Podcasts

Julie was a guest on the Brown Chicken Brown Cow Show, talking about therapy and more…

Julie Christensen, Season 2 Episode 11 of the BCBC Nugget Series on Finding a Therapist

We have a packed Nugget interview with Julie Christensen LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) from ‘It’s Possible Therapy’. Monkey explores what an LMFT is and how therapists like Julie can help with many issues including trauma, grief, PTSD, and so much more. (Julie’s segment is found at minutes 28:00 – 39:00)

 

 

Julie Christensen, Season 2 Episode 19 of the BCBC Nugget Series on PTSD

Julie Christensen is back in this episode and chats with Monkey and Miss Laura about PTSD as a form of disability and why it may impact people in their health, well being and sexual sense of well being.

To start, PTSD is defined as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.  This is a mental health condition that is triggered by exposure to a terrifying event, even a life-threatening event. Symptoms of PTSD may include avoidance, hypervigilance, being afraid of things, nightmares, flashbacks re-experiencing things, and feeling disconnected from others and even from yourself. There are of course more symptoms – these are just a few. There is also a complex PTSD that results from years of exposure to unhealthy relationships or sexual abuse or other situations. Some people are aware they have PTSD, and many others are not aware, even having repressed memories of the traumatic events that lead to PTSD.