Disaster Trauma Recovery + Processing Grief with Victoria Mexcur

About this episode

Victoria Mexcur discusses disaster trauma recovery and processing grief in the context of recent events in Nebraska.

In today's episode, licensed mental health therapist Victoria Mexcur is back to talk about disaster trauma recovery and processing grief. This conversation feels particularly timely after the recent fires here in Nebraska, and everything we’re still experiencing in the aftermath. While we focus a lot on the fires, this conversation applies to all kinds of situational trauma (i.e., loss, accidents, natural disasters, and other life-changing events). This episode is a reminder to please be patient with yourself and keep checking in on the people around you. Whether you’re currently in disaster trauma recovery or processing grief, please remember - all of this takes time. You do NOT have to rush your way through it! In this episode, we cover: Why the impact of trauma often unfolds in phases How the “heroic” phase after a crisis can temporarily mask grief through busyness + adrenaline Why the hardest part often comes after support and attention begin to fade Why survivor’s guilt is often more accurately described as survivor’s shame Realizing you were doing the best you could with what you had in that moment Key signs to notice when someone is struggling Why nightmares…

People in this episode

Host: Terryn Drieling

Guest: Victoria Mexcur

Topics covered

• disaster trauma recovery
• processing grief
• situational trauma
• mental health
• support systems

Keywords

• trauma recovery
• grief processing
• survivor's guilt
• mental health therapy
• emotional healing

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Nebraska

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