# Healing Complex Trauma and Grief | Living with Autism & Overcoming Psychological Abuse Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-with-marci-7221170/healing-complex-trauma-and-grief-living-with-autism-overcoming-psychological-abuse Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-with-marci-7221170/healing-complex-trauma-and-grief-living-with-autism-overcoming-psychological-abuse.md Podcast: [Wake Up with Marci](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-with-marci-7221170) Published: 2026-02-19T14:00:03+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/healing-complex-trauma-and-grief-living-with-autism-overcoming-psychological-abuse--70147732 Audio file: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70147732/episode.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wake-up-with-marci-7221170/episodes/healing-complex-trauma-and-grief-living-with-autism-overcoming-psychological-abuse Duration seconds: 2344 ## Resource Healing complex trauma and grief is not easy — especially after experiencing psychological abuse and navigating life with autism. In this powerful episode of Wake Up with Marci, *Christopher Carazas* shares his personal journey of surviving emotional abuse, processing deep grief, and building resilience while living on the autism spectrum. Christopher opens up about the long-term effects of psychological abuse, trauma recovery, autism awareness, and breaking free from survival mode. This conversation brings hope, validation, and practical insight for anyone struggling with complex PTSD, emotional trauma, or grief. In this episode, you’ll learn about: * Signs and effects of psychological and emotional abuse * Healing complex trauma and grief * Living with autism as an adult * Breaking survival patterns and rebuilding identity * Mental health awareness and resilience Christopher is also an author who shares powerful lessons on trauma healing, personal growth, and overcoming adversity through his books. 📺 Watch More Conversations: [https://youtu.be/YovtDPdDlxI?feature=shared] [https://youtu.be/YdAMB6NazXc?feature=shared] Follow Christopher Carazas for more on trauma recovery, autism awareness, and emotional healing. facebook.com/christopher.carazas.2025/ Substack: ccarazas.substack.com Subscribe for more episodes focused on mental health, personal growth, trauma healing, and emotional resilience. #ComplexTrauma #PsychologicalAbuse #AutismAwareness #GriefHealing #EmotionalAbuseRecovery #MentalHealthMatters #WakeUpWithMarci ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wake-up-with-marci-7221170/episodes/healing-complex-trauma-and-grief-living-with-autism-overcoming-psychological-abuse/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-with-marci-7221170/healing-complex-trauma-and-grief-living-with-autism-overcoming-psychological-abuse.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.