hospital staff. Your experience there, however, will likely end in hugs and heart-felt goodbyes with others that you made friends with. It happens every day.

Episode 28: Learn from my wife, a board-certified reflexology, exactly what she does for me when I can't sleep, have pain, or can't settle down. What is reflexology? Reflexology is the ancient modality of working the cutaneous reflexes on the feet, hands and ears. These correlate to inner organs and aid in supporting health. At least, that's what the FDA will allow us to say. Reflexology Online Course This is the shortest course in the PTSD Academy, with core instructional videos adding up to 18 minutes! You can quickly learn how to support your partner or children. Watch the walk-through video to learn more. https://vimeo.com/470192394