Latest / Adult Child of Dysfunction / E 319: How Childhood Trauma Creates Emotional Numbness + How to Heal | Megan Margherio
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- 0:02Welcome
- 0:03back,
- 0:03everybody.
- 0:03Today
- 0:04we
- 0:04have
- 0:04with
- 0:04us
- 0:04Megan
- 0:05Margario.
- 0:06She
- 0:06is
- 0:06a
- 0:06speaker,
- 0:07a
- 0:07trauma
- 0:07informed
- 0:08embodiment
- 0:08coach,
- 0:09and
- 0:09author
- 0:09of
- 0:10Everwoven
- 0:11a
- 0:11memoir,
- 0:12A
- 0:12Reckoning.
- 0:13Certified
- 0:13in
- 0:14somatics
- 0:14and
- 0:14trauma
- 0:15sensitive
- 0:15yoga,
- 0:16she
- 0:16helps
- 0:17survivors
- 0:17reconnect
- 0:18with
- 0:18safety,
- 0:18joy
- 0:19and
- 0:19self
- 0:19trust.
- 0:20Welcome,
- 0:20Megan.
- 0:21Thank
- 0:21you.
- 0:21It's
- 0:21nice
- 0:22to
- 0:22be
- 0:22here.
- 0:23Yeah,
- 0:23I
- 0:23love,
- 0:24I
- 0:24was
- 0:24just
- 0:24saying
- 0:24before
- 0:24we
- 0:25got
- 0:25on
- 0:25here
- 0:25that
- 0:25I
- 0:25love
- 0:26actually
- 0:26digging
- 0:26into
- 0:27who
- 0:27the
- 0:27guests
- 0:27are
- 0:27going
- 0:27to
- 0:27be
- 0:28and
- 0:28really
- 0:28looking
- 0:28through
- 0:28their
- 0:29stuff.
- 0:29It
- 0:30was
- 0:30fun.
- 0:30But
- 0:30it's
- 0:30also
- 0:31eye
- 0:31opening
- 0:32as
- 0:32to
- 0:32the
- 0:32fact
- 0:32that
- 0:33so
- 0:33many
- 0:34people
- 0:34went
- 0:34through
- 0:35the,
- 0:35the
- 0:36exact
- 0:36same
- 0:36things.
- 0:37They
- 0:37had
- 0:37the
- 0:37same
- 0:38history.
- 0:38And
- 0:39I
- 0:39know
- 0:40when
- 0:40I
- 0:40started
- 0:41working
- 0:41with
- 0:41people,
- 0:42I
- 0:42started
- 0:42working
- 0:42with
- 0:42primarily
- 0:43adult
- 0:43children
- 0:44of
- 0:44alcoholics.
- 0:45That
- 0:45was
- 0:45my
- 0:45niche.
- 0:46I
- 0:46was
- 0:46in
- 0:46addiction
- 0:47and
- 0:47recovery
- 0:47specialists
- 0:48and
- 0:48I
- 0:48did
- 0:49all
- 0:49of
- 0:49that.
- 0:49And
- 0:49then
- 0:50the
- 0:51more
- 0:51people
- 0:51started
- 0:51coming
- 0:52to
- 0:52me
- 0:52and
- 0:52saying,
- 0:52wow,
- 0:53all
- 0:53of
- 0:53that
- 0:54resonates
- 0:54with
- 0:54me.
- 0:55But
- 0:55I
- 0:55didn't
- 0:55have
- 0:56an
- 0:56alcoholic
- 0:56in
- 0:56the
- 0:57family.
- 0:57It
- 0:57was
- 0:57like,
- 0:57cha
- 0:58Ching.
- 0:58Dysfunction
- 0:59is
- 0:59dysfunction
- 1:00and
- 1:00struggle
- 1:01is
- 1:01struggle.
- 1:02And
- 1:03it
- 1:03has
- 1:03the
- 1:03same
- 1:04effect,
- 1:04right?
- 1:05Oh,
- 1:05absolutely.
- 1:06And
- 1:06it's
- 1:06one
- 1:06of
- 1:06these
- 1:07things
- 1:07that
- 1:07when
- 1:07you
- 1:07been
- 1:08raised
- 1:08in
- 1:08a
- 1:08dysfunctional
- 1:09family,
- 1:09we
- 1:09don't
- 1:10talk
- 1:10about
- 1:10our
- 1:10dirty
- 1:10laundry
- 1:11kind
- 1:11of
- 1:11situation.
- 1:12So
- 1:12you've
- 1:12been
- 1:13told
- 1:13to
- 1:13keep
- 1:13it
- 1:13quiet.
- 1:14Right.
- 1:14And
- 1:15so
- 1:15that
- 1:16isolates
- 1:16you.
- 1:17And
- 1:17so
- 1:17then
- 1:17you
- 1:18think,
- 1:18I'm
- 1:18the
- 1:18only
- 1:18one
- 1:19that's
- 1:19going
- 1:19through
- 1:19this.
- 1:20It's
- 1:20because
- 1:20the
- 1:21world
- 1:21has
- 1:21gotten
- 1:22so
- 1:22small
- 1:22and
- 1:22so
- 1:23narrow
- 1:23that
- 1:24we
- 1:24think
- 1:24that
- 1:24we
- 1:24are
- 1:25the
- 1:25only
- 1:25people
- 1:25that
- 1:25are
- 1:26going
- 1:26through
- 1:26it
- 1:26without
- 1:26realizing
- 1:27how,
- 1:28how
- 1:28just
- 1:28pervasive
- 1:29it
- 1:30is.
- 1:30Because
- 1:30there's
- 1:30so
- 1:31many
- 1:31people
- 1:31who
- 1:32don't
- 1:32know
- 1:33how,
- 1:33who
- 1:34are
- 1:34not
- 1:34emotionally
- 1:35mature
- 1:35themselves,
- 1:35that
- 1:36are
- 1:36then
- 1:36raising
- 1:37children
- 1:37from
- 1:38a
- 1:38wounded
- 1:39place.
- 1:39Exactly.
- 1:40And
- 1:40it's
- 1:41like
- 1:41when
- 1:41you
- 1:41try
- 1:41to
- 1:41bring
- 1:41it
- 1:42to
- 1:42the
- 1:42world.
- 1:42I
- 1:42remember
- 1:43when
- 1:43I
- 1:43was
- 1:43like,
- 1:43oh,
- 1:43I'm
- 1:43going
- 1:44to
- 1:44write
- 1:44a
- 1:44book.
- 1:45And
- 1:45it
- 1:45was
- 1:45literally
- 1:46a
- 1:46guide
- 1:46for
- 1:47children
- 1:47of
- 1:47alcoholics.
- 1:48It
- 1:48was
- 1:48called
- 1:49Surviving
- 1:49Alcoholic
- 1:49Parents.
- 1:50It
- 1:50was
- 1:50all
- 1:50the
- 1:50things
- 1:50that
- 1:51I
- 1:51wish
- 1:51they
- 1:51had
- 1:51told
- 1:51me
- 1:52when
- 1:52I
- 1:52was
- 1:5212
- 1:52or
- 1:5213
- 1:52years
- 1:53old
- 1:54and
- 1:54I
- 1:54wrote
- 1:54this
- 1:54book.
- 1:54And
- 1:55then
- 1:55I'm
- 1:55like,
- 1:55okay,
- 1:56how
- 1:56do
- 1:56I
- 1:56get
- 1:57this
- 1:57to
- 1:57the
- 1:57kids?
- 1:58Because
- 1:58I
- 1:58can
- 1:59imagine
- 1:59me
- 1:59coming
- 1:59home
- 2:00at
- 2:0010
- 2:00years
- 2:00old
- 2:00being
- 2:00like,
- 2:01hey
- 2:01mom,
- 2:01can
- 2:02I
- 2:02have
- 2:02eight
- 2:02bucks?
- 2:02Because
- 2:03there's
- 2:03this
- 2:03lady
- 2:04coming
- 2:04into
- 2:04the
- 2:04school
- 2:04to
- 2:05talk
- 2:05about
- 2:06surviving
- 2:06alcoholic
- 2:07parents.
- 2:07I
- 2:07would
- 2:08have
- 2:08gotten
- 2:08beaten.
- 2:08So
- 2:09you're
- 2:09right.
- 2:09There's
- 2:10so
- 2:10much
- 2:10of
- 2:10that
- 2:10shame
- 2:11and
- 2:11everything.
- 2:11But
- 2:13what's
- 2:13important
- 2:14for
- 2:14people
- 2:14to
- 2:14know
- 2:15is
- 2:15that
- 2:15when
- 2:15you
- 2:15look
- 2:16at
- 2:16the
- 2:16statistics,
- 2:17just
- 2:17take
- 2:17one
- 2:18dysfunction.
- 2:18Let's
- 2:18just
- 2:19take
- 2:19alcoholism.
- 2:19That's
- 2:20one,
- 2:21one
- 2:21of
- 2:21the
- 2:21very
- 2:21many.
- 2:22And
- 2:23they
- 2:23say
- 2:23it's
- 2:23one
- 2:23in
- 2:23four
- 2:24children.
- 2:25But
- 2:25like
- 2:25you
- 2:25said,
- 2:26if
- 2:26that's
- 2:26one
- 2:26in
- 2:27four
- 2:27children,
- 2:27then
- 2:27that's
- 2:28also
- 2:28one
- 2:28in
- 2:28four
- 2:28teachers.
- 2:31How
- 2:31do
- 2:32you
- 2:32change
- 2:32the
- 2:32stigma
- 2:33so
- 2:33that
- 2:33there's
- 2:34not
- 2:34that
- 2:34shame
- 2:34or
- 2:35so
- 2:35that
- 2:35people
- 2:35understand
- 2:36that
- 2:36their
- 2:37story,
- 2:37although
- 2:37it's
- 2:38unique
- 2:38to
- 2:38them,
- 2:40is
- 2:40widespread?
- 2:41Yeah,
- 2:42I
- 2:42think
- 2:42there's
- 2:42this,
- 2:42this
- 2:43is
- 2:43for
- 2:43all
- 2:44of
- 2:44the
- 2:45awfulness
- 2:45of
- 2:46social
- 2:46media.
- 2:46Right.
- 2:47And
- 2:47there
- 2:47is
- 2:47a
- 2:47lot
- 2:47to.
- 2:48To
- 2:48complain
- 2:49about.
- 2:49One
- 2:50of
- 2:50the
- 2:50things
- 2:50that
- 2:50is
- 2:50really
- 2:51nice
- 2:51is
- 2:51that
- 2:51we,
- 2:52to
- 2:52realize
- 2:53that
- 2:53we
- 2:53weren't
- 2:54growing
- 2:54up
- 2:55in
- 2:55isolation.
- 2:56I'm
- 2:56from
- 2:56a
- 2:56town
- 2:56of
- 2:5755.
- 2:57It
- 2:58felt
- 2:58like
- 2:58no
- 2:58one
- 2:59in
- 2:59my
- 2:59town
- 2:59of
- 2:5955
- 3:00was
- 3:00experiencing
- 3:01what
- 3:01I
- 3:01was
- 3:02experiencing.
- 3:02But
- 3:03what
- 3:03happens
- 3:03behind
- 3:03closed
- 3:04doors,
- 3:04we
- 3:04don't
- 3:05know.
- 3:05But
- 3:05what
- 3:05you
- 3:05realize
- 3:06is
- 3:06that
- 3:07so
- 3:07many
- 3:07people
- 3:08across
- 3:08the
- 3:09world
- 3:09are
- 3:09experiencing
- 3:10something
- 3:10similar
- 3:11or
- 3:11they're
- 3:11recovering
- 3:12from
- 3:12and
- 3:13feeling
- 3:13the
- 3:13long
- 3:14term
- 3:14fallout
- 3:15of
- 3:15growing
- 3:15up
- 3:15and
- 3:16dysfunctional
- 3:16families
- 3:17and
- 3:17what
- 3:17that
- 3:17looks
- 3:18like
- 3:18like
- 3:18and
- 3:18how
- 3:18that
- 3:19changes
- 3:19you
- 3:19as
- 3:19a
- 3:20person
- 3:20and
- 3:20your
- 3:21sense
- 3:21of
- 3:21self
- 3:21worth.
- 3:22You
- 3:22start
- 3:22to
- 3:22see
- 3:22these
- 3:22common
- 3:23through
- 3:23lines
- 3:24and
- 3:24you
- 3:24see
- 3:24them
- 3:25show
- 3:25up
- 3:25in
- 3:25other
- 3:25people's
- 3:26stories.
- 3:26And
- 3:27so
- 3:27that's
- 3:27where
- 3:27the
- 3:27power
- 3:28of
- 3:28the
- 3:28Internet
- 3:28has
- 3:29been
- 3:29so
- 3:29profound.
- 3:30And
- 3:30being
- 3:30able
- 3:30to
- 3:30create
- 3:31a
- 3:31community,
- 3:32but
- 3:32also
- 3:33within
- 3:33that
- 3:33community
- 3:34is
- 3:34to
- 3:34create
- 3:34this
- 3:35safe
- 3:35space
- 3:35of
- 3:36people
- 3:36going,
- 3:36I
- 3:36get
- 3:36it,
- 3:37I
- 3:37get
- 3:37what
- 3:38it
- 3:38feels
- 3:38like.
- 3:38I
- 3:39understand
- 3:40even
- 3:40without
- 3:41having
- 3:41gone
- 3:41through
- 3:42the
- 3:42things
- 3:42that
- 3:43someone
- 3:43else
- 3:43has
- 3:43gone
- 3:44through,
- 3:44you
- 3:44understand
- 3:45the
- 3:45emotional
- 3:45impact
- 3:46because
- 3:46you
- 3:46can
- 3:47relate
- 3:47to
- 3:47that.
- 3:47You
- 3:48can
- 3:48feel
- 3:48it.
- 3:48Because
- 3:49even
- 3:49though
- 3:50it's
- 3:50different,
- 3:50it
- 3:50feels
- 3:51familiar.
- 3:52Absolutely.
- 3:53And
- 3:53I,
- 3:53I
- 3:53love
- 3:54when
- 3:54I
- 3:54wake
- 3:54up
- 3:54and
- 3:54I
- 3:55check
- 3:55my
- 3:55messages,
- 3:55usually
- 3:56it's
- 3:56Facebook
- 3:56messenger.
- 3:57People
- 3:57will
- 3:57reach
- 3:58out
- 3:58to
- 3:58me
- 3:58on,
- 3:58even
- 3:59though
- 3:59they
- 3:59see
- 3:59me
- 3:59on
- 3:59TikTok
- 4:00or
- 4:00Instagram
- 4:00or
- 4:01whatever.
- 4:01But
- 4:01I
- 4:02love
- 4:02when
- 4:02people
- 4:02like,
- 4:03girl,
- 4:03you
- 4:03hit
- 4:03it.
- 4:04You
- 4:04nailed
- 4:04it.
- 4:04That's
- 4:05me.
- 4:05And
- 4:06it's,
- 4:06it's
- 4:06almost
- 4:06sad.
- 4:07People
- 4:07don't
- 4:07realize
- 4:08until
- 4:08they're
- 4:08in
- 4:08their
- 4:09sometimes
- 4:0940s,
- 4:1050s,
- 4:1060s.
- 4:11I
- 4:11want
- 4:11to
- 4:11talk
- 4:12about
- 4:12something
- 4:12that
- 4:12you
- 4:12mentioned
- 4:13and
- 4:14you
- 4:14said
- 4:15you
- 4:15mentioned
- 4:16numbness.
- 4:16And
- 4:17I
- 4:17think
- 4:17that
- 4:17is
- 4:18so
- 4:19profound
- 4:20because
- 4:20so
- 4:20many
- 4:20people
- 4:21are
- 4:21in
- 4:21numbness.
- 4:22Explain
- 4:22how
- 4:23that
- 4:24manifests
- 4:24and
- 4:24what
- 4:25it
- 4:25looks
- 4:25like
- 4:25to
- 4:25you.
- 4:26Yeah,
- 4:27so
- 4:27I'll
- 4:27obviously
- 4:28explain
- 4:28it
- 4:28from
- 4:28my
- 4:29perspective,
- 4:29but
- 4:30it's
- 4:30so
- 4:31I
- 4:31am
- 4:31the
- 4:32survivor
- 4:32of
- 4:33childhood
- 4:33sexual
- 4:34abuse,
- 4:34that
- 4:34my
- 4:35family
- 4:35looked
- 4:35the
- 4:35other
- 4:36way.
- 4:36They
- 4:36knew
- 4:36it
- 4:36was
- 4:37going
- 4:37on
- 4:37and
- 4:37ignored
- 4:38it.
- 4:38And
- 4:39a
- 4:39very
- 4:39also
- 4:41common
- 4:41experience,
- 4:42unfortunately.
