Licensed therapist, content creator and speaker, Summer Forlenza, who is a survivor of PTSD herself, teaches us three crucial steps to healing from trauma and living a joyful, whole and connected life. 

We discuss how trauma neurobiologically changes the brain and body, how dissociation is a common survival strategy but one we need to move through for true healing, how to cultivate safety in the body, some common myths & misconceptions associated with trauma and signs of progress, which can often feel hard to identify!

Summer also shares her own starting over story with chronic illness, what true ‘self-care’ actually is (beyond what brands & marketeers try to tell you it is in order to sell their products)  and the Leonard Cohen poem which she has had on her wall for years. 

You can connect with myself and Summer on the links below: 

Shannon: 

• Instagram
• TikTok
• Website

Summer: 

• Instagram 
• Website 

Music by: Flood (Instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn

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