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Healing the Prefrontal Cortex: How Trauma Impacts Your Thinking — and How to Reclaim Your Clarity and Power
In this solo episode, I’m diving into a part of trauma healing that doesn’t get talked about enough — the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for clarity, decision-making, emotional regulation, boundaries, planning, and staying grounded in the moment.
For years, I wondered why I shut down during conflict…
why my mind went blank when I got triggered…
why focusing felt impossible…
why making decisions brought so much anxiety…
and why small stressors felt like too much.
It wasn’t because I was “too sensitive.”
It wasn’t because I lacked willpower.
And it definitely wasn’t…
The skinny
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