Trauma & PTSD

“Trauma is not what happens to you. Trauma is what happens inside of you as a result of what happened to you.”

– Gabor Maté

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Most of us have experienced trauma at some point in our lives, whether it’s a little t-trauma or big T-Trauma. Trauma impacts our ability to trust our own judgment and feel safe in our bodies.

 

For many individuals who have experienced trauma, feeling perpetually stuck in unhelpful patterns creates a sense of hopelessness and helplessness. Trauma can feel inescapable, but our brains and nervous systems are capable of healing. You don’t have to do this work alone.

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Typical trauma symptoms include:

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• Avoiding specific locations, people, sights, situations,
  and sounds that serve as reminders of the event

• Intrusive thoughts, nightmares, or flashbacks

• Anger, irritability, impulsivity, and hypervigilance

• Aggressive, reckless behavior, including self-harm

• People pleasing

• Loss of interest in activities that were once considered enjoyable

• Change in habits or behavior since the trauma

• Sense of dissociation, derealization, depersonalization

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Other less known trauma symptoms include being chronically inattentive or spaced out; intense feelings of fear, confusion, and anger; and physiological symptoms like headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, autoimmune diseases, and/or physical pain.

 

Trauma can be life-changing, but it doesn’t have to control your life. Our goal is to help you work through the trauma, to equip yourself with coping strategies, and shift the trauma that is stuck in your body.

 

Your resilience has gotten you here. We want to join you in this next step towards finding safety in your body and mind again.