Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We offer 4 different levels of resources, courses and programs for Complex Trauma Recovery, from introductory personal recovery to programs for professionals in the mental health space. Visit our website to explore all of our resources: timfletcher.ca

Learn the foundations: timfletcher.ca/evergreen
Enhance your healing: timfletcher.ca/aligncourses
Immerse yourself in recovery: timfletcher.ca/lift-online-learning

Join our Community! bit.ly/join-the-community-tf

🎧Watch or listen to the Time With Tim Podcast: youtube.com/@TimeWithTimPodcast

Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook and more here: https://linktr.ee/Tim_Fletcher

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00:00 - The 3 Definitions of Strength & Success
01:24 - Ventral Vagal State: Strength through Connection
03:41 - What Success Looks Like When You Are Safe
05:08 - Sympathetic State: Success as Power and Dominance
08:12 - The "Superhuman" Trap vs. Being Human
10:24 - Pseudo-Love and the Performance of Connection
12:41 - Dorsal Vagal State: Strength as Endurance and Numbness
14:41 - Success in Shutdown: Avoiding Failure and Staying Invisible
15:52 - How Your Nervous System Chooses Your Values
17:40 - The Dilemma of the Battlefield vs. The Home
19:40 - Is Your Culture Creating Complex Trauma?

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Tim Fletcher is not a doctor or licensed therapist; he is a counsellor in Canada and has worked with people with Complex Trauma and Addiction for decades. Tim’s videos are for informational purposes only to provide understanding, learning, and awareness about complex trauma. No information published here can replace professional evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment.

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