Get Trauma Informed Podcast

Get Trauma Informed Podcast

The Get Trauma Informed Podcast is dedicated to unraveling the complexities of trauma, its pervasive impact, and the journey toward holistic recovery and realignment. If your radiance have ever felt muted, like I and thousands of others, you are in the right place to reignite your inner light. I'm your host, Wellness Coach Liz Blanding. To Reach out for support and coaching. Trauma was not your Fault, your were collateral damage on someone else's warpath. Recovery however is our Responsibility. I am your Holistic Trauma Recovery Coach and Fellow Survivor turned Thriver. We bring awareness of the resources available to those who are suffering in silence that was created by Trauma. Together we'll explore the depths of trauma awareness, the critical importance of understanding its effects, trauma discrimination, trauma ignorance and the many paths available for holistic recovery and realignment. Contact us: https://linktr.ee/dlblanding info@oasiswellnessctrs.com https://www.youtube.com/@KingdomWealth-z9c Disclaimer: Please note that we are not medical doctors, therapists, attorneys, accounts, nor financial advisors, we are Wellness Coaches in the Naturopathic Arena. This podcast is for educational & entertainment purposes only! If you have a serious health condition you may want to consider seeking advice from a physician. We do not diagnose, heal, treat, or cure. The information is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice by licensed physicians. Viewers should consult a physician regularly in all matters relating to medical problems, especially in matters of diagnosing, treating or curing diseases or other physical or mental conditions. The herbal & light therapy references are from historical observations and data relating to herbs & light therapy. We make recommendations to restore proper balance in the mind, body, spirit and soul. LIFEWAVE DISCLAIMER: LifeWave products are lifestyle products and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or medical condition. Always consult with a physician or other qualified healthcare provider before embarking on a new treatment, product use, diet, or fitness program. All content is created and published online for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice and should not be relied on as health or personal advice. Success stories are anecdotal and based on personal accounts, viewpoint and opinion rather than researched facts. One person's results do not reflect what other people may experience. Copyright Disclaimer Disclaimer - Excerpts from books, blogs, social media, and public figures protected by Fair Use Clause of the Copyright Act which states - Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phono-records or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, COMMENT, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright The views and opinions expressed are based on Research Data unless otherwise stated to be the individual's personal experiences.

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October 21, 2025 6 mins

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In this powerful opening to the Mini Trauma Recovery Talks: Domestic Violence & Trauma Recovery Series, Wellness Coach Liz Blanding helps survivors and supporters understand why leaving an abusive situation doesn’t automatically mean the trauma is gone.

Trauma is not just about what happened — it’s about how those experiences reshaped your body, brain, and spirit. Liz explains how the “trau...

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In this powerful conversation, Wellness Coach Liz Blanding of Oasis Wellness Centers sits down with real estate innovator Diego Giraldo of RTO Enterprises to explore the connection between trauma, foreclosure, and housing. Together, they discuss how foreclosure compounds financial and emotional trauma and how dignity can be restored through creative rent-to-own housing solutions.

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 In this heartfelt episode, Wellness Coach Liz Blanding shares a powerful story about a friend’s daughter who was brutally harmed in a domestic violence incident. Drawing from her own journey as a survivor of domestic violence, Liz unpacks how unresolved trauma fuels the cycle of violence—and how it can escalate from “one hit” to life-threatening situations if not addressed.

She highlights the ripp...

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 In this episode of the Get Trauma Informed Podcast, Peer-to-Peer Wellness Coach Liz Blanding explores why trauma-informed leadership is essential in every environment — the workplace, church, schools, and community.

Liz shares a personal story of returning to work too soon after her first car accident and being re-traumatized by a supervisor’s angry response. This experience highlights how unresolved t...

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 In this episode of the Get Trauma Informed Podcast, Coach Liz dives deep into the question: What is trauma? 


Trauma is not just about the events we’ve lived through — it’s about how our mind, body, and spirit respond when life feels overwhelming, unsafe, or unbearable.


We’ll also explore what trauma looks like in relationships, why timing matters wh...

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 In this powerful episode, host Liz Blanding sits down with trauma survivor and sound healer Matthew DeWard. After surviving a near-death stabbing and enduring extensive facial reconstructive surgery, Matthew found healing through music and peer-to-peer trauma recovery. Today, he channels his journey into helping others heal at Stillwater Temple, his sound-focused recording studio.

Together, Liz an...

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This episode of the "Get Trauma Informed" podcast addresses the significant challenges transit workers face, including high levels of stress, frequent traumatic events, and long-term impacts on their mental health. Featuring insights from Coach Michael, a retired Chicago Transit Authority worker, the discussion also highlights the "Pathway to Trauma Recovery" book, offering re...

