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Ep 43 - How Trauma Lives in the Nervous System
What happens inside your body when you witness violence, even if it did not happen to you?
In this solo episode, Melissa breaks down trauma in a deeply personal and educational way after being unexpectedly triggered by graphic footage of the Bondi Beach shooting. Drawing from her own experience surviving a school shooting at age 15 and over 20 years of trauma and somatic work, she explains why exposure to violence through our phones can activate the nervous system just as powerfully as real-life danger.
You will learn why trauma is not the event itself but what happens inside your body as a…
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