Podcasts by The Traumatic States of America
Join Psychologist, Dr. Lorie Hood as she hosts The Traumatic States of America, a podcast dedicated to exploring the effects of individual and societal trauma.
Further podcasts by Lorie Hood, PhD, MCC, MS
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27. Wounded Heroes Documentary - a profound and personal film about navigating life with PTS (ptsd) from 2021-07-07T12:00
Many in the Veteran, active-duty military, police officer, firefighter, and other first responder communities struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress. The usual treatment is a 15-minute consultation...
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25. Demons on the Playground: how PTSI can drive mentally strong people to suicide from 2021-07-04T18:00
You can call Mike Lewis a lot of things - a husband, a father, a firefighter/paramedic. But, what you can’t call him is disloyal or a coward.
Join me in this first of a two-episode podc...
24. Physically In Mentally Out: How one man uses his religious trauma to set the record straight. from 2021-06-17T17:00
What is it like to suffer Religious Trauma Syndrome wh...
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23. US Diplomat returns home to focus on America from 2021-04-09T17:00
US Diplomat, Barbara Thomas spent 20 years serving overseas in Latin America and Europe, as well as several posts in Washington DC. She made the decision to retire last year because she felt the...
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22. Is our Constitution Irreparably Damaged? from 2021-01-19T18:00
After an unprecedented election, an attack on one branch of our government by another, and a violent attack upon our nation's Capitol, is our Constitution still intact?
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24. Pablo Escobar: Trauma and Cocaine from 2020-12-03T15:00
Imagine you are in a foreign country and your job is to catch the most dangerous criminal in the world. Oh, and that criminal is also out to get you.
That’s what my guest, Steve Murphy...
21. Can Words Truly Heal? from 2020-11-02T15:00
How would you feel if you received words of love and support from someone who expected nothing in return from you? What if they came from someone you didn't even know?
It is import...
20. The Trauma of Being ”Unhoused” from 2020-11-02T15:00
Imagine waking up at 2 am with your house on fire. Imagine it happening to all of your neighbors, too - over and over. Now imagine that your community is set on fire because none of you can affo...
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19. Can Creating Art Heal Trauma? from 2020-08-18T13:00
Can the process of creating art help process trauma?
Join Fine Artist, Rhea Reeves as she discusses her own trauma and how she has used art to help herself.
She and Dr. Hood d...
18. Christy Warren from 2020-08-11T12:00
Christy Warren, retired fire captain and host of The Firefighter Deconstructed digs deep into how childhood trauma impacts the decision to become a firefighter.
Christy shares her deepl...
17. Officer Down - The Trauma Behind The Thin Blue Line from 2020-08-04T11:00
In this episode Dr. Hood walks listeners through the uncensored recording of an emergency dispatcher handling incoming transmissions as three officers and one civilian are killed in Chicago.
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16. How Dark Humor Can Help Process Trauma from 2020-07-28T15:00
Comedian/Firefighter Jason Patton and Dr. Hood discuss how "Dark Humor" may help people process the stressful and potentially traumatic things that they experience.
Jason Pat...
15. The Trauma of College Athletics from 2020-07-21T14:00
Dr. Hood talks with Scott Smith, a former defensive end who developed debilitating PTSD from playing college football.
Learn how his struggle with trauma nearly cost him his life, and a...
14. How Trauma Disproportionally Impacts the most Vulnerable from 2020-07-14T14:00
Join Dr. Hood and guest Minister Tamyca Brown as they discuss community based mental health treatment in Virginia.
Many of the most vulnerable individuals in our society rely on suppor...
13. Police and Citizen Trauma: why listening is the key to healing from 2020-07-07T11:00
We are all human and we need to listen to one another. If citizens and law enforcement can listen with an open mind, we can learn from one another how to move forward and heal together.
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12. Societal Trauma’s Impact on Firefighters from 2020-06-30T15:00
Fire Chief Ed Hadfield who leads the Rincon Fire Department in San Diego, California joins Dr. Hood to discuss changes in the fire service over the last several decades.
• Threats to fi...
11. George Floyd&Transgenerational Trauma from 2020-06-23T17:00
“I have the utmost respect for law enforcement” but Chauvin “is just a piece of sh*t” - Jason Patton
Join Dr. Hood and guest Jason Patton