Before you listen to this week’s episode, please be cautious as we will be discussing gun violence and other trauma. If you think that this information could be potentially triggering for you, please be aware of, and nurturing, to your mental & emotional wellbeing and listen at your own discretion. I am so excited to have this discussion with Nurjahan, but just want to remind you that none of what you are hearing today is an attempt to diagnose. It should also not be taken as a replacement for professional care, or a reason to dismiss or delay it.

Guest Co-Host Nurjahan Boulden joins Lana for part 2 to talk about how trauma is a personal experience and not dependent on anyone else’s view.

The ladies discuss how physical trauma can easily be correlated to protests. They discuss how crimes are not just statistics based on direct impact but also based on association. Those killed or injured are not the only ones that have survived these events, but those that love or know these individuals. This affects bystanders, community members, and society as a whole. Lana and Nurjahan both use personal customization in their work and believe that healing work and self-care is not a one-size-fits-all type of process, we must find what works for us, in a healthy and safe manner.

Refer back to episodes 10 & 11 to hear Nurjahan’s full story.

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Resources:

www.crisisprevention.com/

www.traumainformedcare.chcs.org/what-is-trauma-informed-care/

www.selfhelpfortrauma.org/

www.thenationalcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Trauma-infographic.pdf?daf=375ateTbd56 

www.releaseanxietytoday.com/guide/

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