Is There Healing When You Are Just in Survival Mode?

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You said it's hard to feel like you're coming from a loving home when all the women in your life were just trying to survive. All you saw was survival. You didn't see joy. Is that what your mom was doing? And if so, is there any healing that can be done when you are just in survival mode? Yes, that is what my mom was doing. She was leading by example and I think there is healing that can happen in survival mode. But that has to come with self-awareness,. That has to comes with understanding that you're hurting and taking a step back from trying toSurvivor: The Autobiography of an Extraordinary Woman will be

1. Alex’s four most effective healing techniques that you can start today.

2. How it affects us to grow up never seeing our mothers have joy.

3. Why – if you think you don’t have any self-soothing strategies – you actually just have unhealthy self-soothing strategies.

4. Childhood wounds that surface in adulthood, and the path to intergenerational healing.

5. Where to begin when you never receive the apology and closure you deserve.

About Alex:

Alex Elle is an author, certified breathwork coach, podcast host, and Restorative Writing teacher. Alex’s writing came into her life by way of therapy and the exploration of healing through journaling and mindfulness. Her most recent book, HOW WE HEAL, is available now.

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