Trauma can happen in minutes, but its effects can last a lifetime. In this powerful episode, Dr. Kristen Holmes explores how unresolved trauma affects the brain, body, and even your nervous system. Learn science-backed strategies to finally heal your emotional wounds, rebalance your body, and reclaim your mental and physical well-being. Whether your trauma is recent or years past, this episode gives you the recovery tools to finally begin healing.

Reflection questions to accompany the episode can be found here: https://tr.ee/LHs6nazdjZ.

(00:00) Intro

(00:54) Are You Ready to Heal?  

(02:29) How Trauma Affects Everyone  

(04:45) Understanding Trauma: What Is It?  

(07:58) Start Your Trauma Recovery with HEAL  

(08:52) Trauma Changes the Heart and Autonomic Nervous System  

(12:10) Restoring Safety in Your Autonomic Nervous System  

(14:46) How Trauma Drains Energy and Impacts Mitochondria  

(15:45) Boost Your Energy with Light and Nature  

(19:58) Create the Right Mindset to Sleep Better  

(26:05) Why Processing Emotions Is Key to Healing  

(29:21) LinkedIn Jobs Ad  

(30:48) WHOOP Ad  

(31:59) How Trauma Robs Us of Our Sense of Self  

(35:14) Rebuild Self-Trust Through Solitude  

(38:58) John O'Donohue's Poem on Love  

(39:32) How Childhood Trauma Impacts Our Adult Relationships  

(41:33) Forgiveness Is the First Step to Self-Love  

(44:08) How to Build Healthy Relationships  

(45:19) Get Started with the HEAL Framework  

(46:24) “The Journey” by Mary Oliver  

(48:48) Huel Ad

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