Restless Rest: Emotional Exhaustion and How to Begin Resting When Rest Feels Unsafe
When your body begs for rest, but rest feels like danger — that’s emotional exhaustion.In this episode of Numbness Paralysis – The PTSD Podcast, host Olga Costa explores why calm can feel suspicious f...
8 Aug 20257min
The Armor of Shame: When Silence Becomes a Shield
In Episode 9 of Numbness Paralysis – The PTSD Podcast, we explore the silent and heavy burden of shame—how it forms, why it persists, and how it becomes a protective "armor" for survivors of Complex P...
1 Aug 20258min
Echoes Between Us – Emotional Flashbacks in Relationships
Have you ever shut down during a conversation — not because of what was said, but because of what it reminded you of? In this tender episode of Numbness Paralysis – The PTSD Podcast, host Olga Costa g...
25 Jul 20259min
The Watchtower: Living with Hypervigilance
Why do some of us feel like we’re always on alert — even in moments of calm? In this episode of Numbness Paralysis, we explore hypervigilance: the exhausting state of constant scanning for danger, eve...
18 Jul 20259min
The Disappearing Act: When Dissociation Becomes Survival
Have you ever felt emotionally numb, mentally foggy, or like you’re watching life happen from the outside?That’s not you being distracted — it’s dissociation. A powerful, subconscious trauma response ...
11 Jul 202511min
Shame as a Cracked Armor
🎧 Episode 5 — Shame as a Cracked Armor | Host: Olga CostaShame doesn’t scream. It whispers: “You’re too much.” “You’re not enough.” “If they knew the real you, they’d leave.”In this powerful episode...
4 Jul 20256min
Emotional Flashbacks – When the Past Hijacks the Present
🚨 Have you ever overreacted to something minor — and deep down, you knew it wasn’t about that moment?🎧 Episode 4 of Numbness Paralysis – The PTSD Podcast is here: “Emotional Flashbacks – When the Pa...
27 Jun 20259min
Tangled Threads – PTSD and Relationships
Why does love feel distant, even when we want it close? In this tender episode, we explore how PTSD can quietly reshape our relationships — creating invisible walls, emotional misfires, and deep misun...
20 Jun 202510min