- 4:43And,
- 4:43and
- 4:44so
- 4:44as
- 4:45I
- 4:45was
- 4:45moving
- 4:46through
- 4:46my
- 4:46life
- 4:47dealing
- 4:47with
- 4:47the
- 4:48fallout
- 4:48of
- 4:48that
- 4:49it's
- 4:50the
- 4:50way
- 4:50that
- 4:50you
- 4:50protect
- 4:51yourself.
- 4:51Right.
- 4:52Whether
- 4:52you
- 4:52go
- 4:52through
- 4:53something
- 4:53deeply
- 4:53traumatic
- 4:54like
- 4:54that
- 4:54or
- 4:54you
- 4:54just
- 4:54have
- 4:55a
- 4:55really
- 4:55hard
- 4:56family,
- 4:57is
- 4:57that
- 4:57you
- 4:58hide
- 4:58parts
- 4:59of
- 4:59yourself
- 4:59away.
- 4:59The
- 5:00parts
- 5:00that
- 5:00you
- 5:00don't
- 5:00think
- 5:01are
- 5:01going
- 5:01to
- 5:01be
- 5:01accepted
- 5:02or
- 5:02welcome
- 5:03or
- 5:03that
- 5:04are
- 5:04going
- 5:04to
- 5:04create
- 5:04an
- 5:05issue
- 5:05with
- 5:05your
- 5:05belonging.
- 5:06You
- 5:06keep
- 5:06hiding
- 5:07those
- 5:07parts
- 5:07away
- 5:07and
- 5:08you
- 5:08hide
- 5:08them
- 5:08away
- 5:08and
- 5:09hide
- 5:09them
- 5:09away
- 5:10until
- 5:10all
- 5:10that's
- 5:11left
- 5:11is
- 5:11this
- 5:11shel
- 5:12of
- 5:13who
- 5:13you
- 5:13once
- 5:13were.
- 5:14Right.
- 5:14And
- 5:15so
- 5:15you
- 5:15can
- 5:15look
- 5:15back,
- 5:16this
- 5:16little
- 5:16human
- 5:17that
- 5:17you
- 5:17used
- 5:17to
- 5:17be
- 5:18that
- 5:18was
- 5:18alive
- 5:19and
- 5:20delighted
- 5:20in
- 5:21whatever
- 5:21they
- 5:21delighted
- 5:22in.
- 5:22And
- 5:22you
- 5:23feel
- 5:23like,
- 5:24wait
- 5:24a
- 5:24minute,
- 5:24that
- 5:25person
- 5:25feels
- 5:25miles
- 5:26away.
- 5:27How
- 5:27is
- 5:27that
- 5:27possible?
- 5:28And
- 5:29then
- 5:29you
- 5:29look
- 5:29around
- 5:29and
- 5:30you
- 5:30think,
- 5:30like,
- 5:30at
- 5:31least
- 5:31for
- 5:31me,
- 5:31I
- 5:31looked
- 5:31around
- 5:32and
- 5:32I
- 5:32thought,
- 5:32when
- 5:32was
- 5:33the
- 5:33last
- 5:33time
- 5:33I
- 5:33was
- 5:33delighted
- 5:34by
- 5:34life?
- 5:35When
- 5:35was
- 5:35the
- 5:35last
- 5:36time
- 5:36I
- 5:36was
- 5:37excited
- 5:38by
- 5:38things
- 5:38and
- 5:39I
- 5:39couldn't
- 5:39remember
- 5:40and.
- 5:40And
- 5:40then
- 5:41it
- 5:41was
- 5:41like,
- 5:41oh,
- 5:41my
- 5:42God.
- 5:43That's
- 5:43when
- 5:43it
- 5:43landed
- 5:44on
- 5:44me.
- 5:44I
- 5:44didn't
- 5:44even
- 5:45realize
- 5:45I
- 5:45had
- 5:46slipped
- 5:46into
- 5:46numbness.
- 5:47It
- 5:48just
- 5:48was
- 5:49there.
- 5:49It.
- 5:50When
- 5:50it's
- 5:50this
- 5:50heavy
- 5:51blanket
- 5:51that
- 5:52shadows
- 5:52over
- 5:53everything
- 5:53and
- 5:54it's.
- 5:54There's
- 5:54no
- 5:54point
- 5:55in
- 5:55getting
- 5:55excited
- 5:55about
- 5:56something
- 5:56or.
- 5:57Numbness
- 5:57is
- 5:58a
- 5:58protector
- 5:58because
- 5:59I
- 5:59don't
- 5:59have
- 5:59to
- 5:59feel
- 5:59as
- 6:00sad
- 6:00if
- 6:00I
- 6:00am
- 6:01numb.
- 6:01If
- 6:01I
- 6:01can
- 6:01numb
- 6:02myself
- 6:02out
- 6:02from
- 6:03something
- 6:04internally,
- 6:04then
- 6:05I
- 6:05don't
- 6:05have
- 6:05to
- 6:05feel
- 6:05the
- 6:06full
- 6:06weight
- 6:06of
- 6:06it.
- 6:07And
- 6:07so
- 6:07if
- 6:07I'm
- 6:07carrying
- 6:08around
- 6:08a
- 6:08bunch
- 6:08of
- 6:09unprocessed
- 6:09things,
- 6:10that's
- 6:11a
- 6:11way
- 6:11to
- 6:11navigate
- 6:11that.
- 6:12And
- 6:13so
- 6:13numbness
- 6:13is
- 6:14this
- 6:14thing
- 6:14that
- 6:14just
- 6:15sneaks
- 6:15up
- 6:15slowly
- 6:16and
- 6:16becomes
- 6:17both
- 6:17a
- 6:17protector
- 6:18from
- 6:18the
- 6:18hard
- 6:19things
- 6:19that
- 6:19we're
- 6:19not
- 6:19ready
- 6:20to
- 6:20face,
- 6:20but
- 6:21also
- 6:22this
- 6:22thing
- 6:23that
- 6:23prevents
- 6:24us
- 6:24from
- 6:24being
- 6:24able
- 6:24to
- 6:25feel
- 6:25the
- 6:25full
- 6:25expression
- 6:26of
- 6:27our
- 6:27life.
- 6:27And
- 6:27I
- 6:28understand
- 6:28why
- 6:29we
- 6:29do
- 6:29it.
- 6:29It
- 6:29makes
- 6:30so
- 6:30much
- 6:30sense
- 6:30why
- 6:31we
- 6:31are
- 6:31protecting
- 6:32ourselves.
- 6:32But
- 6:33then
- 6:33one
- 6:33day
- 6:33you
- 6:33wake
- 6:34up
- 6:34and
- 6:34you
- 6:34feel
- 6:34half
- 6:35alive
- 6:35and
- 6:35you
- 6:35don't
- 6:36understand
- 6:36why.
- 6:37Absolutely.
- 6:38And
- 6:39numbness
- 6:39is
- 6:39the
- 6:39best
- 6:39way
- 6:40to
- 6:40put
- 6:40it,
- 6:40because
- 6:40I
- 6:40can
- 6:41remember
- 6:41walking
- 6:41into
- 6:41a
- 6:42therapist.
- 6:42I
- 6:42don't
- 6:42even
- 6:42remember
- 6:43what
- 6:43the
- 6:43occasion
- 6:44was
- 6:44or
- 6:44what
- 6:44this
- 6:44circumstance
- 6:45was
- 6:45that
- 6:46happened.
- 6:46But
- 6:46she
- 6:46said
- 6:46to
- 6:47me,
- 6:47how
- 6:47do
- 6:47you
- 6:47feel?
- 6:49And
- 6:50that
- 6:50was
- 6:50such
- 6:50a
- 6:50foreign
- 6:51concept
- 6:51to
- 6:51me.
- 6:51I'm
- 6:51like,
- 6:52feel.
- 6:52She
- 6:53said,
- 6:53you're
- 6:53not
- 6:53mad?
- 6:54Said,
- 6:54no.
- 6:55You're
- 6:55not
- 6:55angry.
- 6:56You're,
- 6:56like,
- 6:56sad?
- 6:57No.
- 6:58And
- 6:58you
- 6:58said
- 6:58it
- 6:58perfectly
- 6:59when
- 6:59you
- 6:59said,
- 7:00you
- 7:00become
- 7:00a
- 7:00shell
- 7:01of
- 7:01a
- 7:01person
- 7:01that
- 7:01you
- 7:02used
- 7:02to
- 7:02be.
- 7:03So,
- 7:03yeah,
- 7:04it's
- 7:04such
- 7:04a
- 7:04fascinating
- 7:05thing.
- 7:05Like
- 7:06when
- 7:06you
- 7:06were
- 7:06saying,
- 7:06like,
- 7:06you
- 7:07don't
- 7:07register
- 7:07the
- 7:07emotions
- 7:08or
- 7:08maybe
- 7:08you
- 7:09do,
- 7:09logically,
- 7:09right?
- 7:10And
- 7:10so
- 7:10maybe
- 7:11it's,
- 7:11oh,
- 7:11that's
- 7:11sad
- 7:11that
- 7:12happened.
- 7:12You
- 7:12can
- 7:13hear
- 7:13a
- 7:13sad
- 7:13story
- 7:14that
- 7:14happened
- 7:15in
- 7:15the
- 7:15news
- 7:15or
- 7:15even
- 7:16something
- 7:16that
- 7:16happens
- 7:16personally
- 7:17to
- 7:17you,
- 7:17and
- 7:17you're
- 7:18like,
- 7:18oh,
- 7:18that's
- 7:19really
- 7:19sad.
- 7:19And
- 7:19then
- 7:20you're
- 7:20thinking
- 7:20about
- 7:21how
- 7:21it's
- 7:21sad.
- 7:22So
- 7:22you're
- 7:22intellectualizing
- 7:23the
- 7:24idea
- 7:24of
- 7:24what
- 7:25it.
- 7:25Of
- 7:25what
- 7:25feeling
- 7:26you
- 7:26should
- 7:26be
- 7:26experiencing,
- 7:27but
- 7:27you're
- 7:28not
- 7:28actually
- 7:28letting
- 7:29yourself
- 7:30feel
- 7:30it.
- 7:30It's
- 7:30like
- 7:31it
- 7:31stays
- 7:31in
- 7:31the
- 7:31head.
- 7:32If
- 7:32it
- 7:32enters
- 7:33in
- 7:33at
- 7:33all,
- 7:34it
- 7:34stays
- 7:34in
- 7:34the
- 7:35head
- 7:35instead
- 7:35of
- 7:36ever
- 7:36traveling
- 7:36down
- 7:37to
- 7:37the
- 7:37heart
- 7:38where
- 7:38it
- 7:38actually
- 7:39has
- 7:39the
- 7:39ability
- 7:40to
- 7:40be
- 7:40felt.
- 7:40And
- 7:41then
- 7:41it
- 7:41becomes
- 7:42a
- 7:42situation
- 7:42where,
- 7:43at
- 7:43least
- 7:43for
- 7:43me,
- 7:44I
- 7:44thought,
- 7:44something's
- 7:45wrong
- 7:45with
- 7:45me,
- 7:45that
- 7:45I
- 7:46can't
- 7:46feel
- 7:47sad,
- 7:47I
- 7:47can't
- 7:48feel
- 7:48happy,
- 7:49I
- 7:49can't
- 7:49feel
- 7:49I'm
- 7:50broken.
- 7:50Right.
- 7:51I've
- 7:51got
- 7:51to
- 7:51be
- 7:51broken.
- 7:52Because
- 7:52what
- 7:52is
- 7:53this?
- 7:53And
- 7:54it's
- 7:54a
- 7:54protective
- 7:55layer
- 7:55of
- 7:55numbness
- 7:56that
- 7:57you
- 7:57put
- 7:57on
- 7:58as
- 7:58a
- 7:58shield
- 7:59against
- 7:59the
- 7:59world.
- 8:00And
- 8:01again,
- 8:01it
- 8:01makes
- 8:02so
- 8:02much
- 8:02sense
- 8:03why
- 8:03we
- 8:03do
- 8:03it.
- 8:03But
- 8:04one
- 8:04day
- 8:04you
- 8:04just
- 8:05wake
- 8:05up
- 8:05and
- 8:05you
- 8:05realize
- 8:06your
- 8:06life
- 8:06isn't
- 8:07what
- 8:08it
- 8:08could
- 8:08be
- 8:09or
- 8:09what
- 8:09you
- 8:09thought
- 8:10it
- 8:10would
- 8:10be.
- 8:10And
- 8:10you're
- 8:10like,
- 8:11why
- 8:11is
- 8:11it
- 8:11like
- 8:11this?
- 8:12And
- 8:12you
- 8:12don't
- 8:13even
- 8:13realize
- 8:13when
- 8:14or
- 8:14how
- 8:14it
- 8:15happened.
- 8:16Exactly.
- 8:17And
- 8:17the
- 8:18part
- 8:18that
- 8:18people
- 8:18miss
- 8:19sometimes
- 8:19is
- 8:20if
- 8:20you
- 8:20don't
- 8:20feel
- 8:21the
- 8:21pain
- 8:21and
- 8:21you
- 8:21don't
- 8:22feel
- 8:22the
- 8:22sadness
- 8:23and
- 8:23you
- 8:23don't
- 8:23feel.
- 8:23Feel
- 8:24anything
- 8:24because
- 8:24you're
- 8:24numb.
- 8:25You
- 8:25also
- 8:25don't
- 8:26feel
- 8:26the
- 8:26joy
- 8:26and
- 8:27the
- 8:27fun
- 8:27and
- 8:28the
- 8:28great
- 8:28things
- 8:29that
- 8:29life
- 8:29has
- 8:29to
- 8:30offer.
- 8:30You're
- 8:30numb
- 8:31to
- 8:31everything.
- 8:31You
- 8:31don't
- 8:32just
- 8:32selectively
- 8:32go,
- 8:32I'm
- 8:33going
- 8:33to
- 8:33be
- 8:33numb
- 8:33to
- 8:33the
- 8:33bad
- 8:34things.
- 8:34You
- 8:34just
- 8:35become
- 8:35numb,
- 8:36period.
- 8:37Yeah.
- 8:38Because
- 8:38your
- 8:38body
- 8:38doesn't
- 8:38recognize,
- 8:39oh,
- 8:40okay.
- 8:40We're
- 8:40only
- 8:41filtering
- 8:41these
- 8:41emotions
- 8:42out.
- 8:42It's
- 8:43like
- 8:43we're
- 8:43filtering
- 8:43all
- 8:44emotions
- 8:44out.
- 8:45Because
- 8:45when
- 8:45we
- 8:46put
- 8:46on
- 8:46this
- 8:47protective
- 8:47barrier
- 8:48of
- 8:48numbness,
- 8:49the
- 8:49reason
- 8:50is
- 8:50because
- 8:50we
- 8:51did,
- 8:51there
- 8:51was
- 8:51so
- 8:51much
- 8:51intensity
- 8:52of
- 8:53pain
- 8:54that
- 8:54was
- 8:54coming
- 8:54through
- 8:55that
- 8:55we
- 8:55couldn't
- 8:56handle
- 8:56it
- 8:56all.
- 8:57So
- 8:57we
- 8:57numb
- 8:57up
- 8:58and
- 8:58we
- 8:58just
- 8:58be
- 8:58like,
- 8:58nope,
- 8:59not
- 8:59feeling
- 8:59that.
- 9:00And
- 9:00so
- 9:00we
- 9:01keep
- 9:01that
- 9:01guard
- 9:01up
- 9:02and
- 9:02our
- 9:02brain
- 9:02goes,
- 9:03oh,
- 9:03this
- 9:03is
- 9:03an
- 9:03effective
- 9:04method.
- 9:04Okay,
- 9:04we're
- 9:04getting
- 9:05what
- 9:05we
- 9:05needed
- 9:05here.
- 9:06Cool.
- 9:06Let's
- 9:07keep
- 9:07doing
- 9:07this.
- 9:08And
- 9:08so
- 9:08it.
- 9:09It
- 9:09does
- 9:09it
- 9:09for
- 9:10everything.
- 9:10Any
- 9:11emotion
- 9:11that
- 9:11comes
- 9:12in,
- 9:12it's
- 9:12just
- 9:12like
- 9:13one
- 9:13big,
- 9:13giant
- 9:14shield
- 9:14against
- 9:15that.
- 9:15And
- 9:16so
- 9:16you
- 9:16can't
- 9:16feel
- 9:17the
- 9:17good
- 9:17things
- 9:17in
- 9:18your
- 9:18life.
- 9:18And
- 9:18then
- 9:19your
- 9:19life
- 9:20becomes
- 9:20half
- 9:21full
- 9:21because
- 9:22you're
- 9:22like,
- 9:22I
- 9:22don't
- 9:22understand
- 9:23what's
- 9:23going
- 9:24on
- 9:24here.
