In Episode 5, Karrie named the first step to healing involves connection with our own story. This week, Karrie is joined by Cathy Loerzel, one of the co-founders of the Allender Center, as well as an author, speaker, and story work coach, to continue the discussion of using story work as a tool for healing and how reconnecting to our story can lead us back to our true self . 

When do we know we need to look at places in our stories? When behaviors and patterns keep arising that prevent us from being who God wanted us to be. Why can’t we just know something happened? Why do we need to go through a story at a granular level? Cathy explains that when trauma becomes embedded, we sometimes need to feel it again with an empathetic witness in order to process out what has been stored in the body. 

Kathy and Karrie share more about the consequences of stored trauma and how maladaptive behavior is created. We are sharing all of the resources mentioned here if you’d like to learn more: 

Redeeming Heartache by Dan Allender and Cathy Loerzel

https://a.co/d/bak3lli

Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

https://a.co/d/hA5GQhR

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

https://a.co/d/cbNMbzf

Brain Talk by David Schnarch

https://a.co/d/gaK3Z0x

To learn more about the work of Cathy Loerzel visit her on Instagram @cathy.loerzel

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Music by Tanya Godsay