3Spoonies On PTSD: Community Questions

3Spoonies: On PTSD: Community Questions  Episode Number: 59.5 Date: 16th July 2026   How do you manage PTSD triggers, find grounding techniques that still work, or access therapy if leaving the house feels unsafe? In this episode of 3Spoonies, we’re joined again by wellbeing specialist Christine Spencer to answer community questions about PTSD, trauma recovery and mental health support. We discuss: - How to manage triggers in group settings <!--THE END--> - Grounding techniques when old methods stop working <!--THE END--> - Why coping tools are personal and need refreshing <!--THE END--> - Journaling, hobbies and wellbeing habits <!--THE END--> - Can therapy be done online? <!--THE END--> - Support for people who feel unsafe leaving home <!--THE END--> - How to choose the right therapist <!--THE END--> - PTSD recovery and feeling safe again This practical and compassionate episode is full of real advice for anyone living with PTSD, anxiety or trauma responses — or supporting someone who is. If this topic feels sensitive for you, please take care while listening and use the support resources in the show notes.   Subscribe for weekly conversations on disability, health, business and real life.   Feel free to come and join us on any of our socials  Website - www.3spoonies.co.uk Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/3Spoonies Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/3spooniespodcast/  Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/3spoonies.bsky.social  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3spoonies  Newsletter Sign Up - Get the weekly episode straight to your inbox: https://subscribepage.io/Spoonieletter      If you’d like to find out more about our hosts; Jo O’Neil Website: https://bright-cat.co.uk/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-oneil/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrightCatBusiness    Claire Napper  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-napper Website: www.strangelittleobsessions.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/Strangelittleobsessions   Karen Duncan Website: http://www.ponyponypony.co.uk  LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/PonyPonyPony  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PonyPonyPonyCourses    Guest Info My name is Christine Spencer and I am the owner of C & D Learning Solutions at Mental Strength and Wellbeing. Having worked for many years in the corporate world, I set up my own business developing leaders and bring leadership and wellbeing together.   I also experienced trauma, resulting in my own poor mental health and becoming a mental health first aider helped me to understand the trauma I had experienced that led to depression. With this experience I wanted to know more and became a Mental Health First Aid Instructor. From here I started to learn more about the world of wellbeing; including Suicide intervention and prevention, Neurodiversity, Womens Mental Health and have continued to personally and professionally develop.    At ‘MENTAL STRENGTH and WELL-BEING’ we specialise in wellbeing for everyone and support organisations and individuals to learn more about Mental Health and Well-Being. Our aim is to remove the stigma and discrimination attached to Mental Health and Suicide by educating more people in Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health First Aid, Suicide Prevention and Neurodiversity, that creates a greater understanding and improved knowledge to be able to support others when they are struggling.     We work with you to elicit the solutions to your issues through coaching. We help you work through your trauma using a therapeutic intervention We work with you to create a culture of wellbeing in your workplace We help you become more neurodiverse to support others We help you work out the best solutions for you and your business, whether that be using training, coaching or therapy. Website https://www.mentalstrengthandwellbeing.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/christine.spencer.3760/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-spencer-/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mentalstrengthandwellbeing/   Sponsors A HUGE thank to our Main/Community Sponsor for this Season: Vicky Wilson Vicki Admin Fairy® offers tailored administrative support to entrepreneurs, including those who are disabled or neurodivergent, helping them streamline their operations so they can focus on what they do best. With a flexible, client-centred approach, Vicki brings order and efficiency to small businesses across the UK. www.vickiadminfairy.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/VickiAdminFairy2021 https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-wilson1975/   Their support allows us to keep showing up every week, having these conversations, and making the podcast what it is — so if you can, please do go and check them out and support them in return.   Would you like to buy us a coffee? Check our Ko-Fi at Ko-fi.com/3spoonies