- 9:24And
- 9:25it's
- 9:25so,
- 9:25so
- 9:25confusing.
- 9:26And
- 9:27it
- 9:27feels
- 9:27like
- 9:27you're
- 9:28broken.
- 9:28Because
- 9:29when
- 9:29there
- 9:29is
- 9:29something
- 9:30that
- 9:30you
- 9:30want
- 9:30to
- 9:31feel
- 9:31and
- 9:32you
- 9:32can't
- 9:32feel
- 9:32it,
- 9:33and
- 9:33then
- 9:33you're
- 9:33like,
- 9:34I
- 9:34don't
- 9:34understand
- 9:34what's
- 9:35going
- 9:35on,
- 9:35because
- 9:35it's
- 9:36no
- 9:36longer
- 9:36a
- 9:36conscious
- 9:37choice
- 9:37to
- 9:38prevent
- 9:38the
- 9:39pain
- 9:39from
- 9:39coming
- 9:40through.
- 9:40It's
- 9:40now
- 9:41just
- 9:41nothing
- 9:42is
- 9:42coming
- 9:42through.
- 9:43And
- 9:44so
- 9:44then
- 9:44it
- 9:44feels
- 9:45like
- 9:45something
- 9:45internally
- 9:46has
- 9:46been
- 9:47broken,
- 9:47but
- 9:47it's
- 9:48that
- 9:48your
- 9:48system
- 9:49is
- 9:49working
- 9:49exactly
- 9:50the
- 9:50way
- 9:51that
- 9:51it
- 9:51has
- 9:52been
- 9:52working
- 9:52all
- 9:53this
- 9:53time
- 9:53to
- 9:53keep
- 9:54you
- 9:54protected.
- 9:55Exactly.
- 9:55And
- 9:56going
- 9:56to
- 9:56some
- 9:57different
- 9:57forms
- 9:57of
- 9:57therapy,
- 9:58and
- 9:58they're
- 9:58like,
- 9:59it's
- 9:59all
- 9:59about,
- 9:59get
- 9:59in
- 10:00your
- 10:00head
- 10:00and
- 10:00rewrite
- 10:01this
- 10:01story
- 10:02and
- 10:02redo
- 10:02that.
- 10:03But
- 10:03I
- 10:03100
- 10:04agree
- 10:04with
- 10:04you
- 10:05and
- 10:05why
- 10:06you
- 10:06do
- 10:06what
- 10:06you
- 10:06do.
- 10:07It's
- 10:07not
- 10:07in
- 10:08your
- 10:08mind.
- 10:09You
- 10:09can
- 10:09trick
- 10:09your
- 10:09mind.
- 10:10My
- 10:10mind
- 10:10is
- 10:10very
- 10:11easily
- 10:11tricked,
- 10:12but
- 10:12my
- 10:12body
- 10:12is
- 10:12not.
- 10:13No.
- 10:14And
- 10:14you're
- 10:14with
- 10:14the
- 10:14adage,
- 10:15your
- 10:15body
- 10:15keeps
- 10:15the
- 10:15score.
- 10:16Right.
- 10:16So
- 10:16the
- 10:17thing.
- 10:17The
- 10:17pain
- 10:17that
- 10:18you
- 10:18are
- 10:18not
- 10:19wanting
- 10:19to
- 10:19feel
- 10:20and
- 10:20you're
- 10:20numbing
- 10:21yourself
- 10:21out
- 10:21from
- 10:22feeling,
- 10:23it's
- 10:23still
- 10:24there.
- 10:24It's
- 10:24just
- 10:25going
- 10:25to
- 10:25show
- 10:25up
- 10:26in
- 10:26other
- 10:26places,
- 10:27in
- 10:27inflammation
- 10:28in
- 10:28the
- 10:28body,
- 10:29in
- 10:30stress,
- 10:30in
- 10:31anxiety,
- 10:31in
- 10:32depression.
- 10:32It
- 10:33comes
- 10:33in
- 10:33all
- 10:33of
- 10:33these
- 10:34different
- 10:34ways
- 10:35because
- 10:35somehow,
- 10:36some
- 10:36way,
- 10:37it
- 10:37has
- 10:37to
- 10:37come
- 10:38out.
- 10:38And
- 10:38rage.
- 10:39It
- 10:39comes
- 10:39out,
- 10:40however,
- 10:40for
- 10:40people.
- 10:41And
- 10:41when
- 10:42we
- 10:42numb
- 10:42ourselves
- 10:43to
- 10:43it
- 10:43and
- 10:43we
- 10:43keep
- 10:44shoving
- 10:44it
- 10:44down
- 10:44and
- 10:45shoving
- 10:45it
- 10:45down
- 10:45and
- 10:46shoving
- 10:46it
- 10:46down,
- 10:46it
- 10:47has
- 10:47to
- 10:47find
- 10:47other
- 10:47alternate
- 10:48routes
- 10:48out.
- 10:49And
- 10:50so
- 10:50eventually
- 10:51you're
- 10:51screaming
- 10:52in
- 10:52the
- 10:52grocery
- 10:53store
- 10:53and
- 10:53you
- 10:54don't
- 10:54know
- 10:54why,
- 10:55and
- 10:55it's
- 10:55because
- 10:56things
- 10:56that
- 10:56you
- 10:57weren't
- 10:57willing
- 10:57to
- 10:58process,
- 10:58that
- 10:58you
- 10:58had
- 10:59numbed
- 10:59yourself
- 10:59to,
- 11:00are
- 11:01finding
- 11:01their
- 11:01ways
- 11:02out.
- 11:02And
- 11:02they're
- 11:03not
- 11:03finding
- 11:03their
- 11:03way
- 11:03out
- 11:04in
- 11:04rational
- 11:04or
- 11:05logical
- 11:05ways.
- 11:06They're
- 11:06finding
- 11:06their
- 11:06way
- 11:06out
- 11:07because
- 11:07their
- 11:07pressure
- 11:08is
- 11:08too
- 11:08intense
- 11:09that
- 11:09your
- 11:09body
- 11:09needs
- 11:10a
- 11:10break
- 11:10or
- 11:11it's
- 11:11going
- 11:11to
- 11:11just
- 11:11collapse.
- 11:12And
- 11:13so
- 11:13then
- 11:13fatigue,
- 11:14all
- 11:14of
- 11:15these
- 11:15kinds
- 11:15of
- 11:15things.
- 11:15Right.
- 11:16The
- 11:16science
- 11:16is
- 11:16so
- 11:17clear
- 11:17on
- 11:18how
- 11:18the
- 11:18body
- 11:18holds
- 11:19on
- 11:19to
- 11:20emotional
- 11:21tension.
- 11:21And
- 11:22when
- 11:22we
- 11:22don't
- 11:22release
- 11:23it,
- 11:23we
- 11:24also
- 11:24don't
- 11:24make
- 11:24room
- 11:25for
- 11:25other
- 11:25things
- 11:26to
- 11:26be
- 11:26able
- 11:26to
- 11:26come
- 11:26in.
- 11:27So
- 11:27we
- 11:27don't
- 11:28make
- 11:28room
- 11:28for
- 11:28delight
- 11:29and
- 11:29joy
- 11:29and
- 11:30goodness
- 11:30and
- 11:30all
- 11:30of
- 11:30these
- 11:31things
- 11:31to
- 11:31come
- 11:31in
- 11:32when
- 11:32our
- 11:32system
- 11:32is
- 11:33trying
- 11:33so
- 11:33hard
- 11:34to
- 11:34maintain
- 11:35the
- 11:36status
- 11:36quo
- 11:36that
- 11:37we're
- 11:37telling
- 11:37it
- 11:37we
- 11:38want
- 11:38to
- 11:38hold
- 11:38on
- 11:38to,
- 11:39which
- 11:39is
- 11:39numbness.
- 11:40Absolutely.
- 11:41So
- 11:41talk
- 11:42about
- 11:42with
- 11:42your
- 11:43people
- 11:43that
- 11:43you.
- 11:43With
- 11:43your
- 11:44clients
- 11:44that
- 11:44you
- 11:44work
- 11:44with.
- 11:45How
- 11:46do
- 11:46you
- 11:46start
- 11:46bringing
- 11:46in?
- 11:47What
- 11:47is
- 11:47your
- 11:47biggest
- 11:48concept.
- 11:48Is
- 11:48it
- 11:48the
- 11:49fact
- 11:49that
- 11:49you
- 11:49need
- 11:49to
- 11:49not
- 11:50only
- 11:50just
- 11:50get
- 11:50rid
- 11:51of
- 11:51the
- 11:51pain,
- 11:51but
- 11:51you
- 11:51also
- 11:52need
- 11:52to
- 11:53replace
- 11:54it
- 11:54with
- 11:54the
- 11:54joy
- 11:55and
- 11:55the
- 11:55delight
- 11:55and
- 11:56the
- 11:56laughter
- 11:56and
- 11:56the
- 11:56love?
- 11:57Yeah,
- 11:58it's
- 11:58interesting.
- 11:58For
- 11:59trauma
- 11:59survivors,
- 11:59it's
- 12:00going
- 12:00to
- 12:00sound
- 12:01backwards,
- 12:01but
- 12:01the.
- 12:01The
- 12:02pain
- 12:02is
- 12:02not
- 12:02as
- 12:03scary
- 12:03because
- 12:04they
- 12:04know
- 12:04how
- 12:04to
- 12:04navigate
- 12:05pain.
- 12:05When
- 12:06you've
- 12:06survived
- 12:06something
- 12:07traumatic,
- 12:07you've
- 12:08had
- 12:08to
- 12:08pick
- 12:08up
- 12:09your
- 12:09pieces
- 12:09from
- 12:09a
- 12:10life
- 12:10that
- 12:11has
- 12:11just
- 12:11been,
- 12:11like,
- 12:12radically
- 12:12altered
- 12:13and
- 12:13a
- 12:13brain
- 12:14that
- 12:14has
- 12:14been
- 12:14radically
- 12:14altered
- 12:15by
- 12:16horrific
- 12:16events.
- 12:17And
- 12:17so
- 12:18the
- 12:18pain
- 12:19and
- 12:19the
- 12:19hard
- 12:19things
- 12:20aren't
- 12:20what
- 12:20scares
- 12:21them
- 12:21the
- 12:21most.
- 12:21What
- 12:22scares
- 12:22them
- 12:22the
- 12:22most
- 12:23is
- 12:23actually
- 12:24welcoming
- 12:24in
- 12:24goodness
- 12:25again,
- 12:26is
- 12:26learning
- 12:26how
- 12:27to
- 12:27live
- 12:28on
- 12:28the
- 12:28other
- 12:29side
- 12:29of
- 12:29what
- 12:30happened
- 12:30to
- 12:30them.
- 12:31And
- 12:31too
- 12:31often,
- 12:32we
- 12:32stay
- 12:32stuck
- 12:33in
- 12:33survival
- 12:34mode
- 12:34and
- 12:34we
- 12:35don't
- 12:35even
- 12:35realize
- 12:35that's
- 12:36what
- 12:36we're
- 12:36doing,
- 12:36is
- 12:37that
- 12:37we're
- 12:37just
- 12:38trying
- 12:38to
- 12:38keep
- 12:38one
- 12:39foot
- 12:39in
- 12:39front
- 12:39of
- 12:39the
- 12:39other
- 12:39and
- 12:40keep
- 12:40going
- 12:40in
- 12:41whatever
- 12:41way
- 12:41without
- 12:42realizing.
- 12:43No,
- 12:43we
- 12:43can
- 12:44be
- 12:44more
- 12:44in
- 12:45control
- 12:45of
- 12:45our
- 12:45life.
- 12:46We
- 12:46can
- 12:46slow
- 12:47down.
- 12:47We
- 12:47can
- 12:47notice
- 12:48the
- 12:48goodness
- 12:48that's
- 12:49already
- 12:49happening
- 12:49in
- 12:50the
- 12:50present
- 12:50moment.
- 12:51And
- 12:52when
- 12:52you
- 12:52are
- 12:53someone
- 12:53who's
- 12:54living
- 12:54in
- 12:54survival
- 12:55mode,
- 12:55you're
- 12:55not
- 12:55thinking
- 12:55about
- 12:56the
- 12:56present
- 12:56moment.
- 12:57You're
- 12:57thinking
- 12:57about
- 12:58the
- 12:58future,
- 12:58because
- 12:59you're
- 12:59thinking
- 12:59about,
- 13:00what
- 13:00are
- 13:00the
- 13:00plans
- 13:01I
- 13:01need
- 13:01to
- 13:01have
- 13:01in
- 13:01place
- 13:01in
- 13:02order
- 13:02to
- 13:02be
- 13:02able
- 13:02to
- 13:02be
- 13:03safe
- 13:03if
- 13:03xyz,
- 13:05all
- 13:05of
- 13:05these
- 13:05things
- 13:05happen.
- 13:06Right?
- 13:06So
- 13:06your
- 13:07mind
- 13:07is
- 13:07spinning
- 13:07about
- 13:08all
- 13:08the
- 13:08possible
- 13:08outcomes
- 13:09so
- 13:09that
- 13:09you
- 13:09can
- 13:10have
- 13:10all
- 13:11the
- 13:11possible
- 13:11solutions
- 13:12for
- 13:12what
- 13:12to
- 13:12do
- 13:13and
- 13:13how
- 13:13to
- 13:13prepare
- 13:13yourself
- 13:14for
- 13:14those
- 13:15things.
- 13:16And
- 13:16so
- 13:16for
- 13:16me,
- 13:17working
- 13:17with
- 13:17trauma
- 13:17survivors,
- 13:18it's
- 13:18about
- 13:19bringing
- 13:19them
- 13:19back
- 13:20to
- 13:20the
- 13:20present
- 13:20moment
- 13:21and
- 13:21saying,
- 13:21hey,
- 13:22where
- 13:23you
- 13:23are
- 13:23right
- 13:23now,
- 13:24what
- 13:24is
- 13:25good?
- 13:25What
- 13:25is
- 13:26good?
- 13:26What
- 13:26could
- 13:27you
- 13:27label
- 13:28as
- 13:28good
- 13:29right
- 13:29here
- 13:29in
- 13:29this
- 13:30moment?
- 13:30And
- 13:31maybe
- 13:31it's,
- 13:31I
- 13:32can
- 13:32see
- 13:32a
- 13:32tree,
- 13:33or
- 13:33it's,
- 13:33I'm
- 13:34in
- 13:34Seattle
- 13:34and
- 13:34it's
- 13:35raining
- 13:35or
- 13:36something.
- 13:36That.
- 13:37What
- 13:37feels
- 13:37good
- 13:38right
- 13:38now?
- 13:38My
- 13:38dog
- 13:38is
- 13:39sitting
- 13:39next
- 13:39to
- 13:39me.
- 13:40I
- 13:40have
- 13:40my.
- 13:41My
- 13:41son
- 13:41is
- 13:41safe.
- 13:42My
- 13:42husband
- 13:42is
- 13:42healthy,
- 13:43whatever
- 13:43the
- 13:44case
- 13:44might
- 13:44be.
- 13:44Right?
- 13:44You
- 13:45name
- 13:45those
- 13:45things.
- 13:47Okay?
- 13:47And
- 13:48then
- 13:48let's
- 13:48build
- 13:48from
- 13:48there.
- 13:49Because
- 13:50goodness
- 13:50has
- 13:50already
- 13:51found
- 13:51its
- 13:51way
- 13:51to
- 13:51you.
- 13:52You
- 13:52just
- 13:52hadn't
- 13:53recognized
- 13:53it
- 13:53yet.
- 13:54So
- 13:54let's
- 13:54start
- 13:55by
- 13:55recognizing
- 13:56what
- 13:56we
- 13:56see
- 13:56in
- 13:57front
- 13:57of
- 13:57us.
- 13:58And
- 13:58it's
- 13:59important
- 13:59to
- 13:59know,
- 14:00for
- 14:00the
- 14:00people
- 14:00listening
- 14:00again,
- 14:01is
- 14:01that
- 14:01when
- 14:01you
- 14:01start
- 14:02to
- 14:02do
- 14:02that,
- 14:02when
- 14:02you
- 14:03start
- 14:03to
- 14:03consciously
- 14:04look
- 14:04for
- 14:04the
- 14:04good
- 14:05around
- 14:05you,
- 14:05it's.
