Some info on Trauma

"Trauma is perhaps the most avoided, ignored, denied, misunderstood and untreated cause of human suffering."   

Dr Peter A Levine​

 

What is trauma? Trauma is an ancient Greek word that means wound. Trauma is an internal wound, trauma is an inner injury, a lasting rupture or split within the self.

Trauma is something that happens within someone because of some difficult or challenging events that befall them. Trauma is not what happens to you, but what happens inside of you. ​Trauma comes in many shapes and sizes is one way of putting it.

 

Trauma does not always have to be huge and massively distressing events like, abuse, war, disasters, divorce, loss of a loved one etc. Yes obviously these cause dreadful trauma. However there are also the smaller traumas that occur to all of us, a lot of them during childhood, when the mind is very spongey and we absorb so much into the subconcious. These smaller traumas, though seemingly less impactful, can accumalate over time, and have profound effects on one's well-being. These smaller trauma's can include experiences like parental neglect, bullying, rejecting, shaming, or emotional neglect.

 

Everyone of us is unique and some events will be traumatic to some, yet not to others. The point is whether big trauma or small trauma, it all has an impact on the way we function, the way we behave, react, and feel.​ When a trauma response is triggered, it's not the trigger in that present situation that causes all those awful feelings, it's what's stored in the subconscious, it's that link that takes us back to feeling what we felt way back when the trauma was actually inflicted, usually activating our fight / flight / freeze response, causing us to react in the present moment in ways that are very negative, and this reaction / reactions are usually unconscious, meaning we are not aware of why we are reacting that way. It's very likely that these reactions become over reactions to the present trigger.

 

So much stress, anxiety, and drama comes from untreated trauma.​ Trauma until acknowledged is a barrier to growth, it blights a person's self worth, poison's relationships, and undervalues appreciation for life itself. ​Despite being a significant cause of human suffering, trauma frequently goes untreated. This lack of treatment often arises from a combination of avoidance, knowledge, misunderstanding, and stigma surrounding mental health issues.

 

Consequently, many people continue to live with the debilitating effects of trauma, impacting their relationships, work, and overall quality of life. As a trauma informed coach, and breathwork practitioner, I have the opportunity to bridge this gap by offering a safe space that acknowledges and addresses these unhealed wounds. Alongside this care I use somatic breathwork, which helps to not only release trauma, and trapped emotions, but also helps us to let go of old habits, and to shift belief patterns and structures, which leads to beautiful transformations.​.