Are We Happy Yet?

Ep. 3: Erica Bonham helps us explore a big question: what is TRAUMA and what actually heals it?


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Trust us, you want to listen to this episode - it is so, so good! Erica Bonham is a badass therapist, healer, business owner, author, mama, and queer-identified person.  Erica Bonham, LPC, LAC, joins Hannah and Jane to discuss all things trauma.

Trauma is a big topic right now, and unfortunately, a lot of the pop psychology around PTSD, nervous system healing, and intergenerational trauma is missing the mark. Join trauma expert Erica Bonham to learn about the impact of trauma on our thinking patterns, our nervous system, and our greater collective.

Erica explains what it *really* means to heal the nervous system, and why you can’t “self-affirmation” yourself out of your trauma history. Erica normalizes some of the things you may judge or want to change, and lets us know that often, these are the body’s normal responses to trauma. Erica and the hosts discuss the physical impacts of trauma on the body, and the challenges around the intersection of trauma with spirituality, and religion.

We also talk about:

-psychedelic healing

-intergenerational trauma

-the human need for certainty + belonging

-spiritual bypassing

-urgency culture, inattention, + the productivity myth

-the interplay between creativity and perfectionism

Resources: 

AVOS practice website:

www.avoscounseling.com

Download Erica's Free Polyvagal Toning Guide with a BONUS of 6 guided meditations:

https://www.avoscounseling.com/freebie


Get a feel for Erica's vibe with the FREE "Cultivate Your Badass Nervous System" Webinar here:

https://www.avoscounseling.com/cultivating-a-badass-nervous-system-old
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FB: http://m.facebook.com/avoscounseling

IG: https://www.instagram.com/avoscounseling

The book, Always Enough, Never Done will hopefully be in the world by the end of the year. We will be launching preorder discounts soon.  Text the word ENOUGH to (719) 521-7971 to get updates on preorder discounts, and learn more here:

https://www.avoscounseling.com/always-enough

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Are We Happy Yet?By Hannah Buzzo and Jane Thatcher Hahn