Trauma Demystified
Welcome to Trauma Demystified by Bright Horizon Therapies, hosted by Natalie Jovanic, an experienced Trauma Counsellor and Trauma Recovery Coach recognized for leading social justice in trauma therapy advocacy.
With lived experience of trauma and years of clinical expertise, Natalie offers insights, practical tools, and a gentle approach to help you navigate trauma and recovery. This podcast cuts through oversimplified advice and fear-based narratives to give you nuanced, honest conversations about what healing actually looks like.
Join us as we unveil the truth about healing from trauma—because you deserve more than just "manage your symptoms" or "avoid being triggered." You deserve to understand what's happening, trust yourself, and find your path forward.
Trauma Demystified
How to Create Safety After Childhood Trauma
What does safety look and feel like when you didn’t grow up with it?
In this episode, we explore how childhood trauma can shape your inner world and nervous system—and what it takes to begin cultivating safety from the inside out. You’ll learn practical, trauma-informed strategies like grounding practices, self-assessment tools, and parts work to help you reconnect with your body, trust your intuition, and build supportive boundaries over time.
We also look at the bigger picture—how systemic and relational dynamics, including privilege, identity, and toxic relationships, affect your sense of emotional and psychological safety. Because safety isn’t just an internal state—it’s also shaped by the world around us.
Whether you’re just beginning your healing journey or deepening the work, this episode offers gentle reminders, reflection prompts, and practices to help you grow toward greater empowerment, safety, and connection.
Mentioned episodes and articles:
- Five Effective Trauma Counselling Strategies:
https://brighthorizontherapies.com/blog/five-effective-trauma-counselling-techniques/ - Polyvagal Theory for Trauma:
https://brighthorizontherapies.com/blog/polyvagal-theory-for-trauma/ - Understanding the Window of Tolerance: https://brighthorizontherapies.com/blog/understanding-the-window-of-tolerance/
- Get your free copy of Toxic Relationships 101:
https://brighthorizontherapies.com/toxic-relationships-guide/ - Assess your boundaries with the Healthy Boundaries Quiz:
https://brighthorizontherapies.com/blog/healthy-boundaries-quiz/
Further resources
If you’d like to explore more about trauma recovery and my work, here are some ways to connect:
- Discover more about my work: https://brighthorizontherapies.com/
- Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brighthorizontherapies/
- Send me a message or share your thoughts: nat@brighthorizontherapies.com
Trauma Demystified is not intended to replace professional guidance, support, medical treatment, or therapy. Please feel free to consult your physician or a mental health professional for any questions about mental health symptoms.
Bright Horizon Therapies is located in the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda. This land is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. I acknowledge the traditional caregivers of the land and the importance of a commitment to the continued decolonization of my work.
