On today's episode, Kristen features special guest Dr. van Stolk-Cooke, a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University working with Dr. Debra Kaysen from the last episode. Dr. van Stolk-Cooke shares her great insight into the difference between "Big T" and "little t" traumas as well as how we as people can distinguish and respect such differences. She also gives a sit-down on why therapy is *vital* to PTSD recovery as well as the various types of trauma evidence-based therapies, such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET). If you have ever wondered what trauma therapy may look like, THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU! Tune in for a deep dive into what a therapy session may look like at various points of recovery and be blown away by the fascinating insight shared in the episode. Therapy is powerful, and it is for everyone. 💛

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Resources provided by Dr. van Stolk-Cooke:

The Believed Podcast on NPR: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510326/believed

Sexual Assault Trauma Documentary: The Hunting Ground

Combat Trauma Documentary: Wartorn

Want to know what trauma therapy looks like? Tune into "Ten Sessions" on This American Life: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/682/ten-sessions

Dr. van Stolk-Cooke's Stanford Profile: https://profiles.stanford.edu/katherine-van-stolk-cooke

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