Healing Trauma (Part 7): Releasing Trauma and Changing Lifelong Patterns with Body-Mind-Relational Therapy (Pt 1)

Janice shares what has been the most transformative approach for her in healing trauma and changing lifelong patterns. In Part 1 of this episode, she discusses: 

• 5 core needs that, when not met, can result in developmental trauma (+ Janice's personal experiences with early trauma)
• The distress cycle of trauma: top-down + bottom-up processes
• How trauma impacts the mind and body
• The big missing link in healing: integrating both the mind + body (+ relationship)
• How our mind can help in healing trauma
• Thought-based approaches in the wellness world that may not be helpful 
• Seeing our trauma patterns as protective vs dysfunctional
• Why focusing only on the mind may not be enough to heal

CW: Experiences and impacts of trauma (esp. developmental trauma). Please take care as you listen.

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Resources mentioned:

• Healing Developmental Trauma (Laurence Heller & Aline LaPierre)
• “From the Abandonment Wound to Connection (Pt 1) (w/Steve LeBlanc)” (TSWP) 
• “From the Abandonment Wound to Connection (Pt 2) (w/Steve LeBlanc)” (TSWP) 
• "Dr. Laurence Heller in Conversation with Dr. Gabor Maté on Complex Trauma and the Future of Trauma-Informed Care" (Transforming Trauma Podcast)
• "Healing Trauma (Pt 1): What is Trauma + How My Healing Journey Started” (TSWP)  
• "Healing Trauma (Pt 2): What Causes Trauma + Why Trauma Isn’t Just About Negative Thoughts" (TSWP) 
• “Doing the Work: From Anxious to Secure Attachment in Relationships (w/Melissa Vona)” (TSWP) 
• “Healing Trauma (Pt 3): Getting Triggered (Why Can’t We Just Leave the Past in the Past?)” (TSWP) 
• “Healing Trauma (Pt 4): Doing Therapy” (TSWP)
• "Body and mind with Hakomi Therapy, a way to self discovery" (Engler og Hormoner Podcast)
• The Heart of Trauma (Bonnie Badenoch)