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Elikqitie is a writer and a mother of two young ladies. She is dealing with PTSD symptoms as a result of childhood trauma, bullying, and rape. Listen to her story of triumph and hope and Elikqitie’s message that you can move past the daily life of being a victim and move into a space of grace and peace.

At the age of 2, her mother started physically abusing her, and although her dad didn’t abuse her, he didn’t interfere in the abuse and didn’t protect her. She learned to hide in the attic to avoid abuse, even in the summer, until her mom found her one day, pulled her down the stairs by her hair, beat her, and put a lock on the attic door. At the age of 5, her dad took a third shift job, and Elikqitie’s mom sexually assaulted her at night. When she wasn’t abusing her, she was neglective.

From fourth to seventh grade, Elikqitie was bullied by other girls at school daily. “The only reason they stopped bullying me was that they started to be interested in boys.” This bullying created a deep sense of mistrust of others and crushed her self-esteem. At the age of 18, she was raped by her ex-boyfriend.

“I woke up in the middle of the night with a hemiplegic migraine, which was the start of my memories of abuse flooding back.” This is how a mind can process and deal with years of suppressed traumatic abuse, she later found out from her psychologist. Since then, Elikqitie has been working extensively with a psychologist to overcome much of the trauma. Today, she works with Scott Clover, a somatic healer, who is interviewed in the previous episode. “Scott has given me the ability to move past the emotional blocks that were creating so much physical trauma for me.” She feels that Scott's process has given her unlimited potential and has uncovered her true self that had been blanketed with layers of emotional grief and trauma.

Elikqitie brings a message of hope and talks about how you can work your way through the emotions, body pain, and the fallout associated with trauma. “Everybody has a different way or process that works for you.” Try out a new process, but don’t feel pressured to move through a revolution if it doesn’t feel right for you.

She also talks about red flags when looking at and working with counselors or psychologists “If you go to a counselor and they suggest journaling, and you try it, and you tell your counselor this isn’t working for me, and they insist you do that, then that is not a person that you should work with.” Elikqitie suggests finding someone who will work with you and be considerate and respectful of your personal healing choices.

Resources Mentioned

Find Elikqitie and Travel Gluten Free Podcast on the web

COVID Travel Update Podcast on the web

Travel Gluten Free Podcast on YouTube Channel

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Connect with Elikqitie on LinkedIn

Learn more about her content writing

Sleep For Life sleep program

Find out more about Somatic Healing with Scott Clover

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