Reclaiming Safety in Your Body after Trauma

Did you know➡️ that when you experience a trauma, in many cases 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨, and therefore the experience, as a result? 🧠

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧.

But in doing so.... it 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙢𝙖 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨, instead of allowing us to 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 the experience and 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵.

This leads to:

𝐃𝐲𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚 and a lack of presence within our vessel

... which presents as 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙚 + a lack of connection to the safety within our bodies.

𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡💡

Womxn carry shame with them for a multitude of reasons, from absorbing experiences of bullying, engaging in diet culture, engaging with toxic/unhealthy relationships, abuse, etc!

This can manifest in a myriad of ways (such as overeating/restricting, overexercising, impulsive behavior, drug abuse, shallow relationships, etc)

Self-care flies out the door. The most pressing task at hand becomes 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥.

This can be effective for a SHORT duration of time, but when the response is prolonged, it becomes [detrimental] to our mental & physical health.

So, how do we heal it?

𝐖𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲! <𝟑

Affirmations to use:

I am worthy of feeling safe in my body.

My body is my temple.

I honor and cherish my body for all that it does for me.

I am safe.

Some ways we can find safety:

Feeding myself enough food every few hours

Taking space for deep breathing before the day starts

Finding gratitude in my body for what it does for me

Getting fresh air & sunlight daily

Connecting with the Earth

Stretching and breathing through any tension

Experiencing emotion, and allowing it to be processed and expressed without judgement

Exercising to feel good > look a certain way

Aiming for an adequate balance of nutrient dense foods (80%)

Not keeping my diet strictly "clean" (20% fun foods)

Staying consistent and embracing imperfection

Drinking a gallon of water & staying hydrated

Cleaning up my space to make it feel tidy

Sitting up straight & keeping my head up

Limiting caffeine intake to <150mg/day to mitigate anxiety

Identifying emotional/physical boundaries with myself & others

Saying 'no' when I actually want to

Keeping my heart open, but guarding it

Limiting social media use & screen time

Dancing until I stop caring how it looks

Having designated work hours

Not responding to everything ASAP

Letting myself FEEL gratitude in my heart, every day

Let’s heal, friends <3