- 14:06It
- 14:06trains
- 14:07your
- 14:07brain
- 14:07to
- 14:08start
- 14:08doing
- 14:08that
- 14:08because
- 14:09you're
- 14:09so
- 14:10wired
- 14:10to
- 14:10scan
- 14:11for
- 14:11everything
- 14:11negative
- 14:12you
- 14:12go
- 14:12out,
- 14:13like
- 14:13you
- 14:13said,
- 14:13you
- 14:13go
- 14:13out
- 14:13on
- 14:14a
- 14:14rainy
- 14:14day
- 14:14in
- 14:14Seattle,
- 14:16and
- 14:16instead
- 14:16of
- 14:16being
- 14:16like,
- 14:17I
- 14:17think
- 14:17there's
- 14:17a
- 14:17sun
- 14:18out
- 14:18there,
- 14:18you're
- 14:18like,
- 14:19oh,
- 14:19my
- 14:19God,
- 14:19this
- 14:19is
- 14:19miserable.
- 14:20You're
- 14:20trained
- 14:21to
- 14:21scan
- 14:21for
- 14:21bad,
- 14:22where
- 14:23eventually,
- 14:24if
- 14:24you
- 14:25can
- 14:25just
- 14:25take
- 14:25an.
- 14:25Especially
- 14:26even
- 14:26in
- 14:26an
- 14:26anxious
- 14:27moment
- 14:27where
- 14:27you're
- 14:28pretty
- 14:28heightened,
- 14:29sitting
- 14:29there
- 14:29and
- 14:30just
- 14:30looking
- 14:30around
- 14:30and
- 14:31being
- 14:31like,
- 14:31oh,
- 14:31this
- 14:31is
- 14:32cool.
- 14:32Like,
- 14:32I'm
- 14:32looking
- 14:33at
- 14:33a
- 14:33picture
- 14:33of
- 14:33my
- 14:33children.
- 14:34That
- 14:34is
- 14:34good,
- 14:34that
- 14:35is
- 14:35safe.
- 14:35That
- 14:35is
- 14:36something
- 14:36right
- 14:36now.
- 14:37Like,
- 14:37I
- 14:37love
- 14:37my
- 14:37kids,
- 14:38and
- 14:38you
- 14:38could
- 14:38snowball
- 14:39that
- 14:39way.
- 14:40But
- 14:40it
- 14:40does
- 14:40take
- 14:40some
- 14:41conscious
- 14:41effort.
- 14:41And
- 14:42I
- 14:42think
- 14:43in
- 14:43healing,
- 14:43everything
- 14:44needs
- 14:44to
- 14:44be
- 14:45intentional.
- 14:46Oh,
- 14:46yeah.
- 14:46And
- 14:47it's
- 14:47easy
- 14:48to
- 14:48label
- 14:49looking
- 14:49for
- 14:49the
- 14:49good
- 14:50as,
- 14:50like,
- 14:50this,
- 14:51like,
- 14:51toxic
- 14:51positivity,
- 14:52right?
- 14:52It
- 14:52often
- 14:52gets
- 14:53associated
- 14:53with
- 14:54that.
- 14:54And
- 14:54so
- 14:55I
- 14:55want
- 14:55to
- 14:55clarify,
- 14:55like,
- 14:56it's
- 14:56not
- 14:56just,
- 14:56oh,
- 14:56ignore
- 14:57all
- 14:57the
- 14:57things
- 14:57that
- 14:58are,
- 14:58like,
- 14:58falling
- 14:58apart
- 14:58in
- 14:59your
- 14:59life
- 14:59and
- 14:59just
- 15:00be
- 15:00happy,
- 15:00right?
- 15:01Like,
- 15:01it's
- 15:01not
- 15:01that.
- 15:02Like,
- 15:02just
- 15:02be
- 15:03happy
- 15:03is
- 15:03the
- 15:04language
- 15:04of
- 15:04toxic
- 15:04positivity,
- 15:05right?
- 15:05Because
- 15:06that's
- 15:06not
- 15:06realistic.
- 15:07But
- 15:08positivity
- 15:09in
- 15:09and
- 15:09of
- 15:09itself
- 15:10is
- 15:10not
- 15:10toxic.
- 15:11And
- 15:12so
- 15:12telling
- 15:12someone
- 15:13when
- 15:13they're
- 15:13going
- 15:13through
- 15:14something
- 15:14hard
- 15:15to
- 15:15just
- 15:15be
- 15:15happy,
- 15:16that's
- 15:16toxic
- 15:17positivity,
- 15:17right?
- 15:17To
- 15:18always
- 15:18look
- 15:18on
- 15:18the
- 15:18bright
- 15:18side,
- 15:19that
- 15:19everything
- 15:19always
- 15:19has
- 15:19a
- 15:20bright
- 15:20side.
- 15:20That
- 15:20might
- 15:20be
- 15:21true,
- 15:21but
- 15:21in
- 15:21the
- 15:22moment,
- 15:22it's
- 15:22not
- 15:22always
- 15:23easy
- 15:23to
- 15:23do
- 15:24that.
- 15:24And
- 15:24our
- 15:24brain
- 15:25does
- 15:25have
- 15:25a
- 15:26negativity
- 15:26bias.
- 15:27It
- 15:27is
- 15:27always
- 15:27going
- 15:28to
- 15:28look
- 15:28for
- 15:29what
- 15:29could
- 15:29possibly
- 15:30go
- 15:30wrong.
- 15:31Because
- 15:31what
- 15:31could
- 15:32possibly
- 15:32go
- 15:32wrong
- 15:33is
- 15:33what
- 15:33keeps
- 15:33us
- 15:33safe,
- 15:34right?
- 15:34If
- 15:35I'm
- 15:35always
- 15:35looking
- 15:35for
- 15:36how
- 15:36things
- 15:36are
- 15:36going
- 15:36to
- 15:36go,
- 15:36right?
- 15:37From
- 15:37an
- 15:37evolutionary
- 15:38standpoint,
- 15:39that
- 15:39does
- 15:40nothing
- 15:40for
- 15:40helping
- 15:41me
- 15:41to
- 15:41be
- 15:41able
- 15:41to
- 15:41survive.
- 15:42But
- 15:42if
- 15:43I
- 15:43know
- 15:43all
- 15:43the
- 15:43ways
- 15:43it
- 15:44can
- 15:44go
- 15:44wrong,
- 15:45that
- 15:45is
- 15:45going
- 15:46to
- 15:46protect
- 15:46me
- 15:47from
- 15:47potential
- 15:48danger.
- 15:48And
- 15:49so
- 15:49it
- 15:49makes
- 15:49sense
- 15:50why
- 15:50our
- 15:50brain
- 15:50does
- 15:50that.
- 15:51But
- 15:51what
- 15:52we
- 15:52need
- 15:52to
- 15:52be
- 15:52able
- 15:52to
- 15:53tell
- 15:53ourselves
- 15:53and
- 15:54why,
- 15:54like,
- 15:54what
- 15:55separates
- 15:55this
- 15:55from
- 15:55toxic
- 15:56positivity
- 15:56is
- 15:57the
- 15:57fact
- 15:57that
- 15:57we're
- 15:57telling
- 15:58ourselves
- 15:59that
- 15:59we're
- 15:59safe
- 16:00enough
- 16:00to
- 16:00see
- 16:00both.
- 16:01Like,
- 16:01I
- 16:02can
- 16:02notice
- 16:03the
- 16:03ways
- 16:03that
- 16:03things
- 16:04are
- 16:04going
- 16:04wrong,
- 16:04and
- 16:05I
- 16:05can
- 16:05also
- 16:05notice
- 16:06the
- 16:06way
- 16:06that
- 16:06things
- 16:06are
- 16:07going,
- 16:07right?
- 16:08And
- 16:08because
- 16:09I
- 16:09can
- 16:09hold
- 16:10two
- 16:10things
- 16:11at
- 16:11the
- 16:11exact
- 16:12same
- 16:12time,
- 16:12because
- 16:12I'm
- 16:13capable
- 16:13of
- 16:13that,
- 16:13right?
- 16:14I
- 16:14can
- 16:14hold
- 16:14the
- 16:15complexity
- 16:15of,
- 16:16yeah,
- 16:16there's
- 16:17a
- 16:17lot
- 16:17that
- 16:17could
- 16:17be
- 16:18going
- 16:18wrong
- 16:18here,
- 16:18but
- 16:19there's
- 16:19also
- 16:19things
- 16:20that
- 16:20are
- 16:20going
- 16:20right,
- 16:21Then
- 16:21I
- 16:22can
- 16:22remind
- 16:22my
- 16:23mind
- 16:23that
- 16:24every
- 16:24time
- 16:25that
- 16:25I
- 16:25think
- 16:26that
- 16:26everything
- 16:26is
- 16:26falling
- 16:27apart
- 16:27and
- 16:27everything
- 16:28is
- 16:28terrible
- 16:28and
- 16:28everything
- 16:29is
- 16:29wrong,
- 16:30that's
- 16:30not
- 16:30true.
- 16:31Because
- 16:32I
- 16:32can
- 16:32now
- 16:32disrupt
- 16:33that
- 16:33by
- 16:33saying,
- 16:33but
- 16:34these
- 16:34are
- 16:34the
- 16:34things
- 16:34that
- 16:34are
- 16:34going,
- 16:35right?
- 16:36And
- 16:36so
- 16:36life
- 16:37is
- 16:37more
- 16:37complex
- 16:38in
- 16:39any
- 16:39given
- 16:39moment
- 16:40than
- 16:40just,
- 16:41oh,
- 16:41think
- 16:42happy,
- 16:42or
- 16:42everything
- 16:43sucks.
- 16:44Right?
- 16:44There's
- 16:44an
- 16:44in
- 16:45between
- 16:45that
- 16:45we
- 16:45have
- 16:45to
- 16:46keep
- 16:46an
- 16:46eye
- 16:46out
- 16:46for.
- 16:47That
- 16:47is
- 16:47where
- 16:48true
- 16:48safety
- 16:48is,
- 16:49that
- 16:49knowing,
- 16:50yes,
- 16:50there
- 16:50are
- 16:51some
- 16:51things
- 16:51that
- 16:51I
- 16:51don't
- 16:51love
- 16:52about
- 16:52this
- 16:52experience,
- 16:52and
- 16:53yes,
- 16:53there
- 16:53are
- 16:53some
- 16:54things
- 16:54that
- 16:54I
- 16:54do.
- 16:55And
- 16:55I'm
- 16:55okay
- 16:56in
- 16:56both.
- 16:57I'm
- 16:57holding
- 16:57myself
- 16:58steady
- 16:58in
- 16:59both.
- 16:59Absolutely.
- 17:00And
- 17:00that
- 17:01is
- 17:01a
- 17:01balancing
- 17:01act
- 17:02every
- 17:02day,
- 17:02and
- 17:02especially
- 17:03when
- 17:03you
- 17:03grew
- 17:04up
- 17:04in
- 17:04that
- 17:05negativity,
- 17:06because
- 17:06you're
- 17:06so
- 17:07wired,
- 17:07you
- 17:07don't
- 17:07want
- 17:08to
- 17:08be
- 17:08like,
- 17:08oh,
- 17:08everything's
- 17:09good.
- 17:09Just
- 17:09think
- 17:09happy.
- 17:10It's
- 17:10like
- 17:10having
- 17:10somebody.
- 17:11It's
- 17:11like
- 17:12telling
- 17:12somebody
- 17:12just
- 17:12to
- 17:13calm
- 17:13down
- 17:13when
- 17:13they're
- 17:13having
- 17:14an
- 17:14anxiety
- 17:14attack.
- 17:15Like,
- 17:15the
- 17:15worst
- 17:16thing
- 17:16you
- 17:16can
- 17:16say.
- 17:16To
- 17:16someone,
- 17:16you
- 17:16might
- 17:17as
- 17:17well
- 17:17hit
- 17:17them
- 17:17with
- 17:17a
- 17:17T4.
- 17:19It's
- 17:19that
- 17:20easy.
- 17:20Why
- 17:20didn't
- 17:21I
- 17:21think
- 17:21of
- 17:21that?
- 17:23It
- 17:23was
- 17:23that
- 17:23easy.
- 17:23We'd
- 17:24all
- 17:24do
- 17:24it,
- 17:24right?
- 17:25And
- 17:25that's
- 17:25why
- 17:26I
- 17:26think
- 17:26it's
- 17:26so
- 17:26important.
- 17:27Again,
- 17:27going
- 17:27back
- 17:28to
- 17:28what
- 17:29do
- 17:29is
- 17:30you
- 17:30need
- 17:30those
- 17:31pattern
- 17:31disconnects
- 17:32or
- 17:33those
- 17:33pattern
- 17:33interrupts
- 17:34when
- 17:34you're
- 17:34going
- 17:34through
- 17:35that.
- 17:35Maybe
- 17:35it's
- 17:36not
- 17:36a
- 17:37slow,
- 17:37deep
- 17:37breath,
- 17:38maybe
- 17:38it's
- 17:38shaking,
- 17:38Maybe
- 17:39it's
- 17:39whatever
- 17:39you
- 17:40need
- 17:40at
- 17:40the
- 17:40moment,
- 17:41but
- 17:41it's
- 17:42changing
- 17:42that
- 17:42pattern
- 17:43real
- 17:43quickly
- 17:43and
- 17:44being
- 17:44able
- 17:44to
- 17:44shift
- 17:45in
- 17:45the
- 17:45moment.
- 17:46Talk
- 17:46a
- 17:47little
- 17:47bit
- 17:47about
- 17:47that.
- 17:48How
- 17:48do
- 17:48you
- 17:48help
- 17:48your
- 17:49people
- 17:49do
- 17:49that?
- 17:49Shifting
- 17:50in
- 17:50the
- 17:50moment.
- 17:51Yeah.
- 17:51So
- 17:51the
- 17:52first
- 17:52thing.
- 17:52So
- 17:52when
- 17:52we
- 17:52bring
- 17:53ourselves
- 17:53into
- 17:53the
- 17:53present
- 17:54moment,
- 17:54that's
- 17:54always
- 17:54first
- 17:55and
- 17:55foremost.
- 17:55Because
- 17:56generally
- 17:57speaking,
- 17:57I
- 17:57don't
- 17:57do
- 17:58this
- 17:58work
- 17:58with
- 17:58people
- 17:58when
- 17:58they're
- 17:59in
- 17:59immediate
- 17:59chaos.
- 18:00Right?
- 18:00And
- 18:01so,
- 18:01generally
- 18:01speaking,
- 18:02coming
- 18:02into
- 18:02the
- 18:02present
- 18:03moment,
- 18:03life
- 18:04isn't
- 18:04falling
- 18:04apart.
- 18:05It
- 18:05might
- 18:05feel
- 18:06like
- 18:06it
- 18:06is,
- 18:07but
- 18:07it
- 18:07isn't.
- 18:08And
- 18:09it's
- 18:09an
- 18:09important
- 18:09distinction
- 18:10that
- 18:10what
- 18:10we
- 18:10feel
- 18:11and
- 18:11what
- 18:12is
- 18:12fact
- 18:12is
- 18:12not
- 18:13always
- 18:13the
- 18:13same
- 18:13thing.
- 18:14And
- 18:14it
- 18:14helps
- 18:15us
- 18:15to
- 18:15come
- 18:15into
- 18:15the
- 18:15present
- 18:16moment
- 18:16and
- 18:16go,
- 18:16okay,
- 18:17no,
- 18:17right
- 18:17now,
- 18:17in
- 18:18this
- 18:18very
- 18:18second,
- 18:19the
- 18:19world
- 18:19is
- 18:20not
- 18:20burning
- 18:20down.
- 18:21Okay,
- 18:21so
- 18:22we're
- 18:22gonna
- 18:22start
- 18:22there
- 18:22so
- 18:23we
- 18:23know
- 18:23it's
- 18:23not
- 18:23burning
- 18:24down.
- 18:24We
- 18:24know
- 18:24that
- 18:24we're
- 18:25okay
- 18:25right
- 18:25here
- 18:25in
- 18:25this
- 18:26present
- 18:26moment.
- 18:27Now,
- 18:27if
- 18:28we
- 18:28know
- 18:28that
- 18:28we're
- 18:29okay
- 18:29and
- 18:30everything
- 18:30is,
- 18:30we
- 18:30know
- 18:31we're
- 18:31safe
- 18:31right
- 18:31now,
- 18:32let's
- 18:32start
- 18:32to
- 18:33think
- 18:33about
- 18:33what
- 18:33does
- 18:33our
- 18:33body
- 18:34need?
- 18:35And
- 18:35so
- 18:35it's
- 18:36safe
- 18:36enough
- 18:36to
- 18:36listen
- 18:37to
- 18:37our
- 18:37body,
- 18:38Because
- 18:38a
- 18:38lot
- 18:39of
- 18:39times
- 18:39we
- 18:39don't
- 18:39think
- 18:39that
- 18:40we
- 18:40can
- 18:40listen
- 18:40to
- 18:41Our
- 18:41body,
- 18:41because
- 18:41that
- 18:41requires
- 18:42too
- 18:42much
- 18:42effort,
- 18:42time,
- 18:43whatever.
