Trauma still has a reputation of being something haunting, dark, an almost abstract thing that we humans only go through when faced with extreme situations. What do you immediately associate trauma with, if someone was to ask you what it was about?
Read More“Vulnerability” has become a popular topic among entrepreneurship, leadership and mental health discussions. It is a term that is omnipresent these days: We are encouraged to be vulnerable in order to connect, to succeed, to attract what is (good) for us. Yet, what we exclude from this narrative of vulnerability and its benefits is that boundaries are part of being vulnerable, too. Vulnerability does not translate to sharing our most painful trauma with the world in detail. It means sharing it with those who deserve to hear our story.
Read MoreWhen I follow the dots of my life, I can see that they are what got me here. Life is our greatest teacher. My experiences are where I am from.
Finding purpose in what we have been through and seeing the beauty, resilience and strength that is within us due to both our joyful and our traumatic experiences makes room for acceptance and gratitude. And gratitude is healing. Crisis has the beautiful potential to transform us into our true selves, if we don’t run away from it.
Read MoreHow traumatic and chronic stress are linked to food, emotional nourishment, and the ability to take care of oneself and why food is such an important component of the holistic approach to healing.
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