Medical Trauma Support
oleh Sarah Stasica
From Patient to Advocate: Healing Medical Trauma and Finding Your…
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The Medical Trauma Support Podcast explores the human impact of medical experiences for patients, parents, and healthcare professionals.
Through human-centered, nervous-system-informed conversations, the podcast examines how medical care can impact the body, trust, and sense of safety. Episodes explore medical trauma, fear, shutdown, compassion in care, provider wellbeing, and the changes needed within healthcare systems to better support everyone involved.
This podcast offers education, reflection, and hope — honoring our shared humanity and the body’s responses to medical experiences.
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- From Patient to Advocate: Healing Medical Trauma and Finding Your Voice with Tim McDonald · 30 mnt · Episode 57Have you ever felt like you lost all control after a scary medical diagnosis, or struggled with health anxiety, fear of doctors, and medical gaslighting during treatment? In this…
- Life After the ICU: Health Anxiety, ICU Nightmares & Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) with Dr. Brian Peach · 40 mnt · Episode 56Struggling with health anxiety, brain fog, insomnia, or terrifying memories after a hospital stay? In this episode, Dr. Brian Peach, a UCF nursing professor and former ICU nurse…
- Healing Medical Trauma Together: The Power of Group Work with Colette Hart · 46 mnt · Episode 55How can group work help you heal from medical trauma? Psychotherapist Colette Hart shares why connecting with others who truly understand can be so powerful, and why your medical…
- Navigating Medical Trauma with Dr. Michelle Flaum and Dr. Sacha McBain · 35 mnt · Episode 54I am really excited to share this conversation with Dr. Michelle Flaum and Dr. Sacha McBain. They are two of the original researchers and advocates in the field of medical…
- Understanding Our Nervous Systems: A Conversation with Christina Kantzavelos, LCSW · 32 mntIn this episode of the Medical Trauma Support Podcast, Sarah Stasica sits down with Christina Kantzavelos, a licensed clinical social worker, to delve into the intricate…
- How Self-Compassion Helps Healthcare Professionals with Dr. Sharon Chang · 51 mnt · Episode 52Are you a healthcare professional dealing with stress and burnout? Or a patient who has experienced care from a provider who didn't treat you with the compassion and care that…
- How to Avoid Medical Mistakes: A Critical Care Doctor’s Patient Safety Guide · 36 mnt · Episode 51Medical mistakes are one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and many are preventable. In this episode, critical care physician and pulmonologist Dr. Gerardo Garza shares…
- What Is EMDR? A Body-Based Approach to Healing Medical Trauma with Ingrid Nishimoto, LCSW · 37 mnt · Episode 50In this episode of the Medical Trauma Support Podcast, Sarah Stasica sits down with Ingrid Nishimoto, LCSW a certified EMDR therapist who also lives with a genetic cancer…
- Post-ICU Syndrome: Why ICU Survivors Struggle Long After They Leave the Hospital · 49 mnt · Episode 49Most ICU survivors are sent home and told they're lucky to be alive. But for millions of people, that's where the real struggle begins. Kali Dayton, nurse practitioner and ICU…
- When Doctors Don't Believe You: One Woman's Journey Through Medical Gaslighting and Finding Her Way to Healing · 41 mnt · Episode 48You know your body. You've lived in it your whole life. So what happens when you're experiencing 23 different symptoms — some of them truly bizarre — and your doctor looks you in…
- You Can Be Okay: Medical Trauma, Avoidance, and the Path Forward with Dr. Jim Jackson · 59 mnt · Episode 47Medical trauma is real. Millions of people are living with it. And most of them don't even have a name for it yet. In this episode, Sarah sits down with Dr. Jim Jackson…
- From Misdiagnosed and Dismissed to Reclaiming Her Voice: Deborah Weed's Medical Trauma Story · 33 mnt · Episode 46Have you ever been dismissed by a doctor, told your pain wasn't real, or watched the people you love begin to doubt you? You are not alone — and this episode is for you. Sarah…
- When the System That's Supposed to Help You Causes Harm: Medical Trauma, Endometriosis, and Healing · 55 mnt · Episode 45If you've ever left a doctor's appointment feeling worse than when you walked in — not from the news you received, but from how you were treated — this episode is for you. I sat…
- “I’m Proud of You for Coming In Today”: How Compassion Changes Healthcare · 56 mnt · Episode 44In this episode, I talk with family nurse practitioner Alec Bradbury about compassionate care, chronic pain, street medicine, and what it really means to make patients feel…
- From Clinician to Patient: A Nurse Practitioner’s Journey Through Medical Trauma · 1 jam 9 mnt · Episode 43Disclaimer - This episode shares one individual’s personal medical experience. It is not intended as medical advice. The goal of this conversation is to explore the human…
- Grief, Legacy & Gratitude: Healing Conversations After Medical Trauma with Ellie Vincent · 32 mnt · Episode 42In this episode of the Medical Trauma Support Podcast, I’m joined by licensed clinical social worker Ellie Vincent, founder of Manna Moments conversation cards. Ellie shares how…
- “You Are Not Broken.” Healing After Medical Trauma with Kim Black · 54 mnt · Episode 41In this powerful and deeply human conversation, Sarah Stasica sits down with Kim Black, founder of Scarred and Fabulous, to talk honestly about healing after medical trauma and…
- Medical Trauma in Children: Why Supporting Parents Matters · 1 jam 1 mnt · Episode 40When a child experiences medical trauma, parents are often overlooked—but their role is powerful. In this episode of the Medical Trauma Support Podcast, I’m joined by…
- Post-ICU PTSD (PICS) + Healing After Medical Trauma: Danielle’s Story · 44 mnt · Episode 39In this episode, Sarah sits down with Danielle Ford, who opens up about a life-altering medical crisis: after an MS diagnosis and years on a high-efficacy disease-modifying…
- Supporting the Healers: How Support and Care for Nurses Changes Patient Outcomes · 43 mnt · Episode 38What happens when healthcare providers are truly supported—and how does that ripple out to patient care? In this powerful and deeply human conversation, I’m joined by three heart…