- 18:43And
- 18:43our
- 18:44mind
- 18:44is
- 18:44just
- 18:44spinning
- 18:44and
- 18:45spinning.
- 18:45And
- 18:46so
- 18:46let's
- 18:46listen
- 18:46to
- 18:46our
- 18:47body.
- 18:47What
- 18:47does
- 18:47our
- 18:47body
- 18:48need?
- 18:48Would
- 18:48it
- 18:48feel
- 18:49good
- 18:49to
- 18:50lift
- 18:50our
- 18:50arms
- 18:50up
- 18:51over
- 18:51our
- 18:51head?
- 18:51Would
- 18:51it
- 18:52feel
- 18:52good
- 18:52to
- 18:52stretch?
- 18:53Would
- 18:53it
- 18:53feel
- 18:53good
- 18:53to
- 18:54run?
- 18:54Would
- 18:54it
- 18:54feel
- 18:54good
- 18:55to
- 18:56sit
- 18:56and
- 18:56lie
- 18:56down?
- 18:57What.
- 18:57What
- 18:58are
- 18:58we
- 18:58looking
- 18:58for
- 18:59here?
- 18:59And
- 19:00a
- 19:00lot
- 19:01of
- 19:01times
- 19:01people
- 19:01don't
- 19:01know
- 19:01the
- 19:02answer
- 19:02to
- 19:02that
- 19:02because
- 19:03they've
- 19:03never
- 19:04listened
- 19:04to
- 19:04their
- 19:05body.
- 19:05And
- 19:05so
- 19:05they're
- 19:06like,
- 19:06I
- 19:06have
- 19:06no
- 19:06idea.
- 19:06How
- 19:07would
- 19:07I
- 19:07know
- 19:07what
- 19:07that
- 19:07feels
- 19:08like?
- 19:08And
- 19:08I
- 19:08was
- 19:08like,
- 19:08so
- 19:08then
- 19:09we
- 19:09try
- 19:09it.
- 19:09All
- 19:09right?
- 19:10Try
- 19:10these
- 19:10things.
- 19:10So
- 19:11we'll
- 19:11do
- 19:11a
- 19:11few
- 19:11different
- 19:11kinds
- 19:12of
- 19:12activities.
- 19:13So
- 19:13it
- 19:13might
- 19:13be
- 19:14shaking,
- 19:14it
- 19:14might
- 19:15be
- 19:15running
- 19:15in
- 19:16place.
- 19:16It
- 19:16might
- 19:16be
- 19:17that
- 19:17we
- 19:17bring
- 19:17our
- 19:18knees
- 19:18into
- 19:18our
- 19:19chest
- 19:19and
- 19:19curl
- 19:19up
- 19:19into
- 19:20a
- 19:20tight
- 19:20little
- 19:20ball.
- 19:21It
- 19:21might
- 19:21be
- 19:21humming.
- 19:22And
- 19:22so
- 19:22it's
- 19:22like,
- 19:23let's
- 19:23just
- 19:23play
- 19:24around.
- 19:25Let's
- 19:25play
- 19:26and
- 19:26see
- 19:27what
- 19:27actually
- 19:28feels
- 19:28interesting
- 19:29or
- 19:30where
- 19:30we
- 19:30create
- 19:31sensations.
- 19:31So
- 19:31we'll
- 19:32shake
- 19:32our
- 19:32hands
- 19:32out
- 19:33for
- 19:33a
- 19:33minute
- 19:33straight,
- 19:34right?
- 19:34Like,
- 19:34you
- 19:34just
- 19:35sit
- 19:35here
- 19:35and
- 19:35do
- 19:35this
- 19:36and
- 19:36then
- 19:36stop.
- 19:37And
- 19:37then
- 19:37you
- 19:37realize
- 19:38how
- 19:38much
- 19:38sensation
- 19:39you
- 19:39create
- 19:39in
- 19:39your
- 19:40fingertips
- 19:40and
- 19:41just
- 19:41feel
- 19:41that.
- 19:42Because
- 19:43we
- 19:43oftentimes
- 19:45stay
- 19:45so
- 19:45far
- 19:46in
- 19:46our
- 19:46head
- 19:47that
- 19:47we're
- 19:47so
- 19:48disconnected
- 19:48from
- 19:49our
- 19:49bodies
- 19:49that
- 19:50we
- 19:50don't
- 19:50even
- 19:50know
- 19:50what
- 19:51sensation
- 19:51even
- 19:52truly
- 19:52feels
- 19:53like
- 19:54in
- 19:54the
- 19:54body.
- 19:55And
- 19:55so
- 19:55depending
- 19:56on
- 19:56where
- 19:56a
- 19:56person
- 19:56is,
- 19:56where
- 19:57we
- 19:57will
- 19:57make
- 19:57those
- 19:57kinds
- 19:58of
- 19:58decisions
- 19:59about
- 20:00what?
- 20:00How
- 20:00fluent
- 20:01are
- 20:01they
- 20:01in
- 20:02their
- 20:02own
- 20:02body?
- 20:02Do
- 20:03you
- 20:03understand
- 20:03the
- 20:03language
- 20:04of
- 20:04your
- 20:04body?
- 20:04And
- 20:05so
- 20:05what
- 20:05your
- 20:05body
- 20:05is
- 20:06asking
- 20:06for?
- 20:07Stretching
- 20:07always
- 20:08feels
- 20:08good
- 20:09in
- 20:09the
- 20:09body,
- 20:09right?
- 20:09Because
- 20:10we're
- 20:10so
- 20:10tight
- 20:11and
- 20:11tense,
- 20:12anxious
- 20:13all
- 20:13the
- 20:14time
- 20:14that
- 20:14we're
- 20:14constantly
- 20:15tense.
- 20:15And
- 20:16so
- 20:16stretching
- 20:16and
- 20:17doing
- 20:17yoga,
- 20:18very
- 20:18gentle
- 20:19yoga,
- 20:19kind
- 20:19of
- 20:20things
- 20:20generally
- 20:21feel
- 20:21really
- 20:21good.
- 20:21But
- 20:22then
- 20:22some
- 20:22people
- 20:22will
- 20:22go,
- 20:23oh,
- 20:23my
- 20:23God,
- 20:23I
- 20:23can't
- 20:23do
- 20:24this.
- 20:24It's
- 20:25so
- 20:25slow.
- 20:26And
- 20:26I'm
- 20:26like,
- 20:26ah,
- 20:27that's
- 20:28information.
- 20:28So
- 20:29you
- 20:29need
- 20:29to
- 20:29move
- 20:29faster.
- 20:30So
- 20:30the
- 20:31fact
- 20:31that
- 20:31you're
- 20:31getting
- 20:31frustrated
- 20:32by
- 20:32the
- 20:33speed
- 20:33in
- 20:33which
- 20:33we're
- 20:34moving
- 20:34means
- 20:34your
- 20:35body
- 20:35is
- 20:35asking
- 20:36for
- 20:37more
- 20:37movement,
- 20:38faster
- 20:38movement.
- 20:39So
- 20:39let's
- 20:39give
- 20:40it
- 20:40that.
- 20:40And
- 20:41so
- 20:41then
- 20:41they
- 20:41start
- 20:41to
- 20:41understand
- 20:42it
- 20:42and
- 20:42then
- 20:43they
- 20:43start
- 20:43to
- 20:43pay
- 20:43attention.
- 20:44And
- 20:44that's
- 20:44really.
- 20:44That's
- 20:45the
- 20:45start,
- 20:45right?
- 20:45It's
- 20:46what
- 20:46does
- 20:46your
- 20:46body
- 20:47want?
- 20:47And
- 20:48let's
- 20:48listen
- 20:48to
- 20:48it
- 20:49and
- 20:49let's
- 20:49respond.
- 20:50And
- 20:50then
- 20:50some
- 20:51people
- 20:51will
- 20:51be
- 20:51like,
- 20:51oh,
- 20:51my
- 20:51God,
- 20:52I
- 20:52just
- 20:52want
- 20:52to
- 20:52scream.
- 20:53Scream.
- 20:54Yes.
- 20:56Grab
- 20:56a
- 20:56pillow
- 20:57and
- 20:57scream
- 20:58into
- 20:58that
- 20:58pillow
- 20:58and.
- 20:59Or
- 20:59whatever.
- 21:00Let's
- 21:00do
- 21:01that.
- 21:01Yes,
- 21:01I
- 21:02love
- 21:02that.
- 21:02Or
- 21:02I
- 21:03want
- 21:03to
- 21:03squeeze
- 21:03something.
- 21:04And
- 21:05you're
- 21:05like,
- 21:05okay,
- 21:06yes,
- 21:06let's
- 21:06make
- 21:06fists
- 21:07and
- 21:07let's
- 21:07squeeze
- 21:07things.
- 21:08Absolutely.
- 21:08You
- 21:09just
- 21:09find
- 21:09the
- 21:09things
- 21:09because
- 21:10people,
- 21:10the
- 21:10language
- 21:11will
- 21:11come
- 21:11up
- 21:11for
- 21:12them,
- 21:12but
- 21:12they
- 21:12won't
- 21:12necessarily
- 21:13connect
- 21:14it
- 21:14to
- 21:14the
- 21:14body.
- 21:15And
- 21:15so
- 21:15then
- 21:15it's
- 21:16about.
- 21:16No,
- 21:16your
- 21:16body
- 21:16has
- 21:17been
- 21:17communicating
- 21:18the
- 21:18ways
- 21:18that
- 21:18it
- 21:18wants
- 21:19to
- 21:19move
- 21:19energy
- 21:20out
- 21:20of
- 21:20it.
- 21:21So
- 21:21let's
- 21:22really
- 21:22look
- 21:22at
- 21:23what
- 21:23that
- 21:23way
- 21:24is
- 21:24and
- 21:24explore
- 21:25it.
- 21:25And
- 21:26what
- 21:26worked
- 21:26for
- 21:26you
- 21:275
- 21:27minutes
- 21:27ago
- 21:28May
- 21:28not
- 21:28be
- 21:28what
- 21:29your
- 21:29body
- 21:29needs
- 21:29now.
- 21:30And
- 21:30so
- 21:30this
- 21:30is
- 21:31an
- 21:31ongoing
- 21:32conversation
- 21:33that
- 21:33we're
- 21:33going
- 21:33to
- 21:33have
- 21:34with
- 21:34our
- 21:34bodies.
- 21:34And
- 21:35it's
- 21:35not
- 21:35going
- 21:35to
- 21:35be
- 21:36something
- 21:36that,
- 21:37like,
- 21:37where
- 21:37you
- 21:37think,
- 21:38oh,
- 21:38this
- 21:38is
- 21:38my
- 21:38list
- 21:39of
- 21:39things
- 21:39that
- 21:39I
- 21:39do
- 21:40every
- 21:40single
- 21:40day
- 21:41for
- 21:41my
- 21:41body.
- 21:42There
- 21:42are
- 21:42things
- 21:43that
- 21:43your
- 21:43body
- 21:43will
- 21:44prefer
- 21:45that
- 21:45you'll
- 21:45notice
- 21:45over
- 21:46time,
- 21:46like
- 21:46patterns
- 21:47that
- 21:47you
- 21:48know
- 21:48of,
- 21:48things
- 21:48that
- 21:48are
- 21:48preference.
- 21:49But
- 21:50no,
- 21:50it's
- 21:50an
- 21:50ongoing
- 21:51language.
- 21:52So
- 21:52it's
- 21:52always,
- 21:52what
- 21:53am
- 21:53I
- 21:53feeling
- 21:53like
- 21:53I
- 21:54need
- 21:54to
- 21:54do
- 21:54for
- 21:54my
- 21:54body
- 21:55today?
- 21:55I'm
- 21:56going
- 21:56back
- 21:56to
- 21:56where
- 21:56you
- 21:57said,
- 21:58first
- 22:00discern
- 22:00whether
- 22:01or
- 22:01not
- 22:01you're
- 22:02in
- 22:02a
- 22:02safe
- 22:02place.
- 22:03That's
- 22:03very
- 22:03important
- 22:03too,
- 22:04because
- 22:04like
- 22:04you
- 22:04said,
- 22:05you
- 22:05don't
- 22:05just
- 22:05want
- 22:05to
- 22:05be
- 22:05like,
- 22:06oh,
- 22:06danger,
- 22:06no,
- 22:06no,
- 22:07I
- 22:07got
- 22:07this.
- 22:07I'm
- 22:07just
- 22:08going
- 22:08to
- 22:08shake.
- 22:08No,
- 22:09but
- 22:10because
- 22:10a
- 22:10lot
- 22:10of
- 22:10people,
- 22:11I
- 22:11know
- 22:11it
- 22:11sounds
- 22:11crazy,
- 22:12but
- 22:12a
- 22:12lot
- 22:12of
- 22:12people
- 22:13are
- 22:13black
- 22:13and
- 22:13white,
- 22:13and
- 22:14especially
- 22:14people
- 22:14that
- 22:14came
- 22:15from
- 22:15those
- 22:15traumatic
- 22:15backgrounds,
- 22:16they
- 22:16are
- 22:16black
- 22:17and
- 22:17white
- 22:17thinkers.
- 22:18So
- 22:18it's,
- 22:19it's
- 22:20balance
- 22:20in
- 22:21everything.
- 22:21And
- 22:22learning
- 22:22to
- 22:22listen
- 22:22to
- 22:23your
- 22:23body
- 22:23when
- 22:23you
- 22:23first
- 22:24start
- 22:24doing
- 22:26is
- 22:26very
- 22:26foreign,
- 22:27Very
- 22:27foreign.
- 22:28And
- 22:30I
- 22:30always
- 22:30say
- 22:31when
- 22:31you've
- 22:31gotten
- 22:31along
- 22:32a
- 22:32little
- 22:32farther
- 22:33along
- 22:33in
- 22:33the
- 22:33process,
- 22:34do
- 22:34some,
- 22:34I
- 22:35call
- 22:35them
- 22:35gut
- 22:35checks.
- 22:36When
- 22:36someone
- 22:37says
- 22:37to
- 22:37me,
- 22:37oh,
- 22:37Tammy,
- 22:38I've
- 22:38forgiven
- 22:38him.
- 22:39Okay,
- 22:40that's
- 22:40cool.
- 22:41Let's
- 22:41wait.
- 22:41Five
- 22:41minutes
- 22:42later,
- 22:42I'm
- 22:42like,
- 22:43oh,
- 22:43what
- 22:43about
- 22:43your
- 22:43brother?
- 22:44And
- 22:44then
- 22:44they're
- 22:44like,
- 22:44oh,
- 22:45you
- 22:45just
- 22:45watch
- 22:46their,
- 22:46their
- 22:46shoulders
- 22:47go
- 22:47up.
- 22:47And
- 22:47then
- 22:47I'm
- 22:47like,
- 22:47okay,
- 22:48let's
- 22:48go
- 22:48back
- 22:48to
- 22:48that.
- 22:49Where
- 22:49did
- 22:50you
- 22:50feel
- 22:50that?
- 22:50Oh,
- 22:50my
- 22:51gosh,
- 22:51my
- 22:51stomach.
- 22:51I
- 22:52got
- 22:52this
- 22:52gut
- 22:52punch
- 22:52feeling.
- 22:53Okay,
- 22:53so
- 22:54logically,
- 22:55you've
- 22:55forgiven
- 22:56him.
- 22:56Your
- 22:57body
- 22:57has
- 22:57not
- 22:57gone
- 22:58through
- 22:58that
- 22:58process.
- 22:58So
- 22:59it's,
- 22:59you
- 22:59have
- 23:00to
- 23:00constantly,
- 23:00it's
- 23:01constant
- 23:01of
- 23:01checking
- 23:02in.
- 23:02I
- 23:02don't
- 23:02want
- 23:02to
- 23:02say
- 23:03analyzing
- 23:03because
- 23:03then
- 23:03you're
- 23:04going
- 23:04back
- 23:04to
- 23:04your
- 23:04mind
- 23:04again,
- 23:05but
- 23:05just
- 23:05feeling,
- 23:06feeling.
- 23:07Tell
- 23:07me
- 23:07about
- 23:07the
- 23:07first
- 23:07time
- 23:08someone
- 23:08ever
- 23:08told
- 23:08you
- 23:09that.
- 23:09Do
- 23:09you
- 23:09remember?
- 23:10First
- 23:10time
- 23:10someone
- 23:11told
- 23:11you
- 23:11where,
- 23:11like,
- 23:12where
- 23:12do
- 23:12you
- 23:12feel
- 23:12it?
- 23:13Or
- 23:13oh,
- 23:14gosh
- 23:14yeah,
- 23:14no,
- 23:14therapy
- 23:15was
- 23:15the
- 23:15first
- 23:16time,
- 23:16right?
