Trauma
Trauma isn’t just about what happened to you in the past; it’s about what your nervous system had to do to get you through it. Overwhelming experiences can leave an “imprint” on your body and mind, and the meaning you gave to those moments can turn into deep subconscious patterns. When you start understanding trauma responses in this way, your reactions will start to make more sense, and healing will feel a lot less like a mountain you can’t climb and more like a nervous system that needs care.
Trauma responses can show up as hypervigilance, shutdown, people pleasing, emotional numbness, sudden anger, dissociation, anxiety that feels bigger than the moment, or feeling unsafe even when nothing is obviously wrong.
If you’re looking for a grounded place to start with understanding the trauma responses you’re dealing with, have a look through the articles below.
If you want to learn the foundations of this work first, start with my Subconscious Mind 101 section, then come back here later.
Start with these articles:
How Your Nervous System Bookmarks the Past (and How to Update It)
Have you ever had something small happen in your everyday life and it instantly “flipped a switch” inside of you? A tone of voice.A look.A single…
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Why Do I Shut Down When Someone’s Mad at Me?
You know that moment when someone’s upset with you, and even though you’re trying to listen, your brain just kind of… stops working? Like, say you’re…
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“Why Can’t I Stop Feeling This Way?” Why Logic Doesn’t Change Emotion
Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “Why can’t I stop feeling this way?” You’ve tried to reason your way out of the way you feel. You’ve…
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How to Heal From Past Experiences: Trauma and Your Nervous System
I was talking to a friend recently about how to heal from past experiences and the different ways that people can recover from trauma. Through working…
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Why Does Talking About My Feelings Turn Into an Argument?
You can put so much thought into how you bring something up. You can choose your words carefully, explain every […]
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The Hidden Structure Behind Your Negative Thoughts
In my work, I often talk about the power of attention. How, without realizing it, within an instant, what we […]
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