Secret Christian Witches, Paranormal PTSD, and Cursed African Death Masks
Secret Christian Witches, Paranormal PTSD, and Cursed African Death Masks  
Podcast: HORRORble Podcast
Published On: Wed Apr 22 2026
Description: Askia sits down with Dona Strohbehn, a supernatural investigator and 'Paranormal Therapist.' They dig into paranormal PTSD, why the mental health field keeps getting it wrong, and what it actually takes to heal someone who's been attacked by a shadow person. Yes, that happened to her.______________________________Learn more about Dona and paranormal therapy:https://www.instagram.com/theparanormaltherapisthttps://theparanormaltherapist.comSUBMIT YOUR SCARY STORIES:https://forms.gle/sQJhS31p7oMoG9tv6Go check out Warming Trends, the company that built the amazing fire centerpiece on our set! https://www.warming-trends.comProduced by Q6 Mediahttps://q6.media______________________________Dona Strohbehn has been seeing, hearing, and feeling things since she was two years old. What started as 'imaginary friends' her parents dismissed turned into a 40-year career bridging clinical mental health therapy with paranormal investigation. She holds a Master's in therapy, specializes in trauma and PTSD caused by anomalous events, and uses real clinical tools to separate a spiritual experience from a psychotic break.This episode goes deep. Dona breaks down why mainstream mental health practitioners are quick to slap a psychosis label on paranormal experiences without asking a single follow-up question. She talks about her Pagan practice, Celtic protective magic, and why she keeps Archangel Michael on speed dial during channeling sessions. She recounts being locked in a bathroom at the Lizzie Borden house, channeling three separate entities at Waverly Hills Sanatorium, and getting physically attacked at the Tremont House in Galveston by a shadow person.If you've ever had something happen in your home you couldn't explain, this one hits different. Dona's message is clear: your experience is real, your experience is valid, and there is no holy water required. "If your therapist is close-minded, find a new freaking therapist."______________________________Timestamps:00:00 - Introducing Dona Strohbehn12:45 - Mental health vs the paranormal world14:38 - Speaking directly to ghosts16:25 - Paganism and Christian Witches20:51 - Becoming the Paranormal Therapist24:38 - What therapy actually looks like34:18 - The haunted Lizzie Borden house38:15 - The haunted Waverly Hills Sanatorium44:18 - Protector spirits49:16 - What is Paranormal PTSD?52:21 - Attacked by ghosts in the Tremont House57:57 - What paranormal therapy looks like1:06:41 - Losing sense of reality1:16:59 - Religious trauma1:23:33 - Reliving paranormal experiences1:25:45 - Ouija boards1:31:45 - African death masks1:39:44 - Entities following you home1:43:12 - Curing paranormal trauma1:45:49 - Dealing with skeptics