The hidden effects of trauma in the nervous system

What do you understand my the term ‘trauma’? Does it feel like something that you think belongs to other people, perhaps those who have experienced something so detrimental in life that the evidence of trauma is indisputable? Or maybe you already understand that trauma can be established on many levels, mentally, physically, emotionally and circumstantially. We can also experience trauma as a result of our social systems, cultural systems, race, sexuality, physical ability and more.

Many of the things that create trauma can be extremely subtle and yet paradoxically not so at the same time. The truth is that there is no hierarchy in trauma; if something impacts your life in any significant or debilitating way, it’s likely a result of a trauma, and that can be seen and known or hidden within your own psyche and certainly less obviously visible to others.

These less visible parts, it could be argued are the most harmful. Often linked to fear, guilt, and shame, they become the things we then need to invest in hiding to create for ourselves a sense of acceptance, safety and belonging. But what if your freedom lay just beyond the edges of this hiding and in bringing these parts to light within a loving, supportive and compassionate container, you could find your way back to the truest and most authentic expression of who you are beyond your story?

The good news is that it’s entirely possible when you find the right support. Advances in neuroscience have now shown in evidence based study and research that neural pathways, the things that fire in habitual ways, can be changed if we find the most consistent ways to do that.

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