- 23:16Those
- 23:16aren't
- 23:16conversations
- 23:17you
- 23:17really
- 23:17have,
- 23:18at
- 23:18least
- 23:18not
- 23:19in
- 23:19my
- 23:19world.
- 23:19It's
- 23:19not
- 23:19things
- 23:19that
- 23:20I'd
- 23:20had
- 23:20conversations
- 23:21with
- 23:21people
- 23:21about
- 23:21with
- 23:22my
- 23:22casual
- 23:22friends
- 23:23in
- 23:23day
- 23:23to
- 23:23day
- 23:23life.
- 23:24So
- 23:24in
- 23:24therapy.
- 23:24And
- 23:25she
- 23:25was
- 23:25like,
- 23:25okay,
- 23:25but
- 23:25where
- 23:25does
- 23:26that
- 23:26register
- 23:26in
- 23:26your
- 23:26body?
- 23:27And
- 23:27I
- 23:27was
- 23:27like,
- 23:27how
- 23:28in
- 23:28the
- 23:28hell
- 23:28am
- 23:28I
- 23:28supposed
- 23:29to
- 23:29know
- 23:29that?
- 23:29What
- 23:30a
- 23:30weird
- 23:30question.
- 23:30Then
- 23:31she
- 23:31was
- 23:31like,
- 23:32it's
- 23:32your
- 23:32body,
- 23:33you're
- 23:33living
- 23:34inside
- 23:34it.
- 23:35And
- 23:35I
- 23:36just,
- 23:36the
- 23:36fact
- 23:37that
- 23:37she
- 23:37reminded
- 23:38me
- 23:38you're
- 23:39living
- 23:39inside
- 23:39it,
- 23:40I
- 23:40was
- 23:40like,
- 23:40oh
- 23:41God,
- 23:42I
- 23:42am.
- 23:42Because
- 23:43when
- 23:43you
- 23:44go
- 23:44through
- 23:44life
- 23:44in
- 23:45survival
- 23:45mode,
- 23:45you
- 23:46feel
- 23:46like
- 23:46a
- 23:46floating
- 23:46head.
- 23:47You
- 23:47forget
- 23:48that
- 23:48the
- 23:48neck
- 23:48down
- 23:49exists
- 23:50and
- 23:50you
- 23:50just
- 23:51do.
- 23:51And
- 23:51so
- 23:52I
- 23:52was
- 23:52like,
- 23:52oh
- 23:52my
- 23:52God,
- 23:53I
- 23:53don't
- 23:53know.
- 23:54And
- 23:54so
- 23:54then
- 23:55it
- 23:55was
- 23:55a
- 23:56lot
- 23:56of
- 23:56the
- 23:56same
- 23:56kinds
- 23:57of
- 23:57things.
- 23:57Let's
- 23:57have
- 23:57a
- 23:57conversation
- 23:58with
- 23:58your
- 23:58body.
- 23:59Let's
- 23:59have
- 23:59a
- 23:59conversation.
- 24:00And
- 24:00like
- 24:00you
- 24:01said,
- 24:01it
- 24:01feels
- 24:01very
- 24:02foreign.
- 24:02It
- 24:02is
- 24:02very
- 24:03much
- 24:03touch
- 24:04like
- 24:04learning
- 24:04a
- 24:04foreign
- 24:05language
- 24:06because
- 24:06you're
- 24:07paying
- 24:07attention
- 24:07to
- 24:08the
- 24:08nuance
- 24:09of
- 24:09kind
- 24:10of
- 24:10behavior
- 24:11almost
- 24:12and
- 24:12feeling
- 24:12and
- 24:13sensation.
- 24:14And
- 24:14then
- 24:14you're
- 24:14using
- 24:15that
- 24:15to
- 24:15create
- 24:15a
- 24:16language
- 24:16that
- 24:16you
- 24:17can
- 24:17logically
- 24:18understand
- 24:18to
- 24:18be
- 24:18like,
- 24:19oh,
- 24:19my
- 24:19body's
- 24:20calling
- 24:20for
- 24:20this
- 24:20now.
- 24:21And
- 24:21it
- 24:21takes
- 24:22a
- 24:22lot,
- 24:22it
- 24:22takes
- 24:23a
- 24:23lot
- 24:23of
- 24:23conscious
- 24:24effort
- 24:24to
- 24:24do.
- 24:25But
- 24:25for
- 24:26me,
- 24:26it's
- 24:26my
- 24:27jaw.
- 24:27So
- 24:28much
- 24:29lives
- 24:29in
- 24:30my
- 24:30jaw.
- 24:31And
- 24:31so
- 24:31the
- 24:31second
- 24:32that
- 24:32something
- 24:33is
- 24:34stressful
- 24:34or
- 24:35that
- 24:35I'm
- 24:35thinking
- 24:35about
- 24:35something
- 24:36that's
- 24:36stressful
- 24:36or
- 24:37I'm
- 24:37future
- 24:37planning
- 24:38or
- 24:38whatever
- 24:38the
- 24:38case
- 24:38might
- 24:39be,
- 24:39clamping
- 24:40immediately
- 24:41happens
- 24:42and
- 24:42then
- 24:42doing
- 24:43jaw
- 24:43releases,
- 24:44right?
- 24:44So
- 24:45massaging
- 24:45the
- 24:45jaws
- 24:46and
- 24:46noticing
- 24:47being
- 24:47like,
- 24:47oh
- 24:48my
- 24:48gosh,
- 24:48the
- 24:48tension
- 24:49I
- 24:49hold
- 24:50here
- 24:51because
- 24:51I've
- 24:52never
- 24:52paid
- 24:52attention
- 24:52to
- 24:53my
- 24:53jaw,
- 24:53right?
- 24:54And
- 24:54so
- 24:54then
- 24:54you
- 24:55start
- 24:55doing
- 24:55these.
- 24:55I
- 24:56do
- 24:56them
- 24:56daily
- 24:56now,
- 24:57these
- 24:57massages
- 24:57on
- 24:58my
- 24:58jaw
- 24:58where
- 24:58I
- 24:59realize
- 24:59I'm
- 24:59like,
- 25:00like,
- 25:00oh
- 25:00my
- 25:00gosh,
- 25:01like
- 25:01how
- 25:02much
- 25:02tension
- 25:03you
- 25:03build
- 25:03up
- 25:04in
- 25:04the
- 25:04strongest
- 25:05muscle
- 25:05in
- 25:06the
- 25:06body.
- 25:07And
- 25:07then
- 25:07also
- 25:08a
- 25:08lot
- 25:08of
- 25:08another
- 25:09trick
- 25:09for
- 25:09people
- 25:09listening
- 25:10for
- 25:10the
- 25:10jaw.
- 25:10If
- 25:10you
- 25:11hold
- 25:11that
- 25:11tension
- 25:12in
- 25:12your
- 25:12jaw
- 25:12and
- 25:12your
- 25:13neck
- 25:13and
- 25:13that's
- 25:14your
- 25:14throat
- 25:14chakra,
- 25:15that's
- 25:15every,
- 25:16that's
- 25:16your
- 25:16voice,
- 25:16that's
- 25:17your
- 25:17stifled
- 25:17voice
- 25:18really
- 25:18is
- 25:19manifesting
- 25:19in
- 25:20that
- 25:20whole
- 25:20area.
- 25:21A
- 25:21lot
- 25:21of
- 25:21people,
- 25:21I
- 25:21tell
- 25:22you
- 25:22the
- 25:22guppy
- 25:22move,
- 25:23where
- 25:23you're
- 25:23just
- 25:23looking
- 25:23like
- 25:24a
- 25:24guppy,
- 25:24it
- 25:24looks
- 25:24stupid.
- 25:25But
- 25:25after
- 25:25a
- 25:25while
- 25:26doing
- 25:26that,
- 25:27and
- 25:27after
- 25:27someone
- 25:27told
- 25:28me
- 25:28to
- 25:28do
- 25:28that
- 25:28for
- 25:28a
- 25:28while,
- 25:28I
- 25:29remember
- 25:29all
- 25:29of
- 25:29a
- 25:29sudden
- 25:30I
- 25:30would
- 25:30start
- 25:30yawning,
- 25:31my
- 25:31eyes
- 25:31would
- 25:31start
- 25:32watering.
- 25:32And
- 25:32I'm
- 25:32like,
- 25:32wow,
- 25:33I
- 25:33didn't
- 25:33even
- 25:33know
- 25:34it
- 25:35was.
- 25:35It's
- 25:35amazing.
- 25:36I
- 25:36remember
- 25:37going
- 25:37to
- 25:37a
- 25:37doctor
- 25:38or
- 25:38when
- 25:38I
- 25:38went
- 25:38to
- 25:39a
- 25:39therapist
- 25:39at
- 25:39one
- 25:39point,
- 25:39and
- 25:40she's,
- 25:40where
- 25:40do
- 25:40you
- 25:40feel
- 25:41it?
- 25:41And
- 25:41I'm
- 25:41like,
- 25:41I
- 25:41feel
- 25:42it
- 25:42really
- 25:42in
- 25:42my
- 25:43sternum,
- 25:43always
- 25:44in
- 25:44my.
- 25:44The
- 25:44gut,
- 25:45my
- 25:45gut
- 25:45punch.
- 25:46And
- 25:46she's.
- 25:46So
- 25:46you
- 25:47think
- 25:47that
- 25:47might
- 25:47have
- 25:47something
- 25:47to
- 25:48do
- 25:48with
- 25:48you
- 25:48having
- 25:48bleeding
- 25:49ulcers
- 25:51at
- 25:5118?
- 25:51I'm
- 25:52like,
- 25:52yeah,
- 25:52maybe.
- 25:54Maybe
- 25:54the
- 25:54two
- 25:54might
- 25:55be
- 25:55connected.
- 25:55Yeah,
- 25:56might
- 25:56be
- 25:56a
- 25:56little
- 25:57body
- 25:57mind
- 25:57connection
- 25:58there,
- 25:58maybe.
- 25:59But
- 26:00it
- 26:00is
- 26:00funny,
- 26:01though,
- 26:01because
- 26:01it's.
- 26:02We
- 26:02speak
- 26:03a
- 26:03different
- 26:03language
- 26:03now.
- 26:04Thirty
- 26:05years
- 26:05ago,
- 26:05when
- 26:05I
- 26:05went
- 26:06to
- 26:06the
- 26:06doctor
- 26:06with
- 26:06bleeding
- 26:07ulcers,
- 26:07they
- 26:08never
- 26:08said,
- 26:08what
- 26:08was
- 26:08your
- 26:09child?
- 26:09Look,
- 26:10how
- 26:10was
- 26:10growing
- 26:11up?
- 26:11What
- 26:12kind
- 26:12of
- 26:12stresses
- 26:12did
- 26:12you
- 26:12have?
- 26:13That
- 26:13wasn't
- 26:13a
- 26:13thing.
- 26:14It
- 26:14just
- 26:14wasn't
- 26:15a
- 26:15thing.
- 26:15It
- 26:15was.
- 26:15Take
- 26:1515
- 26:16Tagamets
- 26:16for
- 26:17however
- 26:18long,
- 26:1815
- 26:19years,
- 26:19and
- 26:19let's
- 26:20see
- 26:20if
- 26:20we
- 26:20can
- 26:20move
- 26:20on
- 26:21past
- 26:21this.
- 26:22Treat
- 26:22the
- 26:22symptoms,
- 26:23not
- 26:23the
- 26:23root
- 26:23cause.
- 26:24Yeah.
- 26:25And
- 26:25I
- 26:25love
- 26:25that
- 26:25we're
- 26:26in
- 26:26that
- 26:26language
- 26:26now
- 26:27where
- 26:27a
- 26:27lot
- 26:27of
- 26:28the
- 26:28words
- 26:28are,
- 26:28like
- 26:29you
- 26:29said,
- 26:29this
- 26:29toxic
- 26:30positivity
- 26:31or
- 26:31just
- 26:31these
- 26:31cliche
- 26:32words
- 26:32that
- 26:32are
- 26:33running
- 26:33around.
- 26:33And
- 26:34I
- 26:34caution
- 26:34people
- 26:35not
- 26:35to
- 26:36believe
- 26:36everything
- 26:36they
- 26:36read,
- 26:37not
- 26:37to
- 26:38go
- 26:38down
- 26:38these
- 26:38rabbit
- 26:39holes
- 26:39every
- 26:40time
- 26:40they
- 26:40hear
- 26:40something,
- 26:41because
- 26:41that's
- 26:41just
- 26:42as
- 26:42damaging.
- 26:44But
- 26:46there's
- 26:46a
- 26:46lot
- 26:46of
- 26:46good
- 26:47information
- 26:47out
- 26:47there.
- 26:48There
- 26:48really
- 26:48is.
- 26:49And
- 26:49I
- 26:49think
- 26:50the
- 26:50especially.
- 26:51I
- 26:51keep
- 26:52going
- 26:52back
- 26:52to
- 26:52what
- 26:52you
- 26:53do,
- 26:53but
- 26:53working
- 26:53with
- 26:54the
- 26:54body
- 26:54is
- 26:55so
- 26:55vitally
- 26:56important.
- 26:56That's
- 26:57when
- 26:57I
- 26:57really
- 26:57started
- 26:57to
- 26:57have
- 26:58my
- 26:58breakthroughs,
- 26:59when
- 26:59I
- 26:59could
- 27:00stop.
- 27:00And
- 27:01I
- 27:01do
- 27:01it
- 27:01with
- 27:01my
- 27:01clients.
- 27:02Now
- 27:02it's
- 27:02just
- 27:02body
- 27:03before
- 27:03story
- 27:03exercise.
- 27:04Where
- 27:04do
- 27:05you
- 27:05feel
- 27:05it
- 27:05in
- 27:05your
- 27:05body?
- 27:05And
- 27:06then
- 27:06when
- 27:06your
- 27:06mind
- 27:06starts
- 27:07trying
- 27:07to
- 27:07explain
- 27:08it
- 27:08away,
- 27:08oh,
- 27:08no.
- 27:09What
- 27:09does
- 27:09it
- 27:09feel
- 27:09like?
- 27:10Does
- 27:10it
- 27:10have
- 27:10a
- 27:10shape?
- 27:11Does
- 27:11it
- 27:11have
- 27:11a
- 27:11size?
- 27:12Does
- 27:12it
- 27:12have
- 27:12a
- 27:12texture?
- 27:13What
- 27:13does
- 27:13that
- 27:13feel
- 27:13like?
- 27:14And
- 27:14then.
- 27:14Oh,
- 27:15this
- 27:15is
- 27:15why.
- 27:15Nope.
- 27:16How
- 27:17big
- 27:17is
- 27:17it?
- 27:17How
- 27:17little?
- 27:17It
- 27:18just
- 27:18keep
- 27:18going
- 27:19back
- 27:19to
- 27:19that
- 27:19and
- 27:19keep.
- 27:20Because
- 27:20your
- 27:21mind
- 27:21wants
- 27:21to
- 27:21take
- 27:22over
- 27:22and
- 27:22protect
- 27:23you
- 27:23again,
- 27:25always.
- 27:25And
- 27:26breath
- 27:26work
- 27:26also
- 27:27is
- 27:27an
- 27:27incredible
- 27:28kind
- 27:28of
- 27:29pathway
- 27:29in
- 27:30for
- 27:30people
- 27:30that
- 27:30feel
- 27:31safe
- 27:31with
- 27:31the
- 27:31breath.
- 27:32Sometimes
- 27:32breath
- 27:33work
- 27:33is
- 27:33a
- 27:33good
- 27:33entry
- 27:34point
- 27:34for
- 27:34people
- 27:34before
- 27:35the
- 27:35body.
- 27:36Right.
- 27:36So
- 27:36depending
- 27:36on
- 27:37what
- 27:37your
- 27:37body
- 27:37has
- 27:37experienced,
- 27:38the
- 27:39breath
- 27:39might
- 27:39be
- 27:39an
- 27:39easier
- 27:40entry
- 27:40point.
- 27:40For
- 27:41someone
- 27:41who's
- 27:41experienced
- 27:42any
- 27:42kind
- 27:42of
- 27:42violence
- 27:43around
- 27:43their
- 27:44breath,
- 27:44then
- 27:45that
- 27:45would
- 27:45obviously
- 27:45be
- 27:46a
- 27:46no
- 27:46go.
- 27:46But
- 27:47if
- 27:47you
- 27:47haven't
- 27:48experienced
- 27:48that
- 27:49breath
- 27:49work.
- 27:50I've
- 27:50had
- 27:50breath
- 27:51work
- 27:51processes
- 27:52where
- 27:52I've
- 27:52literally
- 27:53been
- 27:53sitting
- 27:53and
- 27:54Stuff
- 27:54and
- 27:54things
- 27:54will
- 27:55fly
- 27:55out
- 27:55of
- 27:56your
- 27:56mind,
- 27:56and
- 27:56you're
- 27:56like,
- 27:57whoa,
- 27:58what
- 27:58is
- 27:58that?
