Episode 337 – How to Heal From Your Past Through Facing Pain with Amber Trejo, LMFT

How to Heal From Your Past Through Facing Pain with Amber Trejo, LMFT| 10.1.2025

In this episode, Kristen sits down with Amber Trejo, LMFT, who specializes in complex trauma and attachment, to explore how trauma weaves into relationships, parenting, and identity, and what real healing actually looks like.

You'll Learn

What complex trauma (CPTSD) is and how it impacts attachment and adult relationships
Why “spiritual bypassing” and pure mindset work can stall healing, and what to do instead
How intimate partnerships and parenting can activate unresolved wounds (and how to repair)
Practical ways to work with your nervous system and emotions.
Tools for self-compassion, community support, and sustainable growth on the healing path

Resources

www.theintegrativetraumatherapist.com

When you purchase Amber Trejo's recommended books through these Amazon affiliate links, you’re helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you:

1. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

2. Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma

3. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

4. Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

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This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form.