Trauma

Trauma isn’t what happened to us,

It’s what happens in our body as a result what happened to us

These words by Gabor Maté resonate so deep!

All puns intended as…

…funny, not funny that it’s in the depths of our bodies that the results of our life’s experiences show up as dis-ease or seemingly unexplainable symptoms

If you knew that hypothyroidism is often driven by unexpressed creativity, losing touch with our heart’s desires or feeling stifled…Would you approach your healing differently?

If you knew that your gut stores suppressed fears and insecurities, often shut down anger…Would you approach your healing differently?

If you knew that nerve pain often refers to your need for nurturing yourself and shows you that you may feel trapped and held back…Would you approach your healing differently?

As a kid I had no idea what trauma even meant!

I just thought parts of my childhood were shit and that was life that I had to deal with.

As a young adult I started questioning things and saw that different way of life was possible

There was no need for panic attacks and depression, there was no need for chronic fatigue and inability to live my life fully.

There was also no need for chronic gut issues, brain fog, lack of focus and the continues waves of self loathing.

As a (slightly older) adult I realised that I can’t separate the body from the mind as they always work together in the best way they can to support me (even at times when it doesn’t feel like that but that’s for a different story)

I also realised that I can’t change my physical past yet I can change my interpretation of it

And that’s when my life truly changed!

Some things are there to be felt, learnt from and explored

Others can quickly and easily be eliminated

And what’s even more exciting, new perceptions, beliefs and behaviours can be created as a result of choosing to take responsibility

The hardest part is to accept how easy it actually can be

As when you do that even the hardest moments in hindsight make absolute sense and slot in to the continuity of your life’s paths

Healing is available to all of us when we stop playing the victim

M