Zena Chase, a dual licensed mental health counselor and clinical addictions specialist with certifications in trauma, sex therapy, grief, CBT, MI, addiction, EMDR, Brainspotting, and eating disorders to name a few. She has experience in inpatient and residential treatment, PHP, IOP, individual, couples and family counseling. She’s an author of 4 books, a memoir, a poetry book, and two children’s books. She owns a private practice, is the director of a group practice, a mentor, and taught Masters level clinicians. She has also done work in recidivism and reentry.
Zena Chase: Why Some People Don’t Remember Their Most Significant Trauma
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Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- Discover why many people genuinely believe they have never experienced trauma, even when significant events have shaped their lives.
- Learn how the brain can compartmentalize painful experiences and make important memories difficult to access.
- Uncover the surprising connection between anxiety, depression, and unresolved trauma from years earlier.
- Find out why certain sights, sounds, or situations can trigger emotional reactions that seem to come out of nowhere.
- Explore how childhood experiences, loss, family dynamics, and major life changes can all become forms of trauma.
- Get a clearer understanding of how trauma often shows up in relationships, communication patterns, and daily habits.
- Understand why substance use and addiction are frequently linked to deeper emotional wounds and past experiences.
- Hear how EMDR and brain spotting can help uncover memories and experiences that have remained hidden for years.
- Gain insight into why finding the right therapist is one of the most important steps in the healing process.
In this episode…
What if some of the most important events shaping your life are the very ones you can’t remember? Many people assume trauma only refers to extreme experiences, yet emotional wounds can come from loss, instability, family conflict, poverty, or experiences that seemed insignificant at the time. If trauma can remain hidden for years, how do you know whether it is affecting your life today?
In this conversation, Zena Chase explains how trauma can surface unexpectedly through anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and emotional triggers that seem disconnected from current circumstances. She shares how therapies such as EMDR and brain spotting help uncover compartmentalized memories, discusses the strong connection between trauma and addiction, and reflects on a powerful case involving a teenager struggling with identity, family acceptance, and mental health challenges.
In this episode of Beauty Talk, host Daniel Gouw interviews Zena Chase, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor and founder of Chasing The Vision Counseling Services in North Carolina. Drawing from her extensive experience in trauma, addiction, and mental health treatment, she shares insights on anxiety, depression, trauma recovery, therapy misconceptions, the evolving impact of AI on mental health, and what it takes to build emotional resilience. Tune in to learn how to make informed choices about your health, beauty, and well-being.
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