The Science of Self-Medication: Trauma, PTSD & Substance Use After Abuse

The Science of Self-Medication: Trauma, PTSD & Substance Use After Abuse

June 25, 2026 · 36 min · Season 2026 · Episode 366

About this episode

This episode discusses the science behind self-medication in the context of trauma and PTSD, featuring insights from Dr. Christal Badour.

If you've been living in a high-conflict divorce or custody battle, you probably know that feeling all too well — the exhaustion that never quite leaves, the hypervigilance, the sense that your nervous system has forgotten how to relax. And for many people in these situations, a glass of wine at the end of the day has quietly become two, or three, or something stronger. Not because of weakness. Because of science. In this episode, Lisa sits down with Dr. Christal Badour, a licensed clinical ...

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