The Sabrina Zohar Show 53: Navigating codependency, trauma bonds and how to be alone in dating with trauma specialist Logan Cohen!
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Jan 12, 2024 
Licensed therapist Logan Cohen joins Sabrina to discuss navigating codependency, trauma bonds, and the importance of being comfortable with solitude in dating. They explore trauma impact on mental health, healing from trauma and codependency, self-love in dating, overcoming scarcity mindset, developing faith in oneself, understanding trauma bonds in abusive relationships, and navigating codependency in relationships.
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How Trauma Affects The Brain
- Trauma occurs when distress overwhelms the nervous system causing dissociation and brain hemispheres to stop communicating.
- The brain enters hibernation mode to protect from stress, disrupting normal emotional and cognitive processing.
Brain Confuses Anxiety With Threat
- The brain cannot differentiate between a real threat and anxiety triggers; it reacts the same way to both.
- Avoidance reinforces the anxiety response because the brain learns the anxiety is justified by relief after avoidance.
Heal Trauma In Healthy Relationships
- Healing relational trauma requires being in a healthy relationship to practice self-regulation and interpersonal skills.
- Avoid expecting trauma to resolve solo; seek supportive relationships to process and manage triggers effectively.