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In this episode of Get Trauma Informed, pre-recorded July 2024. We sat down with Justin Moore, a former Air Force jet engine mechanic turned entrepreneur. Justin shares his inspiring journey from military life to business success, and how a trauma-informed approach has helped him navigate life’s challenges. He discusses the impact of mental health awareness and the importance of shifting away...

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In this closing episode of the Warrior Within 12-week series, Wellness Coach Liz Blanding celebrates the journey we’ve taken together from understanding trauma to building emotional safety, recovering from financial trauma, reclaiming identity, and experiencing the power of peer support.

This week, the focus shifts to your new mission: moving forward with meaning after trauma. Trauma may a...

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In this episode of Get Trauma Informed, Wellness Coach Liz Blanding explores the transformative role of peer support in long-term trauma recovery. Trauma can make us feel isolated, unseen, and unsafe, but connection changes everything.

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  • How peer support rewires your beliefs about safety, belonging, and worth.


  • The neuroscience of co-regulation and why your nervous system ...
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In Week 10 of The Warrior Within, Liz Blanding addresses a critical — and often misunderstood — part of the trauma recovery process: relapse. Whether it's returning to old habits, toxic relationships, or emotional shutdown, relapse is not the end of your healing. It’s a signal from your nervous system that you need support, not shame.

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  • What relapse looks like in trauma recover...
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In Week 9 of The Warrior Within, Liz Blanding tackles one of the most transformational skills in trauma recovery: boundaries. For many survivors, especially those from chaotic homes, military environments, or abusive relationships, boundaries were broken before they were ever built. In this episode, Liz breaks down what boundaries are, how trauma disrupts them, and how rebuilding them can lead to self-...

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In Week 8 of The Warrior Within, Liz Blanding leads us into one of the most transformative aspects of trauma recovery: telling your story. Trauma teaches us to stay silent, shrink, or hide. But healing begins when we reclaim our voice and shift from surviving to storytelling. This episode explores how testimony transforms, why telling your story in your own words matters, and how it aligns with both ne...

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In Week 7 of The Warrior Within, Liz Blanding opens up a vital yet often overlooked topic: financial trauma. Many trauma survivors — veterans and civilians alike — carry deep emotional wounds around money. From poverty and job loss to financial abuse and instability, money becomes more than a resource — it becomes a trigger. This episode explores how to recognize financial trauma, understand its sympto...

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In this powerful episode of The Warrior Within, Liz Blanding explores the essential trauma recovery theme of emotional safety. From nervous system dysregulation to broken trust and relational isolation, Liz breaks down how trauma impacts our emotional world—and how we can begin to heal. Whether you're a veteran or a civilian CPTSD survivor, this episode guides you toward regulation, rebuildin...

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This week on The Warrior Within, Liz Blanding dives into the complicated and often misunderstood world of trauma triggers and flashbacks. With honesty and compassion, she explains how the body remembers what the mind tries to forget. Whether you're a military veteran or civilian survivor of CPTSD, this episode provides insight, validation, and practical strategies to navigate flashbacks and b...

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 In Week 4 of The Warrior Within, we’re addressing two of the most hidden—and spiritually painful—wounds many trauma survivors carry: moral injury and survivor’s guilt. Whether you're a veteran grappling with what happened in combat, or a civilian struggling with shame after escaping abuse or outliving others, these wounds go beyond the emotional—they cut into the soul.

In this episode, Co...

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 In Week 3 of the Warrior Within trauma recovery series, we explore two very different trauma battlegrounds that lead to similar internal wars—Military PTSD and Civilian Complex PTSD (CPTSD). Though their sources differ—combat vs. chronic abuse—their effects often overlap: emotional shutdown, hypervigilance, flashbacks, and deep identity wounds.

In this heartfelt episode, Coach Liz unpacks the traum...

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 In Week 2 of the Warrior Within trauma recovery journey, we dive into the science and spirituality of neuroplasticity — the brain’s miraculous ability to heal, rewire, and recover after trauma. Whether you've endured the battlefield, childhood abuse, or chronic stress, this episode reminds you that your brain is not broken—it’s wounded, and wounded things can heal.

We’ll explore how trauma rew...

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 In this powerful launch to our Veteran Trauma Recovery Program, we dive deep into how trauma changes the brain—and how the brain can heal. Using the science of neuroplasticity, Coach Liz breaks down how trauma survivors, whether veteran or civilian, can retrain their minds and rewrite their stories. If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode, this episode will show you that your brain isn’t broken...

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