Secret Christian Witches, Paranormal PTSD, and Cursed African Death Masks

Askia sits down with Dona Strohbehn, a supernatural investigator and 'Paranormal Therapist.' They dig into paranormal PTSD, why the mental health field keeps getting it wrong, and what it actually takes to heal someone who's been attacked by a shadow person. Yes, that happened to her.

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Dona Strohbehn has been seeing, hearing, and feeling things since she was two years old. What started as 'imaginary friends' her parents dismissed turned into a 40-year career bridging clinical mental health therapy with paranormal investigation. She holds a Master's in therapy, specializes in trauma and PTSD caused by anomalous events, and uses real clinical tools to separate a spiritual experience from a psychotic break.

This episode goes deep. Dona breaks down why mainstream mental health practitioners are quick to slap a psychosis label on paranormal experiences without asking a single follow-up question. She talks about her Pagan practice, Celtic protective magic, and why she keeps Archangel Michael on speed dial during channeling sessions. She recounts being locked in a bathroom at the Lizzie Borden house, channeling three separate entities at Waverly Hills Sanatorium, and getting physically attacked at the Tremont House in Galveston by a shadow person.

If you've ever had something happen in your home you couldn't explain, this one hits different. Dona's message is clear: your experience is real, your experience is valid, and there is no holy water required. "If your therapist is close-minded, find a new freaking therapist."

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introducing Dona Strohbehn

12:45 - Mental health vs the paranormal world

14:38 - Speaking directly to ghosts

16:25 - Paganism and Christian Witches

20:51 - Becoming the Paranormal Therapist

24:38 - What therapy actually looks like

34:18 - The haunted Lizzie Borden house

38:15 - The haunted Waverly Hills Sanatorium

44:18 - Protector spirits

49:16 - What is Paranormal PTSD?

52:21 - Attacked by ghosts in the Tremont House

57:57 - What paranormal therapy looks like

1:06:41 - Losing sense of reality

1:16:59 - Religious trauma

1:23:33 - Reliving paranormal experiences

1:25:45 - Ouija boards

1:31:45 - African death masks

1:39:44 - Entities following you home

1:43:12 - Curing paranormal trauma

1:45:49 - Dealing with skeptics