Trauma can happen in minutes, but its effects can last a lifetime. In this powerful episode, Dr. Kristen Holmes explores how unresolved trauma affects the brain, body, and even your nervous system. Learn science-backed strategies to finally heal your emotional wounds, rebalance your body, and reclaim your mental and physical well-being. Whether your trauma is recent or years past, this episode gives you the recovery tools to finally begin healing.
Reflection questions to accompany the episode can be found here: https://tr.ee/LHs6nazdjZ.
(00:00) Intro
(00:54) Are You Ready to Heal?
(02:29) How Trauma Affects Everyone
(04:45) Understanding Trauma: What Is It?
(07:58) Start Your Trauma Recovery with HEAL
(08:52) Trauma Changes the Heart and Autonomic Nervous System
(12:10) Restoring Safety in Your Autonomic Nervous System
(14:46) How Trauma Drains Energy and Impacts Mitochondria
(15:45) Boost Your Energy with Light and Nature
(19:58) Create the Right Mindset to Sleep Better
(26:05) Why Processing Emotions Is Key to Healing
(29:21) LinkedIn Jobs Ad
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(31:59) How Trauma Robs Us of Our Sense of Self
(35:14) Rebuild Self-Trust Through Solitude
(38:58) John O'Donohue's Poem on Love
(39:32) How Childhood Trauma Impacts Our Adult Relationships
(41:33) Forgiveness Is the First Step to Self-Love
(44:08) How to Build Healthy Relationships
(45:19) Get Started with the HEAL Framework
(46:24) “The Journey” by Mary Oliver
(48:48) Huel Ad
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