68: understanding & managing emotional flashbacks

About this episode

In this episode, Karina Hagelin discusses emotional flashbacks and shares a practical guide for managing them.

hey sweet babes! 🎉 first off, huge thank you for making this one of spotify's most shared podcasts in 2025! you all are amazing. in this episode, we're diving into emotional flashbacks—a type of flashback many cptsd survivors experience but don't always recognize. unlike the vivid sensory flashbacks we often hear about with ptsd, emotional flashbacks hit you with overwhelming feelings and sensations without the visual memories. they can be confusing, terrifying, and hard to identify. i'm sharing pete walker's super practical 13-step guide for managing emotional flashbacks (from his book complex ptsd: from surviving to thriving ), which has been a game-changer for me. you can download the full list from his website! KEY TAKEAWAYS: ✨ emotional flashbacks = re-experiencing intense feelings without visual memories ✨ triggers can be anything (sounds, smells, body sensations, memories—or nothing obvious at all) ✨ you don't need all the answers; what you need is relentless self-compassion ✨ pete walker's 13 steps can help you navigate emotional flashbacks when they hit CHAPTERS: 0:00 intro & spotify award announcement 1:50 what are emotional flashbacks? 3:44 what triggers emotional…

People in this episode

Host: Karina Hagelin

Topics covered

• emotional flashbacks
• CPTSD
• mental health
• self-compassion
• trauma recovery

Keywords

• emotional flashbacks
• CPTSD
• Pete Walker
• self-compassion
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: complex ptsd: from surviving to thriving

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