04/11/2025
๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐
Trauma isnโt always loud or obvious. It can quietly shape how we think, feel, and respond to life, often without us realising it.
It can look likeโฆ
- Feeling uneasy when things are going well
- Guilt for resting or relaxing
- Changing yourself to avoid conflict
- Avoiding silence because it feels unsafe - Refusing help because youโve learned to survive alone
- Downplaying dreams to avoid disappointment
- Carrying tension in your body without knowing why
- Escaping into daydreams just to cope
As Dr. Bessel van der Kolk says in The Body Keeps the Score, โThe body keeps the score, it remembers what the mind forgets.โ
But new research from trauma experts like Dr. Stephen Porges (Polyvagal Theory) and Dr. Peter Levine reminds us that we donโt always need to revisit or analyse the past to heal. We donโt have to keep talking about it to heal. There are new tools available.
True healing happens when our nervous system learns to feel safe in the present moment.
Healing isnโt about reliving the story, itโs about helping the body remember that itโs safe to live now.๐
โ๏ธRise & Thrive๐