🌉 BRIDGING THE GAP

Episode 25: Trauma & Toxic Stress: https://youtu.be/A_1ag3L0DIo

✨ The body remembers what the mind forgets.

Chronic stress and trauma shape the brain and nervous system. Understanding this can help us heal ourselves and support others on their journey.

🧠 The Impact of Trauma

• 🔄 Trauma rewires the brain for survival, keeping the nervous system on high alert.
• 🧠 The hippocampus (memory) and amygdala (fear) are deeply affected by prolonged stress.
• 🌍 Healing requires a sense of safety, connection, and self-compassion.
• 🤝 Regulating our own nervous system helps create a safe space for others to heal.

🌬️ Breath as Regulation

• 🌱 Inhale grounding. Exhale tension.
• 🔄 Slow, rhythmic breathing helps reset the stress response.
• 💞 Each breath is a step toward healing.

❤️ Transforming Trauma

• 🌊 Small moments of safety and connection rebuild neural pathways.
• 🛤️ The brain remains adaptable—healing is always possible.
• 🔗 Compassion, patience, and presence are powerful antidotes to trauma.

💭 “Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.” — Dr. Gabor Maté

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