Shades of Trauma Healing | Childhood Trauma, Trust Issues, Coping Skills, Growth Mindset, Trust God, Discernment, Purpose

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When I began working with people to help them heal from difficult childhood experiences, I began having more and more conversations at work and with people in general about childhood trauma. We would talk about their struggles, hopes and wishes related to healing from childhood trauma.

I began to see a pattern of women not understanding, minimizing or dismissing their traumatic experiences. The more I hear it, the more it breaks my heart to hear these lovely women say it, and I want to address it today.

Today, I dig into the classifications of trauma, how trauma is actually formed and why your trauma is not based on a particular event.

I will provide space for you to understand why your experience and trauma wounds deserve to be validated, voiced and addressed.

I hope this episode brings you some freedom and healing.

Blessings and Love

Jenneis :-)

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Let’s talk about journaling. How does journaling help with trauma symptoms like anxiety, stress or depression?

If you struggle with feeling overwhelmed and unable to process feelings, journaling can benefit you.

It gives you the opportunity to sit and process while engaging multiple areas of the brain for problem-solving, lifting moods and increasing self-awareness.

I hope you find this helpful.

Jenniel 

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Boundaries, Boundaries, Boundaries.

What are they? Is it selfish to set boundaries? Is it even Christlike?

Today, I will answer all these questions and share why I believe it is NOT selfish to set boundaries.

If you are unsure if you have healthy, porous or rigid boundaries, you will get insight into what these mean and how they appear.

I pray this blesses you.

Take good care

Jenniel :-)

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Can God heal your trauma?

When you first hear this question, you might be tempted to look at it as a question about God’s ability to do something about your situation, but I want to invite you to ask this question from the view of what you believe about God.

Today, I will answer this question from the perspective of what we believe about God, what he says he can do for you, and I will share how I answered this question in my life.

Scripture is filled with promises, stories, and assurances of how God moved in the lives of people to heal and deliver them. God lays out his character, heart for you and compassion for your pain and he invites you to believe when He says he wants to heal you.

Whatever you’ve been through God can redeem any situation and give you a brand new beginning through his healing power.

Blessings and Love

Jenniel 

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In the last episode I shared a body orienting exercise that prepares you to do the exercises I share today. To get the most out of today’s episode, I encourage you to listen to episode number 9 before continuing.

Dealing with anxiety is not pretty, it is often inconvenient, embarrassing and makes you self-conscious. All you want to do is be in control of yourself but when anxiety occurs, it becomes more difficult to stay in calm and collected.

Between these two episodes you will learn more about how anxiety symptoms shows up for you, how you can notice them at first occurrence and what to do about them.

Blessings and Love 

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Meditating on God's word is a great way to deal with anxiety as a Christian woman. It is also important to know more about how anxiety develops in the body, because depending on the type of anxiety and the stage of the symptoms, there are additional strategies you can use.

Today I want to talk about the other side of treating anxiety. That is at the somatic or body level.

You will hear some of the common physical and psychological symptoms of anxiety and I will share the steps you need to take to identify how your body responds to your anxiety triggers.

I will also walk you through a body orienting exercise that you can practice to begin identifying your first signs of physical distress. Knowing what your body’s first signs are is key to managing and even preventing further anxiety symptoms from developing and leading to panic attacks.

Once you try the exercise, let me know what your experience was like.

Blessings and Love 

Jenniel

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Hello Sister Friend,

Being stuck in the space of trauma wounds is painful, discouraging and, at times, debilitating. You know there is more to life, you want to experience healing and growth, but you find it difficult to take a step toward help. This is quite normal for trauma survivors. Moving forward requires support, courage, and faith.

In today’s episode, I talk about 4 reasons that keep Christian women from seeking out trauma healing, and if you can identify with any of the reasons, I have some quick tips for you. I also provide practical examples of how I addressed these reasons when they showed up in my life, and I hope it encourages you to explore how you, too can take your next step to get the healing you want and the life you desire.

If you have other reasons that keep you from seeking healing, send them to the email below. If I get responses with a common theme, I will do a part 2 of the show.

I pray this episode blesses you.

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Blessings and Love

Jenniel

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Hey Sister-Friend,

Dealing with grief is tough. It takes so much energy to function with a heavy heart. Sometimes it is easier to keep busy and stay distracted. That may be helpful in the early stages  of grief and useful as a way to function day-to-day, but the weight of the pain does not go away, and to begin experiencing healing, that grief must be named, addressed, and released.

This year, National Grief Awareness Day is on August 30th this year, and while we know grief is not confined to a day, on this day, people across the world are engaged in conversations about grief while creating space for those who are hurting and need to be heard.

In today’s episode, I will share some ways you can start sharing your grief and holding space for others who are also hurting. This supportive exchange can help you process what hurts you and make room for healing and joy.

The activities I mention include connecting and sharing your pain with God with examples from Psalms of lament, inviting a trusted friend to share with or for my introverted sisters, and personal self-care activities that would aid reflection and grief processing.

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Hey Sister-Friend,

How are you doing today? I hope you are well :-)

Today we will look at part 2 of the four pillars of trauma healing every Christian woman should know.

In part one (episode 5), I unpacked the first two pillars of trauma healing, which are:

• Relational safety and preparation, and

In this episode, I will discuss the last two pillars:

• Desensitization and Integration

Many trauma survivors know they want to heal but are unsure how the process would look. By sharing these foundations, it will provide some insight into what you can expect the trauma-healing journey to entail.

I hope you enjoy this episode and wish you every success in your trauma-healing journey. 

Blessings and Love

Jenniel

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