On this episode I continue to share how healing took time for me, and the stumbles I had along the way of figuring out how to emotionally care for myself. I discovered that when I face my trauma, or even consistently face my emotions, my depression decreased. I also share another poem I wrote back in 2017 that described my mindset in that moment.

Key takeaways:

• The more often I kept avoiding my emotions is when depression would surface
• I often chose the comfort of avoidance instead of truly feeling the sadness
• Doing things that made me happy was not enough to make me feel better
• Learning that feeling my darkness I would then feel happy, discover the light
• Greatness is still for you even when you are at your rock bottom
• You are exactly where you are meant to be

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Resources:

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk's, The Body Keeps The Score

https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Z4ZF454GWY0I&dchild=1&keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score&qid=1614616889&sprefix=the+body+%2Caps%2C208&sr=8-1

Dr. Nicole LePera's instagram- @the.holistic.psychologist

https://www.instagram.com/the.holistic.psychologist/?hl=en

Her new book, How To Do The Work

https://www.amazon.com/How-Do-Work-Recognize-Patterns/dp/006301209X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3JDK7YQZB2S7J&dchild=1&keywords=how+to+do+the+work+dr.+nicole+lepera&qid=1614616777&sprefix=how+to+do+the%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-3