How to Use Creativity to Heal from Trauma with LAURI SCHOENFELD
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I am so excited to welcome my dear friend, Lauri Schoenfeld, to the show today! Despite the childhood abuse she endured, Lauri is a successful, incredible, and strong woman today. She is a mother of three, a captivating and inspiring speaker, an expression coach, and an amazing author.
Lauri opens up about the different types of childhood abuse she faced, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. She recounts the thoughts and feelings she experienced and how her perception became morphed because of her abuse. Lauri explains how she began to justify the abuse her parents inflicted upon her as being her fault, that something was wrong with her. She shares that this mentality that manifested from her abuse led her to become suicidal.\\xa0
Then, Lauri discusses how she was able to break out of her childhood abuse because of a physical ailment she had to tend to and heal. Through the care she gave her body, Lauri learned to find her mental strength as well, and shift her mindset to being the victor in her life.
Lauri speaks to the people that have helped her through her abuse and those who were there for you to overcome abuse. Lauri and I bring to light the importance of community; being and finding trustworthy people to support and be supported by.\\xa0
As a mother of three and a survivor of childhood abuse, Lauri explains the journey she has been on to find her worth and learn to love herself to love her children in the way she never was. Lauri shares how she dwelled in honesty and uncovered where her pain points were. She broke down the patterns to overcome the residual effects of her childhood abuse that still haunted her.\\xa0
Lauri speaks into the tactics she uses to find peace and pour love into herself in the wake of her childhood abuse. She shares how she has stepped into resiliency by trying new things and embracing the childlike wonder she was robbed of as a child.\\xa0
Relevant Links:
Enlightened Thoughts Podcast\\xa0
The True Expression of Self Blog\\xa0