- 27:59Where
- 27:59did
- 27:59that
- 27:59come
- 27:59from?
- 28:00And
- 28:00it's.
- 28:00And.
- 28:01But
- 28:01it's.
- 28:01Oh,
- 28:01my
- 28:02gosh,
- 28:02I
- 28:02didn't
- 28:02realize.
- 28:03And
- 28:03it's
- 28:03like
- 28:03light
- 28:04bulbs
- 28:04go
- 28:04off
- 28:04and
- 28:04it
- 28:05makes
- 28:05sense.
- 28:05Something
- 28:06makes
- 28:06sense.
- 28:06But
- 28:06then
- 28:06also
- 28:07the
- 28:07way
- 28:07your
- 28:07body
- 28:08releases
- 28:09in
- 28:09a
- 28:09breath
- 28:09work
- 28:10is
- 28:10so
- 28:10fascinating
- 28:11to
- 28:11me.
- 28:12So
- 28:12sometimes
- 28:13you
- 28:13get.
- 28:13Have
- 28:13you
- 28:13seen
- 28:14the
- 28:14lobster
- 28:14hands
- 28:15or
- 28:15the
- 28:15claw
- 28:15hands
- 28:16that
- 28:16happen
- 28:16when
- 28:16people
- 28:16do
- 28:17breath
- 28:17work?
- 28:17Yeah,
- 28:18it's
- 28:18fascinating.
- 28:19Like
- 28:19where
- 28:20they
- 28:20literally
- 28:20can't
- 28:21move
- 28:21their
- 28:21hands
- 28:22for
- 28:22a
- 28:22moment
- 28:22because
- 28:23their
- 28:23hands
- 28:23get
- 28:23frozen
- 28:24like
- 28:25this.
- 28:25It's
- 28:25happened
- 28:25to
- 28:26me
- 28:26before
- 28:26where
- 28:27your
- 28:27hands
- 28:27get
- 28:28frozen
- 28:28in
- 28:28this
- 28:28lobster
- 28:29claw
- 28:30because
- 28:30the
- 28:30of
- 28:31CO2
- 28:32oxygen
- 28:32ratio
- 28:33that's
- 28:33happening
- 28:33in
- 28:33the
- 28:33body,
- 28:34it
- 28:34freezes
- 28:34your
- 28:35hands
- 28:35for
- 28:35a
- 28:35moment.
- 28:36But
- 28:36then
- 28:36what
- 28:36happens
- 28:37is
- 28:37then
- 28:37your
- 28:38body
- 28:38relaxes
- 28:38and
- 28:39it
- 28:39releases,
- 28:39and
- 28:39there's
- 28:40massive
- 28:41tension
- 28:41releases
- 28:42that
- 28:42are
- 28:42coming
- 28:43out
- 28:43of
- 28:43you
- 28:44from
- 28:44stored
- 28:45pain
- 28:45and
- 28:46stored
- 28:46emotion
- 28:47that's
- 28:47been
- 28:47held
- 28:48in
- 28:48the
- 28:48body
- 28:48that
- 28:48your
- 28:49body
- 28:49is
- 28:49now
- 28:49finally
- 28:51able
- 28:51to
- 28:51let
- 28:52go
- 28:52of.
- 28:52And
- 28:52it's
- 28:53a
- 28:53really
- 28:53beautiful
- 28:55release
- 28:55that
- 28:55happens.
- 28:56And
- 28:57like
- 28:57I
- 28:57said,
- 28:57I've
- 28:58had
- 28:58facilitations,
- 28:59like
- 28:59where
- 29:00that's
- 29:00happened
- 29:00where
- 29:00I've
- 29:00had
- 29:01the
- 29:01lobster
- 29:01claws,
- 29:01but
- 29:02also
- 29:02just
- 29:02times
- 29:02where
- 29:03you
- 29:03lay.
- 29:04I
- 29:04lay
- 29:04down,
- 29:05and
- 29:05my
- 29:05muscles
- 29:05will
- 29:06spasm.
- 29:06And
- 29:07not
- 29:07in
- 29:07like
- 29:08a.
- 29:08I
- 29:08don't
- 29:08know,
- 29:08like
- 29:08an
- 29:09overuse
- 29:09kind
- 29:09of
- 29:09way,
- 29:10but
- 29:10more
- 29:10like
- 29:11they
- 29:11just
- 29:11tense
- 29:12and
- 29:12release.
- 29:12And
- 29:13sometimes
- 29:13it'll
- 29:13go
- 29:13on
- 29:13for
- 29:14an
- 29:14hour.
- 29:14And
- 29:14you're
- 29:15like,
- 29:15what
- 29:15is
- 29:16happening
- 29:16here?
- 29:16And
- 29:17it's
- 29:17something
- 29:18that
- 29:18was
- 29:18stored
- 29:19in
- 29:19the
- 29:19body
- 29:20is
- 29:20letting
- 29:20itself
- 29:21go
- 29:21because
- 29:21you've
- 29:22created
- 29:23an
- 29:23environment
- 29:24where
- 29:24it
- 29:25feels
- 29:25safe
- 29:25enough
- 29:25to
- 29:26be
- 29:26released.
- 29:26And
- 29:27I
- 29:27just.
- 29:27And
- 29:27then
- 29:27there's
- 29:28this
- 29:28moment,
- 29:28at
- 29:29least
- 29:29for
- 29:29me,
- 29:29of
- 29:30just
- 29:31pride
- 29:31in
- 29:31the
- 29:32fact
- 29:32that
- 29:32it's
- 29:32like,
- 29:33yeah,
- 29:33yeah,
- 29:34body.
- 29:34We
- 29:35did
- 29:35this.
- 29:35Thank
- 29:36you.
- 29:36Thank
- 29:36you.
- 29:36And
- 29:37always.
- 29:37Thank
- 29:37you.
- 29:38And
- 29:38give
- 29:38it
- 29:38grace.
- 29:39Absolutely.
- 29:41People
- 29:41spend
- 29:41so
- 29:42much
- 29:42time
- 29:42complaining
- 29:43about
- 29:43what
- 29:43their
- 29:43body
- 29:43is
- 29:44doing.
- 29:44And
- 29:44your
- 29:45body
- 29:45is
- 29:45always
- 29:46and
- 29:46always
- 29:46will
- 29:46be
- 29:47and
- 29:47always
- 29:47has
- 29:47been
- 29:47there
- 29:48to
- 29:48protect
- 29:48you.
- 29:48But
- 29:49it's.
- 29:49Everything
- 29:50it
- 29:50does
- 29:51is
- 29:51a
- 29:51message.
- 29:52It's
- 29:52telling
- 29:52you
- 29:53something.
- 29:53So
- 29:54it's
- 29:54telling
- 29:54you
- 29:54to
- 29:55slow
- 29:55down
- 29:55or
- 29:55speed
- 29:56up
- 29:56or
- 29:56move
- 29:56or
- 29:57release.
- 29:57But
- 29:58I
- 29:58talk
- 29:58about
- 29:58the.
- 29:59The
- 29:59imaginary
- 30:00backpack
- 30:00a
- 30:01lot.
- 30:01And
- 30:01every
- 30:02single.
- 30:02Every
- 30:02single
- 30:03thing
- 30:03that's
- 30:03suppressed
- 30:04and
- 30:04not
- 30:05dealt.
- 30:05Anything
- 30:06not
- 30:06dealt
- 30:06with,
- 30:06let's
- 30:06just
- 30:07put
- 30:07that
- 30:07anything
- 30:08not
- 30:08properly
- 30:09processed
- 30:09and
- 30:09released
- 30:10is
- 30:10in
- 30:10the
- 30:11backpack.
- 30:11And
- 30:11I
- 30:12kind
- 30:12of
- 30:12do
- 30:12that.
- 30:12I
- 30:12kind
- 30:13of
- 30:13have
- 30:13this
- 30:13visual
- 30:13in
- 30:14my
- 30:14mind
- 30:14when
- 30:14I
- 30:15have
- 30:15one
- 30:15of
- 30:15those
- 30:15releases.
- 30:16And
- 30:16it.
- 30:16And
- 30:16it's
- 30:17Ah,
- 30:17the
- 30:17backpack,
- 30:17it's
- 30:18lighter.
- 30:19And
- 30:19it
- 30:19doesn't
- 30:19matter
- 30:19what
- 30:19you
- 30:20have
- 30:20to
- 30:20think.
- 30:20I
- 30:21like
- 30:21metaphors.
- 30:21I
- 30:22like
- 30:22visualization.
- 30:23I
- 30:23just
- 30:23like
- 30:24that
- 30:24of
- 30:24going,
- 30:24oh,
- 30:24my
- 30:25backpack.
- 30:25It's
- 30:25lighter.
- 30:27And
- 30:27in
- 30:27a
- 30:27lot
- 30:27of
- 30:27ways,
- 30:28your
- 30:28body
- 30:28afterwards,
- 30:29because
- 30:29you
- 30:29get
- 30:29that
- 30:30release
- 30:30of
- 30:30endorphins
- 30:31that
- 30:31come
- 30:31after
- 30:32those.
- 30:32Those
- 30:33trauma
- 30:33releases
- 30:34or
- 30:35just
- 30:35emotional
- 30:35releases
- 30:36of
- 30:36some
- 30:36kind,
- 30:37you
- 30:38feel
- 30:39physically,
- 30:40mentally
- 30:41lighter.
- 30:41It's
- 30:42almost
- 30:42like
- 30:42you're
- 30:42just
- 30:43like,
- 30:43oh,
- 30:44you
- 30:45know,
- 30:45that
- 30:46was
- 30:46something
- 30:46real.
- 30:47You
- 30:47know,
- 30:47that
- 30:47something
- 30:48just
- 30:48left
- 30:49you
- 30:50and
- 30:50you
- 30:50don't.
- 30:51The
- 30:51language
- 30:51of
- 30:51the
- 30:52body,
- 30:52we
- 30:52don't
- 30:52get
- 30:52to
- 30:52know
- 30:52what
- 30:53it
- 30:53was.
- 30:54Right.
- 30:54But
- 30:54we
- 30:55know
- 30:55whatever
- 30:55that
- 30:56was.
- 30:56Like,
- 30:58I'm
- 30:58lighter
- 30:58now.
- 30:59And
- 30:59that
- 30:59is
- 30:59so
- 31:00beautiful.
- 31:01It
- 31:01is.
- 31:01And
- 31:02it
- 31:02brings
- 31:02up
- 31:02a
- 31:02very
- 31:02good
- 31:03point
- 31:03about
- 31:03the
- 31:04fact
- 31:04that
- 31:04you
- 31:04don't
- 31:04need
- 31:04to
- 31:04know
- 31:05what
- 31:05it
- 31:05was.
- 31:05So
- 31:06when
- 31:06you
- 31:06do
- 31:06the
- 31:06somatic
- 31:07work
- 31:07like
- 31:08that
- 31:08and
- 31:08you
- 31:08have
- 31:08these
- 31:08releases,
- 31:09you
- 31:09don't
- 31:10have
- 31:10to
- 31:10go
- 31:10back
- 31:10and
- 31:10relive
- 31:11that
- 31:11trauma
- 31:13that
- 31:13just
- 31:13released.
- 31:14You
- 31:14don't
- 31:15have
- 31:15to.
- 31:15Your
- 31:15body
- 31:16is
- 31:16letting
- 31:16it
- 31:16go
- 31:16for
- 31:17you,
- 31:17like
- 31:17you
- 31:17said,
- 31:17because
- 31:18you've
- 31:18opened
- 31:18up
- 31:18this
- 31:19space.
- 31:19I
- 31:19always
- 31:19say
- 31:20you
- 31:20start
- 31:20with
- 31:20this
- 31:20little
- 31:20safety
- 31:21bubble
- 31:21about
- 31:21this
- 31:22big,
- 31:22and
- 31:22as
- 31:22you
- 31:22do
- 31:23more
- 31:23things
- 31:23and
- 31:23increase
- 31:24that
- 31:24capacity
- 31:25for
- 31:25safety,
- 31:26that's
- 31:26where
- 31:26it's
- 31:26going
- 31:27to
- 31:27start
- 31:27branching
- 31:27out
- 31:27and
- 31:28you
- 31:28will
- 31:28start
- 31:28to
- 31:28have
- 31:28those
- 31:29releases.
- 31:29But
- 31:30the
- 31:31theory,
- 31:31if
- 31:31you're
- 31:31out
- 31:31there
- 31:32listening
- 31:32and
- 31:32you're
- 31:32not
- 31:33going
- 31:33for
- 31:33help,
- 31:33because
- 31:34I
- 31:34don't
- 31:34know
- 31:34how
- 31:34many
- 31:34times
- 31:34I
- 31:35hear
- 31:35people
- 31:35say,
- 31:35I
- 31:36can't
- 31:36go
- 31:36through
- 31:36that
- 31:37again,
- 31:37or
- 31:37I
- 31:38can't
- 31:38have
- 31:39that
- 31:39brought
- 31:39up.
- 31:40You
- 31:41don't
- 31:41have
- 31:41to.
- 31:42I
- 31:42feel
- 31:42like
- 31:42the
- 31:42old
- 31:43way
- 31:43of
- 31:43hypnotizing
- 31:44used
- 31:44to
- 31:44be
- 31:45barbaric
- 31:45almost,
- 31:46but
- 31:46in
- 31:46a
- 31:46way
- 31:47I
- 31:47don't
- 31:47feel.
- 31:47Let's
- 31:48go
- 31:48back
- 31:48and
- 31:48relive
- 31:49that
- 31:4918
- 31:50times
- 31:50until
- 31:51you
- 31:51get.
- 31:51Process
- 31:52it.
- 31:52No,
- 31:53you
- 31:53can
- 31:53have
- 31:54those
- 31:54releases
- 31:55without
- 31:56putting
- 31:57yourself
- 31:57back
- 31:57in
- 31:57that
- 31:58moment.
- 31:58That's
- 31:59what's
- 31:59so
- 31:59beautiful
- 32:00about
- 32:00it.
- 32:01Yeah,
- 32:01I
- 32:01think
- 32:02so.
- 32:02For
- 32:02talk
- 32:02therapy,
- 32:03you
- 32:03kind
- 32:03of
- 32:03circle
- 32:04around.
- 32:04Talk
- 32:04therapy
- 32:05is
- 32:05really
- 32:05beautiful.
- 32:06If
- 32:06you
- 32:06need
- 32:06to
- 32:06understand.
- 32:08If
- 32:08you
- 32:08want
- 32:08to
- 32:08understand
- 32:09something,
- 32:10right.
- 32:10If
- 32:10you're
- 32:11still
- 32:11going,
- 32:11I
- 32:11don't
- 32:11understand
- 32:12why
- 32:12this
- 32:12happened.
- 32:12I
- 32:13don't
- 32:13understand
- 32:13it.
- 32:14It
- 32:14doesn't
- 32:14make
- 32:14sense.
- 32:15And
- 32:15you're
- 32:15trying
- 32:15to
- 32:16make
- 32:16sense
- 32:17of
- 32:17the
- 32:17senseless.
- 32:18Right.
- 32:19Talk
- 32:19therapy
- 32:20is
- 32:20really
- 32:20helpful
- 32:20for
- 32:21that
- 32:21because
- 32:22what
- 32:22that's
- 32:22saying
- 32:23is
- 32:23your
- 32:23mind
- 32:24is
- 32:24trying
- 32:25to
- 32:25understand
- 32:26it.
- 32:26So
- 32:27you
- 32:27need
- 32:27to
- 32:28verbally
- 32:28process
- 32:28it.
- 32:29You
- 32:29need
- 32:29to
- 32:29have
- 32:29someone
- 32:30reframe
- 32:30it.
- 32:31You
- 32:31need
- 32:31to
- 32:32be
- 32:32able
- 32:32to
- 32:32have
- 32:32context
- 32:33and
- 32:33all
- 32:33of
- 32:33these
- 32:34things
- 32:34applied
- 32:35to
- 32:35a
- 32:35situation.
- 32:36To
- 32:36help
- 32:37you
- 32:37have
- 32:37a
- 32:38better
- 32:38understanding
- 32:38where
- 32:39you
- 32:39can
- 32:39make
- 32:39peace.
- 32:40If
- 32:40you're
- 32:40saying,
- 32:41I
- 32:41don't,
- 32:41I
- 32:41don't
- 32:41need
- 32:42that,
- 32:42I
- 32:42don't
- 32:42want
- 32:43to
- 32:43go
- 32:43back
- 32:43and
- 32:43revisit
- 32:44it.
