Just Hecate Episodes

I talk a bit about what's behind the name of the podcast, and then walk you through a simple grounding and centering exercise that you can add to your self-care tool kit. Support the show

I talk about some of the ways activism can help shift the lens of our trauma and help us heal and feel more empowered. I share my experiences attending Take Back the Night marches, the way they helped transform the way I thought of anger, and the important way they helped me feel connection with other survivors. Tw/Cw: Sexual assault, use of the word rape, PTSD, and brief mention of stalking, molestation, and abuse. Take Back the Night Foundation https://takebackthenight.org/ http://www.emmasulk...

This episodes explores Trauma Anniversaries; what they are, how they can affect us, and some ways to get through them. TW/CW: Brief mentions of the following: sexual assault, domestic violence, depression, anxiety, suicide, and suicidal thoughts. These are not dwelled on, but mentioned as a framework for discussion of coping with them. Support the show

A strategy for defeating negative, intrusive, and potentially triggering thought patterns. This includes personal experience with this practice, a brief explanation of Buddhist Wrathful Deities, and help brainstorming to get you started on finding something similar that works for you. TW/CW: Descriptions of imagined graphic violence (throat cutting), and discussion of triggering thought patterns. The article I quote in this episode: https://buddhaweekly.com/tantric-wrathful-deities-the-psycholog...

How your sense of smell is tied to memory and how this can affect PTSD symptoms. TW/CW: A non explicit personal experience of a PTSD flashback. Support the show