Baby Whales

Baby Whales

From System Speak: Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders by Emma Sunshaw

May 11, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 3280

About this episode

This episode features a therapy update discussing grief and the metaphor of baby whales.

Therapy update: in conversation with the body, grief, and baby whales. Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE . Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use a non-Apple device or non-safari browser to join groups HERE . Once you are set up, then the website and app work on any device just fine. We have peer check-in groups, an art group, recovery groups, social events, and classes. Additional zoom groups are optional, but only available by joining the groups. Join us! Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given due to research reporting this makes triggers worse. Please use appropriate self-care and your own safety plan while exploring this website and during your listening experience. Natural pauses due to dissociation have not been edited out of the podcast, and…

People in this episode

Host: Emma Sunshaw

Topics covered

  • therapy update
  • grief
  • dissociation
  • community support
  • mental health

Keywords

  • therapy
  • grief
  • dissociation
  • mental health
  • community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: S3C Foundation

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