Sharing Trauma Stories with Structure & Safety with Britt Frank

28/05/2020 25 min Temporada 2 Episodio 2
Sharing Trauma Stories with Structure & Safety with Britt Frank

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On this incredibly important topic, Britt describes that sharing our story in the presence of a compassionate and skilful witness can be incredibly powerful medicine for healing trauma.⁣⁣AND…⁣⁣From a nervous system perspective, telling a story the way it happened chronologically can further install the traumatic narrative in the brain and make symptoms worse.⁣In this episode Britt shares with us what usually happens when a trauma narrative is told in order and gives really clear guidance on what to do instead.We talk about:Euphoric Recall and Traumatic RecallTelling stories in a healing way vs a re-traumatising wayDissociation as a helpful coping mechanismSetting the structure for sharing stories in a skillful wayTools to use if you’re an over-sharerA great question to ask the group leader if you’re thinking of joining a women’s circleSend us a textSupport the showMelanie is an experienced Soul & Shadow Worker, Womb Medicine Woman, podcast host, writer and trainer. For over 20 years, she has supported individuals and healing professionals to restore connection with the body, repair attachment and separation wounds, and embody primordial wisdom rooted in the womb, heart and soul. Melanie's approach blends somatic womb healing, shadow integration, shamanic healing and soul-level repatterning - offering a deep and lasting pathway back to the true self. She hosts The Sacred Womb Podcast, leads The Unification Of The Divine Masculine & Feminine Training and is currently writing her first book: The Sacred Womb - a handbook for coming home to our true nature, along with Poems For Peri-Menopause.