Trauma doesn’t define you and recovery is for you

Truly overwhelming experiences in life often leave behind their mark. The voices of overwhelming experiences can be so loud and just when you think you have begun to create some distance and have gained traction, you find yourself lost in a web of thoughts you would give anything not to have. You feel so overpowered that you’ve just learned to adjust. You’ve learned to morph, contort and cope as best as you can. You may have gotten so good at “adjusting” or the experience you had has felt so overpowering that you now wonder, “Is this just me? Is this just now who I am?” Can I tell you something that I have seen literally take the load off of so many shoulders? Trauma does not define you and you can recover from it.

One key to freedom

One of the trickiest things about overwhelming and overpowering life experiences is the shame attached to them. Oftentimes we have no idea how to make sense of what we may have experienced that the only way to make sense of what took place is to point the finger at ourselves. Shame can manifest itself in a number of ways but one of the things that can help break the shame cycle is to have some insight into what happens to us when we experience trauma. Our brains are so powerful in that it is one of the first things to change when we have become overwhelmed. Much like a computer, our brain reprograms itself and prioritizes what got “hacked” namely, our safety. Our body, adjusting to our brains commands, also adapts and often without even our own awareness our brain and body work overtime to ensure that we are safe.

Let’s talk recovery

Trauma has become a popular topic nowadays. Once taboo, it now has become a subject that many are not afraid to shy away from. This has been good for so many reasons as a lot of stigma related to mental health and mental well-being is being stripped away. And, trauma has become linked to so many people’s identity. I believe that so many people identify with trauma because many people do not know that recovery from trauma is possible. Many people also don’t know how to heal and are stuck. Neuroscience lets us know that a rewiring in the brain must occur for healing to take place and many people have gained insight and awareness that what they experienced was traumatic but they do not have the tools to move past it.

Healing is for you

Healing from trauma does not mean that you need to talk about it. Talking about what happened to you may be helpful.  But, for many the thought of having to relive verbally what they experienced makes reaching out for help seem impossible. Your brain and body are uniquely designed to be rewired and that rewiring process does not entail a treatise of the problem.

I’m here to help

If you’re at a place where you would like to encounter a new you, I’d consider it a pleasure to be of help. It is possible to experience an abundant and full life free from the lenses of fear, hyper-vigilance or stagnation. Healing and freedom may be a lot closer than you think.