Healing from trauma is not a one and done process. It is a lifelong journey and it is important to remember to continue referencing the tools you’re building within yourself over and over again. Like learning a new language or a technical program, if you don’t use the knowledge gained, you lose it. As you […]
Self-reflection for Mind-Body Healing
It can be difficult to recognize when you’re engaging in unhealthy patterns of behavior unless you take the time to acknowledge your own instinctual response to trauma. However, ensuring you stop engaging in any unhealthy behavioral patterns is an important and internal part of the healing process. Frequent self-reflection will help you understand that a […]
Always Trust Your Instincts
Trusting your internal cues is a vital component of trauma recovery. All too often, our sense of self is lost, pushed aside or numbed when dealing with traumatic circumstances. Yet, this is the most important part of who you are. Your internal guide is your most valuable support. The effect lingers largely because this resource […]
Removing Toxicity: ‘Am I Better Off?’
Trauma can make you feel as if you want to dissociate with the ‘self’ as a protective mechanism to cope. Oftentimes, it seems intuitive to “go somewhere else” in order to no longer feel with burden of chaos that is happening all around you. This becomes second nature, almost, and can show up in self-destructive […]
The Mind-Body Trauma Response
While it’s true that the mind will require a focused commitment to healing, the body should not be neglected.
Control Only What You Can…Release the Rest
People, by nature, like to feel in control. Yet, the world is largely uncontrollable.. Control only what you can and let go of the rest.