Jen Ginty heals PTSD by literally ripping monsters apart. After surviving childhood abuse and losing everything, she created Moody Monster in therapy and it's helping thousands process emotions words can't touch. This gets real, messy, and surprisingly practical.

This goes where most people are too scared to look. Jen lives with complex PTSD from childhood abuse. After bankruptcy broke her open, she finally stopped running from the trauma she'd buried for decades.

We're diving into what actually works - EMDR, Internal Family Systems, DBT therapy, why group therapy changes everything as an adult, and why all emotions are valid even the uncomfortable ones. Then there's Moody Monster, born when Jen told her therapist she wanted a monster to rip apart. Now it's a therapeutic tool with velcro limbs that gives kids and adults a physical outlet when emotions get too massive.

The reality after childhood abuse that nobody talks about, how to build a mental health team that actually helps, why younger therapists might be your best bet, creating physical outlets for emotions, using feelings as daily communication with kids, turning your darkest stuff into something that helps others.

Single mom, complex PTSD survivor, creator of Moody Monster. Host of "When Not Yet Becomes Right Now" podcast. Seven years into recovery using DBT, EMDR, and Internal Family Systems.

Moody Monster www.mymoodymonster.com

www.instagram.com/mymoodymonster

Jen's Podcast: When Not Yet Becomes Right Now
www.youtube.com/@WhenNotYetBecomesRightNowPod

Chapters:
0:00 - Why community matters in trauma healing
2:06 - Surviving childhood abuse: What comes after
8:30 - Bankruptcy breaks her open
10:31 - Finding the right therapist (younger is better)
12:42 - Why group therapy finally works
13:14 - Moody Monster is born: "I want to rip something apart"
19:21 - How Moody Monster actually works
23:27 - Using emotions as communication tools
27:08 - DBT breakdown: All emotions are valid
28:41 - Inside Out teaches real therapy
31:36 - Your healing ripples outward

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