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How Trauma Hijacks Your Emotions And Makes Healing Harder with DEBORAH FEATHERS

In this episode of A Sista Love Podcast, we’re talking about emotional regulation, trauma, and how trauma affects your emotions during the healing process.

Joining the conversation is Deborah Feathers, a trauma-informed clinician and Marriage and Family Therapy intern who shares both her personal story and professional insight on emotional dysregulation, trauma recovery, and learning how to regulate your emotions after trauma.

Many people want to heal, but they feel stuck in emotional overwhelm, shutdown, anxiety, or constant emotional reactions. When someone has lived in survival mode for a long time, their nervous system can stay on high alert, making it difficult to regulate emotions, manage stress, or feel safe in relationships.

In this conversation, Deborah Feathers shares her journey through anxiety, depression, PTSD, chronic illness, and emotional overwhelm, and how those experiences shaped her understanding of mental health healing and emotional regulation.

Together, we break down:
• what emotional regulation actually is
• how trauma affects the nervous system and emotional responses
• what emotional dysregulation looks like in everyday life
• the difference between a trauma response and a genuine emotional reaction
• how trauma can interfere with the healing process
• practical ways to start regulating your emotions during trauma recovery

Deborah also explains how Marriage and Family Therapy, relational patterns, and nervous system awareness help people understand their emotional reactions and begin creating healthier emotional responses.
If you’ve ever felt like your emotions are controlling your reactions, or like healing feels harder because your emotions feel overwhelming, this episode will help you understand why trauma affects emotions and how to begin regulating them in a healthier way.

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