Sarah Herstich, host of the Complex Trauma Podcast, smiling and welcoming listeners to explore trauma recovery and nervous system healing.

The Complex Trauma Podcast

Reclaim your life from the impact of trauma.

The trauma-informed podcast for women healing from complex PTSD, emotional neglect, toxic shame, and cycles you're ready to break. Sarah Herstich brings nervous system education, somatic practices, and real talk about what happens when trauma responses becomes your normal.

If you've spent your life overfunctioning, people-pleasing, or wondering why you can't just chill the eff out - this is for you.

Around 30 minutes every Wednesday to help you understand what's actually happening, why, and how to start healing

A New Episode Drops Every Wednesday!

A New Episode Drops Every Wednesday!

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Meet Sarah ✷

Sarah Herstich is a Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDR Consultant, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), and group practice owner specializing in complex trauma recovery.

She created The Complex Trauma Podcast to bring trauma and nervous system education plus real talk about healing beyond the therapy room - helping women understand why their bodies and brains work the way they do, and what it actually takes to break the cycles that keep them stuck.

Sarah Herstich, trauma therapist and host of the Complex Trauma Podcast, helping listeners heal from CPTSD, emotional neglect, and disordered eating.

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From understanding why your body feels unsafe to breaking cycles you didn't know you were repeating- explore episodes that make sense of the patterns you've been living with. Each week brings nervous system education, trauma insights, and the validation that what you're experiencing isn't in your head.

Start anywhere that speaks to where you are right now.

Sarah Herstich, somatic and EMDR therapist, recording an episode of the Complex Trauma Podcast.