In this week's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, a trauma therapist, consultant and coach, talks about an alternative diagnosis which is not yet official in the US - Complex PTSD or C-PTSD. In this episode you will hear Laura talk about: 

• The additional criteria that go along with a C-PTSD diagnosis as written in the ICD-11. 
• What is emotional regulation/dysregulation? 
• The negative self-perception aspect of C-PTSD with examples 
• Idealization/Vilification of parents  
• Loss of a sense of self/connection  

Resources for this Episode:  

Link to explanation of C-PTSD from Healthline.com 

Lisa Ferentz/s workbook, Letting Go of Self Destructive Behaviors: A Workbook of Hope & Healing 

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk's book, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind & Body in the Healing of Trauma 

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