Brad SchipkeFounder of Broken To Unbreakable

This is THE most important thing to heal PTSD

12 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this concise talk, Brad Schipke argues that the single most powerful factor in healing PTSD is the total number of hours a person spends actively processing their trauma. Drawing on data he has tracked across more than 2,000 of his clients, he shows a direct correlation: when processing hours increase, individuals break through therapeutic plateaus and accelerate recovery; when hours decline, progress stalls. He likens tracking these hours to counting sets and reps in a gym workout, urging viewers to log their processing time and deliberately add more "reps" to achieve measurable healing results.

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Why are hours spent processing the biggest lever in PTSD recovery? If you're not seeing progress, it comes down to processing hours. It always does. I've tracked this with over 2,000 of my own clients, and there's a direct correlation to how fast somebody heals and how many hours they put in. When the hours spike, they break through plateaus, and when hours drop, their progress stalls. So track your hours like sets in the gym, and if you want results, you just need more reps. Most people are not willing to put in the time processing, but if you want to heal, that is the biggest lever that you could ever use.