The Daily Motivation How To Heal from Trauma and Embrace Healthy Connections | Sheleana Aiyana
Nov 9, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Sheleana Aiyana, a trauma-informed speaker and healer, opens up about her personal journey through trauma and recovery. She delves into childhood challenges, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging pain as the first step toward healing. She explores why individuals often remain in abusive relationships, shedding light on trauma bonding and normalized dysfunction. Aiyana shares practical tools for recovery including therapy, breathwork, and nature as essential components in building healthy connections.
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From Father Wound To Speaking On Stage
- Sheleana recounts growing up poor, fatherless, and feeling like she didn't belong which led to an ultra-independent survivor mask.
- Her early abusive relationships culminated in a pivotal moment where she saw herself speaking about abuse and healing on stage.
How Trauma Creates Deep Bonding
- Abuse rewires the brain, creating highs and lows that deepen bonding and make leaving harder.
- Normalizing chaos from childhood forms nervous system patterns that unconsciously crave dysfunction.
Betrayal Triggered A Childhood Flashback
- After marrying and experiencing betrayal, Sheleana faced severe physical and emotional collapse including hormonal breakdown and intense grief.
- A flashback to being dropped at a foster home revealed the wound was about her mother, which empowered her to begin deep inner work.