Healing Trauma
If you’re like most people…
You think of trauma coming from events that put lives in danger, like natural disasters, car accidents, sexual assaults, or war.
But trauma’s more expansive than that. It can be any physically, mentally, or emotionally distressing or disturbing event.
Even everyday stressful situations can be traumatic: a medical procedure, a toxic boss, watching a child struggle with learning issues, and even an argument with your closest friend.
As you can imagine, it’s hard to make it through life without some kind of trauma!
That’s why we need to understand it.
Every one of us stores and reacts to traumatic events differently.
Although the intensity and effects vary from person to person, the intense emotions produced during trauma are stored in your mind and body – in a way that’s different from other memories.
Traumatic memories store an emotional charge, which can be activated even years after the distressing event occurred. Various things can trigger old trauma memories, such as sights, sounds, emotions, or even specific words.
But it’s not necessarily the memory that shows up; your body is taken over by the emotional sensations stored when the original trauma took place.
“Why am I getting so upset over this?”
If you often ask yourself that question, wondering why you’re “overreacting” at things that shouldn’t “be a big deal,” your traumatic memory may have been triggered.
When this happens, we’re usually not aware of it!
That’s why past trauma lives in our present, affecting our motivation, emotions, and relationships.
It’s amazing how much something we don’t see or understand can affect how we move through life.
So… let’s see and understand it!
When you identify and address unresolved trauma, you can heal from it.
Therapy helps you discover and explore past trauma, which empowers you to shape your mind, life, relationships, and future.
When you become aware of your trauma memory, you can switch from “reaction mode” into “response mode.”
You can go from impulsively emoting to triggers to consciously navigating how you think and feel when confronted with the old stuff from your past.
I’m here for you.
Working with a trauma-informed therapist can make an incredible difference. I can teach you a step-by-step process to find, identify, and edit the trauma memories lodged in your mind and body.
It’s not difficult, and it doesn’t take a long time.
Once you edit those memories, you’ll never be triggered by them the same way again!
Call now if you are ready to take control of your mind, emotions, and triggers to create a life you love. Let’s schedule your free consultation: (435) 248-2325.