{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646b67762c81c50011125ba5/6a8e641283ae7b3466f1cfea?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"More Than The Trauma: Living And Healing With C-PTSD With Nikki Everett","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646b67762c81c50011125ba5/1787716545152-76dacfe4-120f-45bc-bb9d-7a335e5a5f7d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What does complex PTSD feel like when nobody else can see it?</p><p><br></p><p>Ruby speaks with author, trauma educator and former justice-system professional Nikki Everett about living with complex PTSD, dissociation, flashbacks and a nervous system that remains on high alert. Nikki shares how workplace violence changed her life, how journalling became her book Uncomfortably Comfortable, and how she rebuilt her identity after trauma.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, they explore nervous-system regulation, recognising triggers, supporting a loved one with PTSD and finding strength, purpose and even beauty after surviving the darkest parts of life.</p><p><br></p><h3>We made it on Feedspot's 2025 Top 30 Aussie Not For Profit Podcasts!</h3><p><br></p><p>Nikki Everett: <a href=\"http://sheismental.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a> And <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nikki_everett_ptsd?igsh=YXY4NnBodWlqanZ6&amp;utm_source=qr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h4>TBBI Links/Enquiries:</h4><h5><br></h5><h5>Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/thebluebutterflyinstitute\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Blue Butterfly Institute</a></h5><h5><br></h5><h5>Email: hello@thebluebutterflyinstitute.org.au</h5><h5><br></h5><h5>Website: <a href=\"https://www.thebluebutterflyinstitute.org.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thebluebutterflyinstitute.org.au</a></h5><h5><br></h5><h5><strong>Youtube: </strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@TheBlueButterflyInstitute/videos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.youtube.com/@TheBlueButterflyInstitute/videos</strong></a></h5><h5><br></h5><h5>(watch for video footage of podcast recording which includes uncut and behind the scenes footage!)</h5><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h5>(Intro/Outro Theme: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_uPObZ4OyE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking The Silence by Marya Stark</a></h5><h5><br></h5><h5>If in need of help during an immediate crisis:</h5><h5><br></h5><h5>100RESPECT: 1800 737 732</h5><h4><br></h4><h4>Interested in being a guest speaker on the podcast? We are currently on the look-out for people to share their story so if interested:</h4><h4><br></h4><h4>Email: podcast@thebluebutterflyinstitute.org.au</h4>","author_name":"The Blue Butterfly Institute"}