Trauma

When Experiences Stay With Us

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Trauma isn't always defined by what happened, but also by how an experience affected us and the resources we had available to navigate it.

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Sometimes, distressing experiences continue to influence how we feel, think and relate to others long after the event itself.

We might notice anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional disconnection, difficulties with trust or familiar protective behaviours that we don't quite understand.

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These responses aren't always conscious choices. Some may have developed when we needed ways to cope, adapt or feel safe.

 

Exploring With Compassion

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Rather than judging these responses or trying to get rid of them, we can become curious about how they developed and what they may be protecting.

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Together, we can explore the relationship between your experiences, behaviours, emotions, body and beliefs, while recognising the resources available to you.

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This doesn't mean having to revisit every painful memory or find meaning in everything that happened.

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Sometimes our work involves understanding. Sometimes it's simply making space to feel. And sometimes it's recognising that what once helped us survive may no longer be how we want to live.

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The invitation is to develop greater awareness, compassion and choice, without minimising what you've experienced.