Trauma Rewired

Feeling Emotions like Joy and Connection Can Be As Scary As Grief and Shame

May 15, 2023

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In our first episode on emotional repression, we discussed how trauma can cause repressive behaviors and why emotional expression is necessary to living a healthy life. Today, we’re concluding the conversation by addressing two emotions that impedes the healing process: grief and shame.

Matt Bush of Next Level Neuro is back to continue the discussion with hosts Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristoff. To showcase the effects of grief on the nervous system, they all give examples of client experiences with repressed emotions and their own grief practices.

Despite our innate need to express emotions and have connections with other human beings, expressing even positive emotions can be difficult. By the end of this episode, you’ll understand why positive emotions are so threatening to the nervous system and why minimum effective dose may be the key to healing.

Listen in to learn about how to work through shame, the healing power of nature, and finding safety in emotional expression!

Topics discussed in this episode:

● Why neuro trainers need to be trauma informed

● Jennifer’s grief practices and co-regulation

● How grief affects the nervous system

● Learning to connect with your grief

● Shame as an immobilizing and protective emotion

● Using NSI to work through shame

● Why positive emotions can be scary to the nervous system

● How our brain helps us heal

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