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ABOUT
Hi There! I'm Ricki.
As an experienced Somatic EMDR practitioner with over 40+ years of lived trauma experience and having taken formal training and personal teachings from some of the world's leading trauma visionaries, I know what it takes to make a speedy recovery from debilitating symptoms of trauma. As Co-creator of The Real Life Trauma Specialists, our mission is to remove the stigma and shame out of trauma recovery.

Trauma Recovery by Trauma Survivors and for Trauma Survivors.
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SERVICES
Pioneering One-Stop Approach
We here at The Real Life Trauma Specialists know the toll trauma takes on your Mind, Body and Soul; our one-stop approach addresses that.

The neurological sequencing of trauma is extremely complex; recovering from it doesn't have to be. Trauma Recovery Simplified.
TRAUMA SERVICE
WORKOUT & NUTRITION
LIFE COACHING
AUTISM & PDA ADVICE
PODCAST
RECENT EPISODES
"The Intro Episode - Meet The Hosts"
Coming 2027

"What Is & Isn't Trauma?"
Coming 2027

"Why Talking Therapies Doesn't Work For Healing Trauma"
Coming 2027

"What Does Work For Healing Trauma?"
Coming 2027

The Real Life Trauma Specialists Podcast
Why Talking Therapies Doesn't Work For Healing Trauma.
FEATURED EPISODE
"Why Talking Therapies Doesn't Work For Healing Trauma"
Coming 2027
Join Kai & Ricki for an episode of The Real Life Trauma Specialists Podcast to discuss what is wrong with the mental health system in the UK today and why talking therapies doesn't work for healing trauma.
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PDA & AUTISM
PDA & AUTISM
LIFE the PDA way with Karmen & Terri
Join Karmen & Terri for a heartwarming and life-affirming mother and daughter journey on 'LIFE the PDA way' and check out their gaming podcasts, adventure live streams, worldwide food tours, and refreshingly honest content all based around their daily lived experiences as an autistic/PDA teen and autistic/ADHD adult.

Celebrating the highs and lows of navigating the world through a lived lens of neurodivergence; join them as they find their authentic voices, sing and dance, and love and laugh like nobody's watching! All the while, they celebrate the wonderful world of lived flexibility and the Self-Directed way of life.
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