{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Becoming Lucy","title":"I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE… | Surviving a Violent Attack Abroad, PTSD & Learning to Feel Safe Again","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5002,"description":"One ordinary walk home changed Charly’s life forever.\n\nAfter surviving a violent attack while working overseas, nothing felt safe anymore.\n\nThe physical injuries healed, but the panic attacks, hypervigilance and fear stayed for years.\n\nIn this incredibly honest episode of Becoming Lucy, Charly shares the story of the night that changed everything. She opens up about surviving a violent attack abroad, navigating PTSD, rebuilding her confidence, and learning how to feel safe in the world again.\n\nTogether, we explore trauma, panic attacks, anxiety, the body’s response to traumatic experiences, therapy, the criminal justice system, resilience, and what it really takes to reclaim your life after everything you once knew has been turned upside down.\n\nThis isn’t just a story about surviving.\n\nIt’s a story about learning how to truly live again.\n\nWhether you’ve experienced trauma yourself, supported someone who has, or simply want to better understand the long-term effects of trauma, this conversation is raw, educational and ultimately full of hope.\n\nIn this episode we discuss:\n\n• The night that changed Charly’s life forever\n• Surviving a violent attack while living overseas\n• PTSD, panic attacks and the hidden effects of trauma\n• How trauma changes the brain and the body\n• The police investigation and navigating the criminal justice system\n• Therapy, hypnotherapy and finding the right support\n• Rebuilding confidence after violence\n• Resilience, healing and post-traumatic growth\n• Why recovery isn’t linear\n• Becoming authentically yourself after trauma\n\nIf this episode resonates with you, please follow Becoming Lucy, leave a rating or review, and share it with someone who may need to hear this conversation.\n\n⸻\n\nSupport\n\nIf you’ve been affected by any of the topics discussed in this episode, support is available.\n\n• Mental Health Foundation – https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk\n• RAINN – https://www.rainn.org\n• Hypnotherapy Directory –...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GuSfZ5U_EMZfpa4Gn3hDD4e3-WqB3IQdq7dcFX40AuE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNDBm/ZTMyYTkzYTQ1ZWQ2/YTczN2ZkNWFmZDNi/ZDJkMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}