A common result of trauma is being out of touch with your own needs. Putting others first might have been safer in order to survive and so, as a result of that trauma, having had to ignore your own needs, you have become what’s labeled a people-pleaser. Going along to get along, but internally, struggling. How can you break the cycle?
The answer is simple, but not easy. It begins with this: Normalize having needs.
Nature is a potent healer. Turning to nature for healing is a free way to pour into yourself daily. As humans, we need to be in nature to be balanced. And when you’re recovering from trauma, being out in nature during the day is even more important.
What’s behind the healing benefits of being outdoors in nature for your trauma recovery? It’s the circadian rhythm.
Read MoreRecently, while discussing our dinner plans, a friend of mine offered me various options and then asked me what would make me feel safe. And I realized how incredibly important this underestimated love language is. So, I wanted to dedicate today’s blog to this topic and provide you with some useful tips on how you can make a loved person feel safe as your support them on their healing journey towards the Self.
Read MoreWhen healing from trauma, grounding and reconnecting with your center is not the only thing that matters in order to move forward. If you can’t move, or release the stress from a perceived or existing threat and the resulting trauma, that energy and stress is stored in your body. This is why moving the energy is an essential part of healing and trauma recovery.
Read MoreWe live in a time that triggers deep childhood wounds and trauma on a daily basis. Every day is bathed in uncertainty and you are challenged to ground yourself within.
Not only do you need to find ways to self-regulate and step out of fear to think clearly, sleep well, or connect with others. Finding ways to calm the nervous system down is probably the best thing you can do for your own health today, because fear weakens the immune system.
Read MoreFrom the time you grow in your mother’s womb, you develop a physical synchrony with other human beings; your mother’s rhythmical heartbeat becoming the first rhythm you are in sync with. You are wired for connection. One of the lasting effects of trauma is disruption, because trauma breaks this synchrony down. This loss of trust makes it incredibly difficult to allow intimate relationships and let anyone in. But healing requires human connection. Healing requires reconnecting to ourselves and reconnecting to another.
Read MoreAs 2021 is coming to a close with policy makers worldwide urging for the individual to take responsibility for the health of others as a sign of solidarity, the question that echoes is: Is health a personal responsibility or can we expect others to endeavor healing for us and make us healthy?
Let me be so bold: The healing journey is a personal endeavor. Health is a personal responsibility. Here’s why.
