Damn she is STRONG

Today, we will talk about Early Childhood Trauma! We will start by thinking about our family dynamics and seeing how that has impacted us throughout our lives. We want you to remember that your parent's actions had nothing to do with you but everything to do with what they were going through at the time. They more than likely did the best they can with what they knew to be true at that time. Ongoing therapy and self help CAN help us overcome any childhood trauma we experienced.

What causes childhood trauma?

• neglect
• loss of a parent
• serious childhood illness
• abuse
• a learning disability
• emotionally unavailable or anxious parents
• if your parents had their own unresolved childhood trauma

Some symptoms that unhealed childhood trauma can cause: depression, panic attacks, eating disorders, anxiety and chronic worry, relationship fears, low self esteem, people pleasing, social anxiety and frustration

"Sometimes you may feel overwhelmed by the past and that is okay. Any progress is better than trying too hard to reach perfection."

Is it stress or anxiety or both you are facing? On today's episode I am going to get you pumped up so you will finally decide once and for all that it is okay to walk away from both stress and anxiety. Sometimes you can be nervous to do what you know is best for you, but I am here to walk you through that on your healing journey. YOU GOT THIS.

-Stress is our body's reaction to threats....

-Anxiety is our body's reaction to those things that stress us our repeatedly....

There comes a point in life where you have to ask yourself is it worth the stress and anxiety to keep living this way or is it ok for me to start asking for more?

"You can't fully heal without releasing anxiety and stress."

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On today's Warrior Wednesday we are talking all about identifying past traumas as we begin our healing journey! The past is not always in the past; we need to find we need to find what may still be active in our experience and impacting our current experience in terms of our relationships and mental health. Unresolved traumas lead to the compulsion to repeat them. Here is the R.A.I.N. method that we use to start identifying our past traumas.

R.A.I.N. by Dr. Jack Kornfield

1. Recognize- pause and notice what you are feeling
2. Accept/Acknowledge/Allow- whatever strong emotion you have in the moment
3. Investigate- start to investigate your internal experience through the S.I.F.T method (sensations, images, feelings, thoughts) by Daniel Siegel
4. Non-identification- don't let it define you, see it as just a memory

This strategy can apply to any of the traumas we will go over, start with the trauma having the biggest impact on you and use this strategy to start working through it. 

"Heal your trauma so that you can't use it as an excuse to stay stuck in behavioral patterns that continue to hurt you."

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Mental Health Matters Event: warriorinher.com/mental-health-matters 

Elise Gothard is going to be one of our keynote speakers at the upcoming Mental Health Matters event on November 14th. Today she talks to us all about breath work and how it can help us on our healing journey as we work through past traumas! As an energy alchemist, Elise serves as a bridge between worlds. She weaves her intuitive abilities and training in shamanic healing, breathwork and reiki together in a way intended to awaken the healer within her clients as they claim their role as the creator of their life. Her approach to healing blends mindset work & embodiment, creating change on a deeply energetic level. She guides her clients into a deeper understanding of manifestation, mastering their energetic frequency, and consciously creating a life beyond their wildest dreams.

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Special Guest: @elisegothard 

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Host: @reganneobrien

Mental Health Matters Event: warriorinher.com/mental-health-matters

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