Episode 32: What Are The Ways The Body Communicates Stored Trauma?

“..we can ignore these messages from our body. We can ignore our body and keep pushing up for a long time. And what happens is that over time our body goes more and more into this place of what I call the trauma response..”

Show Notes:

Have you noticed the difference between how your body feels during times of stress versus times of trauma? Maybe not! When we are stressed, we feel energy. We are figuring things out and getting things done. But trauma mode is different. In this episode taken from one of my Masterclasses, we are going to discuss the three surprising ways our bodies communicate trauma.

What You Will Learn:

The difference between the stress response and the trauma response.

Our bodies communicate trauma through:

Thoughts
Body Sensations
Our Physical Health

Timestamps:

[2:07] When your body’s check engine light comes on

[4:17] Three ways to recognize our body’s truth

[5:05] Our thoughts

[7:11] Our body sensations

[9:15] Our physical health

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How do you know if you have trauma? And if you do have trauma, what is the next step?

The good news is, there is a step-by-step process for identifying and healing trauma. Download my step-by-step guide (with a quiz inside!) to see if you have trauma and to identify how to get started. Download your free roadmap here:

https://traumahealingaccelerated.mykajabi.com/steps-to-identify-and-heal-trauma-a-roadmap-for-healing

Disclaimer:

By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use this podcast as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This entire disclaimer also applies to any guests or contributors to the podcast. Under no circumstances shall Trauma Healing Accelerated, any guests or contributors to The Biology of Trauma podcast, or any employees, associates, or affiliates of Trauma Healing Accelerated be responsible for damages arising from the use of the podcast.

Related Episode:

I have had another podcast episode where I dive all into the details of how to get started addressing stored trauma and I had Alext Howard join me for that! Listen to Where Do We Begin with Stored Trauma? with Alex Howard!

EP Reference: Episode 12