EPISODE 4: Turkey(s) and Fox(es)

EPISODE 5: Childhood Trauma and PTSD

Lacey briefly discusses the recent mass shooting in Nashville, Tennessee and ties this into discussing the diagnostic criteria of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in young children as laid out in the DSM-5-TR. --------------------------------------------------------- Lacey Wilson has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri since 2014, and has been studying political trauma, mass trauma, authoritarian governments, radicalization, and democracy for the last six years.  In this podcast, she discusses how Americans, and the world as a whole, are living through mass trauma in the present day.  Lacey created this podcast to discuss all these things in greater detail, and discuss how we can overcome these hardships. You can find Lacey on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube.  You can email Lacey, and if you like what she does and would like to support the cause, there is a Patreon as well!

EPISODE 4: Turkey(s) and Fox(es)

Lacey discusses recent blog posts from one of her favorite historians, Dr. Heather Cox Richardson of Boston College, and intertwines within it how Turkey's own government is inflicting mass trauma  on its citizens after the devastating earthquake in February.  Lacey also discusses the ongoing defamation lawsuit against Fox News, and how the network played a massive role in destabilizing democracy in the United States, and further ushering in patterns of authoritarianism. As a sidenote, five or so years ago I never thought I would have a favorite historian, but this is apparently my life now.... --------------------------------------------------------- Lacey Wilson has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri since 2014, and has been studying political trauma, mass trauma, authoritarian governments, radicalization, and democracy for the last six years.  In this podcast, she discusses how Americans, and the world as a whole, are living through mass trauma in the present day.  Lacey created this podcast to discuss all these things in greater detail, and discuss how we can overcome these hardships. You can find Lacey on Facebook [https://facebook.com/ustraumapod], Twitter [https://twitter.com/ustraumapod], and Youtube [https://youtube.com/ustraumapod].  You can email [https://ustraumapod@gmail.com/] Lacey, and if you like what she does and would like to support the cause, there is a Patreon [https://patreon.com/ustraumapod] as well!

EPISODE 3: The D-L on PTSD

EPISODE 3: The D-L on PTSD. Lacey describes what the DSM-5-TR is within the mental health professions, then reads and explains the criteria necessary to make a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in adults. --------------------------------------------------------- Lacey Wilson has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri since 2014, and is currently working toward her Doctorate of Psychology.  In this podcast, she discusses how Americans, and the world as a whole, are living through mass trauma in the present day.  Lacey has also spent the last five years studying authoritarian governments, and is doing her Doctoral dissertation on the intersection of childhood trauma and susceptibility to following an authoritarian leader.  Lacey created this podcast to discuss all these things in greater detail, and discuss how we can overcome these hardships. You can find Lacey on Facebook [https://facebook.com/ustraumapod], Twitter [https://twitter.com/ustraumapod], and Youtube [https://youtube.com/ustraumapod].  You can email [https://ustraumapod@gmail.com/] Lacey, and if you like what she does and would like to support the cause, there is a Patreon [https://patreon.com/ustraumapod] as well!

EPISODE 2: What is Trauma, and who Becomes "Traumatized?"

EPISODE 2: What is trauma and who becomes "traumatized?" We take a look at the midterm elections and Donald Trump choosing to run for re-election, and what this means for rising authoritarianism.  This podcast then discusses exactly what trauma is; statistics on who is more likely to get traumatized, and what determines if you're traumatized vs. having an experience that was traumatic. --------------------------------------------------------- Lacey Wilson has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri since 2014, and is currently working toward her Doctorate of Psychology.  In this podcast, she discusses how Americans, and the world as a whole, are living through mass trauma in the present day.  Lacey has also spent the last five years studying authoritarian governments, and is doing her Doctoral dissertation on the intersection of childhood trauma and susceptibility to following an authoritarian leader.  Lacey created this podcast to discuss all these things in greater detail, and discuss how we can overcome these hardships. You can find Lacey on Facebook [https://facebook.com/ustraumapod], Twitter [https://twitter.com/ustraumapod], and Youtube [https://youtube.com/ustraumapod].  You can email [https://ustraumapod@gmail.com/] Lacey, and if you like what she does and would like to support the cause, there is a Patreon [https://patreon.com/ustraumapod] as well!

EPISODE 1: Who I Am and Why I Am Doing This

EPISODE 1: An intro to who I am as a person and mental health therapist.  I discuss why I am doing this podcast, and what can be expected in future episodes. Apologies for the short audio distortion at the beginning; my editor couldn't quite figure out what happened.  Thanks for being patient while we work out the kinks and start this new adventure! --------------------------------------------------------- Lacey Wilson has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri since 2014, and is currently working toward her Doctorate of Psychology.  In this podcast, she discusses how Americans, and the world as a whole, are living through mass trauma in the present day.  Lacey has also spent the last five years studying authoritarian governments, and is doing her Doctoral dissertation on the intersection of childhood trauma and susceptibility to following an authoritarian leader.  Lacey created this podcast to discuss all these things in greater detail, and discuss how we can overcome these hardships. You can find Lacey on Facebook [https://facebook.com/ustraumapod], Twitter [https://twitter.com/ustraumapod], and (possibly?) Youtube [https://youtube.com/ustraumapod].  You can email [https://ustraumapod@gmail.com/] Lacey, and if you like what she does and would like to support the cause, there is a Patreon [https://patreon.com/ustraumapod] as well!  Can't wait to get this thing rolling!