Gabrielle Bernstein, a #1 New York Times bestselling author and frequent Oprah collaborator, delves into the impact of childhood trauma on our happiness. She emphasizes the protective self that hinders personal growth and healing. The conversation highlights the transformative power of vulnerability, the importance of nurturing our inner selves, and how unresolved trauma affects our joy. Listeners are encouraged to embrace self-love and explore various healing methods, ultimately urging them to take charge of their emotional well-being.
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Happiness and Presence
True happiness is the ability to be fully present in each moment.
This presence comes from resolving past traumas and reorganizing your reactivity.
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Presence Beyond Judgment
Presence is often over-talked about but under-applied, often becoming judgment or criticism.
True presence is immersive, taking everything in through all your senses, feeling tiny yet connected to something bigger.
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Running from Trauma
We constantly run from trauma, whether big (catastrophic events) or small (seemingly insignificant moments).
These traumas dictate our lives, even the subtle ones like being called stupid or fat-shamed.
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Healing Back Pain
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John E. Sarno
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Eight Rules of Love
How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go
Jay Shetty
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Happy Days
The Guided Path from Trauma to Profound Freedom and Inner Peace
Gabrielle Bernstein
In 'Happy Days,' Gabrielle Bernstein presents a clear path for transforming past traumas into newfound strength and freedom. The book offers nine transformational techniques for achieving peace and genuine happiness, including 'reparenting' oneself and bodywork practices to free stuck energy from past unprocessed trauma. Bernstein's approach emphasizes mindset shifts and speaking about the unspeakable to achieve peace of mind and inner freedom.
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Jay Shetty sits down with Gabrielle Bernstein to talk about how past trauma affects our daily life. Within us is our protector self, that part of us that takes over when we face fear, danger, sadness, longing, and feel hurt. And our protective self can sometimes stop us from taking chances, from taking risks. It can possibly hinder our growth and healing. Let’s tap into this inner version of us and make peace with our wounded self.
Gabrielle Bernstein is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back, Super Attractor, and has written six additional bestsellers including her latest book, Super Attractor. Gabrielle was featured on Oprah’s SuperSoul Sunday as a “next-generation thought leader,” and The Oprah Winfrey Network chose Gabby to be part of the “SuperSoul 100,” a dynamic group of 100 trailblazers whose vision and life’s work are bringing a higher level of consciousness to the world. The New York Times identified her as “a new role model.”
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