🎧 Pride, Healing, and Chosen Family | Deciphering Growth

In this special Pride Month episode, Tiffany Graves and Eric Stone dive into the rich history of Pride, the trauma still faced by the LGBTQIA+ community, and the healing power of chosen family. They reflect on the somatic toll of identity-based trauma, the nuances of navigating Pride events with neurodivergence, and how solidarity—not just tolerance—can reshape our collective healing.

🔍 Topics Covered:

• The Stonewall Uprising and Cincinnati’s complex LGBTQ+ history

• Religious trauma and systemic invalidation

• Navigating Pride with anxiety, sensory overload, or grief

• Creating safety in relationships and recognizing supportive community

• How allies can show up meaningfully year-round

👣 Reflect with us:
✨ What part of yourself deserves more celebration this month?
✨ How has your understanding of Pride evolved?

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This week, we’re joined by reporter and weekend anchor Lindsay Stone to talk about the mental health toll of journalism.

Lindsay walks us through what it's like to report on crime scenes, interview grieving families, and return to “normal life” without ever really processing what she's witnessed.

We explore:

• Vicarious trauma in high-intensity careers

• The silence around mental health in journalism

• The emotional labor of reporting on tragedy

• What it takes to stay human behind the mic

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What happens when childhood pain doesn’t stay in childhood? In this episode of Deciphering Growth, Tiffany Graves and Eric Stone explore the long-term effects of childhood trauma and what it really means to reconnect with the inner child.

We dive deep into:

• How childhood wounds show up in adult behavior and relationships

• Why logic alone can’t heal the nervous system

• EMDR vs. IFS: What works, what doesn’t, and how to know what’s right for you

• The problem with glorifying resilience in traumatized children

• Why anger gets normalized—but sadness gets shamed

Whether you're a therapist, trauma survivor, or someone just starting your healing journey, this episode holds space for honest conversations, real-world examples, and therapeutic insight with warmth and respect.