Trauma: The Art of Avoidance, and the Messy Work of Healing

24/08/2025 49 min Temporada 1 Episodio 39

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of Chickens Are the New Kittens, with our common echo because Beth was too lazy to charge the mics… Chelsey and Beth get real (and a little ridiculous) in The Art of Avoidance, and the Messy Work of Healing From Trauma. From childhood scars to teenage drama to adulthood meltdowns, the two dive into the creative—and sometimes questionable—ways they’ve learned to cope. Beth leans into cathartic writing, while Chelsey swears by retail therapy (and maybe… finally needs the real kind of therapy she’s been dodging). Together, they unravel how trauma can send their brains into spirals, and why avoidance feels good in the moment but never really works long-term. Naturally, there are tangents—one of them being an unexpectedly long, heartfelt conversation about kittens. It’s an episode equal parts honest and humorous, proving that healing doesn’t have to be tidy, but it can be relatable (and even a little entertaining).