From Coping to Thriving:
The Power of Healing from Trauma
Trauma is a universal experience that can affect anyone. It can be caused by a wide variety of events and can lead to significant physical, emotional and psychological damage. It is important to recognise that trauma is not a sign of weakness and that everyone is capable of healing and recovery.
Trauma is a deeply painful experience that can cause significant physical, emotional, and psychological distress. It can be caused by a variety of different events, including physical or sexual abuse, natural disasters, accidents, or war. If left unaddressed, trauma can continue to affect a person's life, even years or decades after the original event.
One of the most insidious aspects of trauma is its ability to be passed down from one generation to the next. Generational and ancestral trauma refer to the idea that trauma can be carried through a person's DNA, affecting future generations. This type of trauma can manifest in a variety of different ways, including negative behaviours, emotional distress, and physical symptoms, and it can have a lasting impact on a person's mental and physical health.
Breaking the cycle of generational and ancestral trauma requires a combination of individual and collective efforts. It starts with acknowledging and addressing the root causes of the trauma, which may involve therapy, engaging in healing practices, and building stronger relationships within the family and community. By working to heal the trauma, you and families can create a healthier, more resilient future for themselves and future generations.
When you experiences trauma, your autonomic nervous system is activated, putting you into a state of extreme stress response. This state can cause you to feel unsafe and afraid, and your body focuses solely on survival. Over time, this can lead to dysfunction on every level, causing physical and emotional distress.
If you have experienced trauma, it's essential to take responsibility for your healing journey. While healing from trauma can be a challenging and painful process, it is also an opportunity to redefine your relationship with the past, and create a more empowered and fulfilling future.
It is important to remember that there is no single definition of trauma, and everyone's experience is different. Whether you experienced a "big T" trauma or a "small T" trauma, your experience is important and deserves healing. By taking the time to understand your trauma and process the pain, you can begin the journey from processing to healing.
Remember that it is important to be compassionate and patient with yourself during this process. Your experience of trauma is personal and unique, and processing it is a process that takes time and effort. Above all, it is important to give yourself the time and space you need to heal and transform.
Your trauma is unique to your own experience. It's unhelpful to compare your experience to someone else's definition of trauma, as this can be disempowering and diminish your sense of deserving healing.
Every experience is valid and deserving of healing, regardless of how it compares to others. Never judge your own experience as less deserving of healing because you think it's not as severe as what happened to someone else.
Reclaiming Your Life: Overcoming the Impact of Trauma
Dealing and healing trauma can have numerous benefits for individuals, including:
Increased emotional regulation: Healing trauma can help you better manage and regulate your emotions, leading to increased emotional stability and resilience.
Improved relationships: Trauma can impact how you form and maintain relationships. By healing from trauma, you can improve you communication skills, build trust, and develop deeper and more meaningful connections with others.
Enhanced physical health: Trauma can have negative impacts on physical health, such as chronic pain, autoimmune disorders, and other stress-related illnesses. Healing trauma can reduce stress levels and improve overall physical well-being.
Increased self-awareness: Addressing and healing trauma can lead to increased self-awareness and understanding of one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. This self-awareness can lead to a greater sense of purpose and direction in life.
Greater overall life satisfaction: Healing trauma can lead to increased happiness, contentment, and fulfilment in life. It can also help you find a greater sense of meaning and purpose.
Increased resilience: Healing from trauma can help you become more resilient and better able to cope with future challenges and stressors.
Improved mental health: Trauma can increase the risk of mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Healing trauma can reduce symptoms of these disorders and improve overall mental health.
Overall, healing trauma can have a profound positive impact on a person's life, leading to increased emotional, physical, and mental well-being, and improved relationships and overall life satisfaction.
We work both consciously and subconsciously to address the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and energetic bodies. If you’re thinking, There’s no way I can re-engage with what happened, you don’t have to. We work energetically with the subconscious to painlessly allow you to shift into a new state of being without re-traumatisation.
By safely addressing and healing your trauma, you can bring your conscious self back to the relationship more productively, with goals, intention, and strategy in mind. Your next steps become clearer, and motivation and follow-through return.
Healing is a process, and it's okay if it's not a linear path. Once you get out of your own way, you can align with what you want, better see how to get there, and maximise your efforts. No matter what you’ve experienced, you can heal and thrive. Trust that exactly what you need next is already showing up for you.
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If you are currently going through trauma or are still suffering from it, know that you are not alone. I am here to help and offer guidance.