#26 From Trauma & Perfectionism to Embodiment & Healing with Ailey Jolie

Experiencing trauma is an unfortunate aspect of life and can leave you feeling damaged with no healing in sight. Today, Whitney is talking to someone who has experienced major trauma and found a way to heal her relationship with her body. Ailey Jolie is the author of My Body, My Story, and assists individuals who have experienced trauma in their process of coming home to their body through somatic and mindfulness-based psychotherapies. This is the same approach that helped her reconnect with her body after being sexually exploited. Ailey knows that the best thing that you can do after experiencing a major trauma is to take what you can from it so that you can help others who may be dealing with the same things. Use your bad experiences to change the world for the better! Whitney shares: Update on Whitney’s burnout, health, and group-coaching program My Body, My Story on a high level Synthesizing powerful feelings and experiences into writing Reasons that trauma cannot be compared Staying aware of your body in a world where we are not taught embodiment Standing beside other victims to give them a voice Where playing it small meets Ailey’s therapy practice Reconnecting with yourself while being able to numb yourself when needed Feeling different when you are around people that you admire Why chasing perfection is detrimental to recovery What running away from your problems can look like Attempting to rewrite other people’s stories Everything that comes with dating an addict while you yourself needs help Meeting your self-needs in more helpful ways Slowing down when you feel the urge to go fast   Links to Resources: My Body, My Story Follow Ailey:  www.aileyjolie.com www.aileyjolie.janeapp.com https://www.instagram.com/aileyjolie/ For the free binge meditation, go to www.whitneycatalano.com/binge New clients can book coaching services at www.whitneycatalano.com/book If you are ready to heal your re

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