Take Control of Your Life: A Toolkit for Healing

Published: Jan. 23, 2023, 5 a.m.

b'In this episode, I\\u2019m making the topic of trauma easier to understand by taking you step by step through my recent revelation that I was struggling with past trauma.\\n \\nI was one of those people who thought I didn\\u2019t have trauma. And you may be like that too.\\n \\nBut if you have trouble managing emotions, expressing your feelings, dealing with upset, you go on edge easily, you have trouble focusing, or you struggle with anything like anxiety\\u2026.\\n \\nThis will be very eye opening.\\n \\nThe words \\u201ctrauma\\u201d and \\u201cnervous system\\u201d are thrown around like candy online.\\n \\nI want to share the profound things that I\\u2019ve learned about both topics and how I\\u2019ve started to address and heal the trauma in my nervous system.\\n \\nThis episode is personal, it\\u2019s important, and tactical, and most of all \\u2013 it\\u2019s packed with tools you can start using right now.\\n \\nI hope this episode opens your eyes in the way that it did mine, and makes you not only understand this topic \\u2013 but yourself a little bit better.\\n \\nAnd, to go deeper, I have a free 9-page workbook for you that serves as a companion to this episode to help you with your own healing.\\n \\nJust click here to access it. \\n \\nAnd, this episode covers sensitive material, including discussion of trauma and sexual assault. If this topic isn\\u2019t for you right now \\u2013 please skip this episode.\\n \\nXo Mel \\n \\nIn this episode, you\\u2019ll learn:\\n\\n\\n0:58: This episode is one of the most important I\\u2019ve ever created because of the powerful impact these learnings have had on my life. It will be the same for you.\\n7:40: What is trauma anyway?\\n8:40: Do you recognize yourself in these signs of past trauma?\\n10:00: Getting honest: my personal story.\\n21:15: What happens to me when I hear the sound of crunchy snow (and how this applies to you).\\n24:00: Do you have to remember trauma to heal from it?\\n30:30: If I have little-T trauma, does that mean my parents are to blame?\\n34:40: This is what your nervous system is (and it\\u2019s not what I used to think).\\n43:15: Here\\u2019s why your triggers were helpful then and why they\\u2019re not now.\\n50:00: How can you get yourself out of survival mode and start to focus again?\\n54:00: The difference between your two nervous systems.\\n56:30: Six takeaways to help you switch from fight or flight to rest and recovery\\n \\nDisclaimer\\n \\nIf you uncover or have a history of trauma, consider enlisting the support of a trained therapist. This podcast episode and the companion workbook are not meant to be a substitute for therapeutic support.'