- 32:44It's
- 32:44too
- 32:44painful
- 32:45for
- 32:45me
- 32:45to
- 32:45revisit
- 32:45or
- 32:46it,
- 32:46but
- 32:47it
- 32:47hurts
- 32:47in
- 32:47a
- 32:47way
- 32:48that
- 32:48I
- 32:48don't
- 32:48want
- 32:48or
- 32:48I've
- 32:49tried
- 32:49to
- 32:50understand
- 32:50it.
- 32:50And
- 32:50there's
- 32:51no
- 32:51understanding
- 32:52the
- 32:53senseless.
- 32:53Right?
- 32:53You
- 32:54can't
- 32:54make
- 32:54sense
- 32:55of
- 32:55the
- 32:55senseless.
- 32:56The
- 32:56language
- 32:57you're
- 32:57using
- 32:57is
- 32:58saying
- 32:58it's
- 32:59not
- 32:59that
- 32:59your
- 32:59mind
- 33:00needs
- 33:00to
- 33:00release
- 33:01it,
- 33:01it's
- 33:01that
- 33:01your
- 33:02body
- 33:02does.
- 33:02And
- 33:03so
- 33:03I
- 33:03think
- 33:03that
- 33:03when
- 33:04we
- 33:04are
- 33:04describing
- 33:05what
- 33:06do
- 33:06you
- 33:06need
- 33:06for
- 33:06this
- 33:06to
- 33:07be
- 33:07able
- 33:07to
- 33:07address
- 33:07this?
- 33:08Is
- 33:08it
- 33:08that
- 33:08you
- 33:09need
- 33:09to
- 33:09understand
- 33:10what
- 33:10happened
- 33:10to
- 33:11you
- 33:11or
- 33:11you
- 33:11need
- 33:11to
- 33:11have
- 33:11a
- 33:12different
- 33:12way
- 33:12of
- 33:13looking
- 33:13at
- 33:13what
- 33:13happened
- 33:13to
- 33:14you,
- 33:14or
- 33:15do
- 33:15you
- 33:16need
- 33:16to
- 33:16just
- 33:17be
- 33:17able
- 33:17to
- 33:17get
- 33:17it
- 33:18out
- 33:18of
- 33:18you
- 33:18right
- 33:19then
- 33:19those
- 33:20are
- 33:20two
- 33:20different
- 33:20things.
- 33:20And
- 33:21that's
- 33:21giving
- 33:21you
- 33:22a
- 33:22clue
- 33:22as
- 33:23to
- 33:23which
- 33:23path
- 33:24you
- 33:24might
- 33:24want
- 33:24to
- 33:24pursue.
- 33:25Whether
- 33:25that's
- 33:25talk
- 33:26therapy,
- 33:26whether
- 33:26that's
- 33:27somatic
- 33:27therapy,
- 33:28because
- 33:29both
- 33:29are
- 33:30helpful
- 33:31and
- 33:31both
- 33:31can
- 33:32get
- 33:32you
- 33:32to
- 33:32the
- 33:32same
- 33:33place.
- 33:33You
- 33:34can
- 33:34have
- 33:35body
- 33:35releases
- 33:36in
- 33:36talk
- 33:37therapy
- 33:37because
- 33:38what
- 33:38your
- 33:38body
- 33:38was
- 33:39waiting
- 33:39on
- 33:39was
- 33:40your
- 33:40mind
- 33:40to
- 33:40understand.
- 33:41Or
- 33:42alternatively,
- 33:43you
- 33:43can
- 33:44have
- 33:44the
- 33:44same
- 33:44releases
- 33:45where
- 33:45you
- 33:45never
- 33:46know
- 33:46what
- 33:46you're
- 33:47actually
- 33:47letting
- 33:47go
- 33:48of
- 33:48in
- 33:48somatic
- 33:49therapy,
- 33:49because
- 33:49it's
- 33:50your
- 33:50body
- 33:50that
- 33:50was
- 33:51the
- 33:51hold
- 33:51up.
- 33:51Your
- 33:52body
- 33:52was
- 33:52the
- 33:52one
- 33:53that
- 33:53was
- 33:53needing
- 33:53to
- 33:53let
- 33:54go
- 33:54of
- 33:54something,
- 33:55not
- 33:55your
- 33:55mind.
- 33:56And
- 33:56I've
- 33:56used,
- 33:57and
- 33:57I
- 33:57say
- 33:57that
- 33:57all
- 33:58the
- 33:58time,
- 33:58most
- 33:58people,
- 33:58I
- 33:59feel
- 33:59like
- 34:00in
- 34:00my
- 34:00experience,
- 34:01at
- 34:01least
- 34:01in
- 34:01my
- 34:02generation,
- 34:02I
- 34:02think
- 34:02I'm
- 34:03a
- 34:03lot
- 34:03older
- 34:03than
- 34:04you.
- 34:04But
- 34:04talk
- 34:05therapy
- 34:05is
- 34:05where
- 34:06you
- 34:06started.
- 34:06That
- 34:06was
- 34:07really
- 34:07the
- 34:07modality
- 34:08that
- 34:08was
- 34:08offered
- 34:09and
- 34:10no
- 34:11judgment
- 34:11on
- 34:11it
- 34:11because
- 34:12it's,
- 34:12it
- 34:13is
- 34:13a
- 34:13great
- 34:13combination.
- 34:14It's
- 34:15a
- 34:16comprehensive
- 34:17healing
- 34:18system.
- 34:19There's
- 34:19no
- 34:19one
- 34:20way,
- 34:20there
- 34:20just
- 34:20isn't.
- 34:21And
- 34:21it's
- 34:21unique
- 34:22to
- 34:22every
- 34:22individual.
- 34:22It's
- 34:23unique
- 34:23to
- 34:23every
- 34:23single
- 34:24person.
- 34:25But
- 34:25absolutely.
- 34:27But
- 34:27I
- 34:28also
- 34:28encourage
- 34:29people
- 34:29to
- 34:29go
- 34:29out
- 34:30and
- 34:30try
- 34:30whatever,
- 34:31go
- 34:31out
- 34:31and
- 34:32hit
- 34:32all
- 34:32the
- 34:33things
- 34:33I
- 34:33used
- 34:33to
- 34:33say.
- 34:34I
- 34:34was
- 34:34like
- 34:34this
- 34:35damaged
- 34:36person
- 34:36throwing
- 34:36spaghetti
- 34:37at
- 34:37a
- 34:37wall.
- 34:38It's
- 34:39like,
- 34:39whoops,
- 34:39that
- 34:40one
- 34:40didn't
- 34:40stick.
- 34:40Oop,
- 34:41that
- 34:41one
- 34:41kind
- 34:41of
- 34:41stuck
- 34:42for
- 34:42a
- 34:42minute.
- 34:42Oh,
- 34:43that
- 34:43one's
- 34:43falling
- 34:43down.
- 34:43Nope,
- 34:44didn't
- 34:44stick.
- 34:44And
- 34:44then
- 34:44all
- 34:45of
- 34:45a
- 34:45sudden
- 34:45like,
- 34:45oh,
- 34:45that
- 34:45one
- 34:46stuck.
- 34:46Let's
- 34:46try
- 34:46that
- 34:47some
- 34:47more.
- 34:47But
- 34:48you
- 34:48have
- 34:48to
- 34:49see
- 34:49what
- 34:49works
- 34:49for
- 34:49you.
- 34:49There
- 34:50is
- 34:50no
- 34:50A
- 34:50to
- 34:50Z
- 34:51path
- 34:51in
- 34:51healing.
- 34:52Absolutely.
- 34:53And
- 34:53I,
- 34:53oh
- 34:54my
- 34:54Gosh,
- 34:54I
- 34:54agree.
- 34:54And
- 34:55I
- 34:55also
- 34:55think
- 34:55when
- 34:55we,
- 34:56when
- 34:56you
- 34:56try
- 34:57something
- 34:57and
- 34:57it
- 34:57doesn't
- 34:58stick,
- 34:59it
- 34:59doesn't
- 34:59mean
- 34:59that
- 34:59it
- 34:59won't
- 35:00stick
- 35:00forever.
- 35:00And
- 35:01so
- 35:01it
- 35:01may
- 35:01just
- 35:01be
- 35:01that
- 35:02that
- 35:02moment
- 35:02in
- 35:02time
- 35:03where
- 35:03you
- 35:03were,
- 35:03where
- 35:04your
- 35:04circumstances
- 35:05is,
- 35:05whatever,
- 35:06it
- 35:06didn't
- 35:06stick.
- 35:06And
- 35:07so
- 35:07maybe
- 35:08it's
- 35:08that
- 35:08I
- 35:08tried
- 35:09that,
- 35:09and
- 35:09then
- 35:09it's.
- 35:10Maybe
- 35:10it
- 35:10was
- 35:11the
- 35:11practitioner,
- 35:11maybe
- 35:12it
- 35:12was
- 35:12the.
- 35:12Where
- 35:13you
- 35:13were
- 35:13at
- 35:13the
- 35:13time
- 35:14or
- 35:14whatever
- 35:14the
- 35:15case
- 35:15might
- 35:15be,
- 35:15but
- 35:16just
- 35:16because,
- 35:16like,
- 35:16using
- 35:17somatic
- 35:17therapy,
- 35:18right?
- 35:18Oh,
- 35:18I
- 35:18tried
- 35:19it.
- 35:19I
- 35:19didn't
- 35:19really
- 35:19feel
- 35:19anything.
- 35:20I
- 35:20don't
- 35:20know
- 35:20what
- 35:20everybody's
- 35:21talking
- 35:21about.
- 35:22Maybe
- 35:22it
- 35:23wasn't
- 35:23the
- 35:23right
- 35:23time
- 35:23then
- 35:24for
- 35:24you,
- 35:24but
- 35:24maybe
- 35:25try
- 35:25it
- 35:25again
- 35:26when
- 35:26you're
- 35:26ready
- 35:26kind
- 35:27of
- 35:27thing.
- 35:27Because
- 35:28sometimes
- 35:29it's
- 35:29fresh
- 35:30eyes,
- 35:30fresh
- 35:30hands,
- 35:31or
- 35:31different
- 35:31people
- 35:31or
- 35:32different
- 35:32experience
- 35:33kind
- 35:33of
- 35:33things
- 35:34where
- 35:34we're
- 35:34more
- 35:34ready.
- 35:35Right?
- 35:36And.
- 35:36And
- 35:36I
- 35:36say
- 35:36that
- 35:37about
- 35:37talk
- 35:37therapy,
- 35:37too,
- 35:38because
- 35:38I
- 35:38started
- 35:39this
- 35:39whole
- 35:40journey
- 35:40through
- 35:41talk
- 35:41therapy,
- 35:42and
- 35:42I'll
- 35:43always
- 35:43be
- 35:43an
- 35:43advocate
- 35:44for
- 35:44talk
- 35:44therapy
- 35:44because
- 35:45I
- 35:45don't
- 35:45think
- 35:45that
- 35:45I
- 35:45would
- 35:46have
- 35:46felt
- 35:46brave
- 35:46enough
- 35:47to
- 35:47try
- 35:47any
- 35:47other
- 35:48kind
- 35:48of
- 35:48modality
- 35:49without
- 35:49having
- 35:50gone
- 35:50and
- 35:51had
- 35:51a
- 35:51relationship
- 35:52with
- 35:52my
- 35:52therapist
- 35:53where
- 35:53my
- 35:53therapist
- 35:54was
- 35:54encouraging
- 35:54me
- 35:55to
- 35:55go
- 35:56and
- 35:56try
- 35:56all
- 35:57these
- 35:57different
- 35:57things
- 35:57because
- 35:58exactly,
- 35:58like
- 35:58you
- 35:58said,
- 35:59try
- 35:59them.
- 35:59Because
- 35:59what's
- 35:59the
- 36:00worst
- 36:00that's
- 36:00going
- 36:00to
- 36:00happen?
- 36:01Because
- 36:01I
- 36:01was
- 36:01terrified.
- 36:02Like,
- 36:02I'll
- 36:03use
- 36:03EMDR
- 36:03as
- 36:04an
- 36:04example.
- 36:04I
- 36:05was
- 36:05absolutely
- 36:05terrified
- 36:06to
- 36:06do
- 36:06EMDR
- 36:07because
- 36:07I
- 36:08was
- 36:08like,
- 36:08oh,
- 36:08my
- 36:08gosh,
- 36:08it's
- 36:09going
- 36:09to
- 36:09pull
- 36:09out
- 36:09all
- 36:09these
- 36:10memories
- 36:10that
- 36:10I
- 36:11have,
- 36:11all
- 36:11these
- 36:11gaps
- 36:11in
- 36:12my
- 36:12mind.
- 36:12And
- 36:12so
- 36:12it's
- 36:13going
- 36:13to
- 36:13pull
- 36:13out
- 36:13all
- 36:13these
- 36:13things.
- 36:13And
- 36:13what
- 36:14if
- 36:14it
- 36:14pulls
- 36:14out
- 36:14things
- 36:14that
- 36:15are
- 36:15worse
- 36:15than.
- 36:16And
- 36:16then
- 36:16I
- 36:16just
- 36:16have
- 36:17to
- 36:17go
- 36:17down
- 36:17that
- 36:17road.
- 36:18And
- 36:18that's
- 36:19not.
- 36:19That
- 36:19wasn't
- 36:19my
- 36:19experience
- 36:20with
- 36:20emdr.
- 36:21My,
- 36:21My
- 36:22experience
- 36:22with
- 36:22EMDR
- 36:23was
- 36:23that
- 36:23it
- 36:23accelerated
- 36:24my
- 36:24healing
- 36:25rapidly
- 36:26because
- 36:27I
- 36:27was
- 36:27finally,
- 36:28when
- 36:28I
- 36:28finally
- 36:28agreed
- 36:29to
- 36:29do
- 36:30emdr,
- 36:30I
- 36:31was
- 36:31finally
- 36:31in
- 36:31a
- 36:32place
- 36:32that
- 36:32I
- 36:32was
- 36:32willing
- 36:32and
- 36:33accepting
- 36:34of
- 36:34what,
- 36:35like,
- 36:35was
- 36:35going
- 36:35to
- 36:35come
- 36:35from
- 36:36it.
- 36:36And
- 36:36I
- 36:36also
- 36:37was,
- 36:37like,
- 36:37willing
- 36:38to
- 36:38trust
- 36:38that
- 36:39if
- 36:39something
- 36:41negative
- 36:41did
- 36:41come
- 36:42out
- 36:42of
- 36:42it,
- 36:42like,
- 36:42if
- 36:42I
- 36:43did
- 36:43uncover
- 36:43cover,
- 36:44a
- 36:44deeply
- 36:45hidden
- 36:45memory
- 36:46that
- 36:46I
- 36:46could.
- 36:46That
- 36:46I
- 36:47was
- 36:47at
- 36:47a
- 36:47place
- 36:47now
- 36:48that
- 36:48I
- 36:48was
- 36:49going
- 36:49to
- 36:49be
- 36:49able
- 36:49to
- 36:49hold
- 36:49myself
- 36:50for
- 36:50it.
- 36:50Through
- 36:50it,
- 36:51I
- 36:51was
- 36:51going
- 36:51to
- 36:51say,
- 36:51you
- 36:52were
- 36:52at
- 36:52a
- 36:52safer
- 36:53place
- 36:53in
- 36:53your
- 36:53own
- 36:53being
- 36:54and
- 36:54in
- 36:54your
- 36:54own
- 36:54healings,
- 36:55that
- 36:55you
- 36:55could
- 36:55handle
- 36:56what
- 36:56was
- 36:56thrown
- 36:57at
- 36:57you.
- 36:57And
- 36:58I
- 36:58always
- 36:58say
- 36:58that
- 36:58of
- 36:58the
- 36:59universe
- 36:59or
- 36:59God
- 36:59or
- 37:00however
- 37:00you
- 37:00look
- 37:00at
- 37:00it
- 37:01in
- 37:01general,
- 37:01I'm
- 37:01like,
- 37:01You're
- 37:02not
- 37:02going
- 37:02to
- 37:02be
- 37:02given
- 37:02more
- 37:03than
- 37:03you
- 37:03can
- 37:03handle
- 37:03at
- 37:03the
- 37:04moment.
- 37:04So
- 37:04that's
- 37:05why
- 37:05you
- 37:05have
- 37:05it's.
- 37:06And
- 37:06it's
- 37:06unveiling
- 37:07in
- 37:07layers
- 37:07what
- 37:08you
- 37:08can
- 37:08handle
- 37:08and
- 37:08what
- 37:09you
- 37:09can't.
- 37:09I
- 37:09use
- 37:10that,
- 37:10I
- 37:10use
- 37:10that
- 37:10example,
- 37:11used
- 37:11emdr.
- 37:12I
- 37:12use
- 37:12EFT
- 37:13tapping
- 37:13as
- 37:13that
- 37:13example.
- 37:14A
- 37:14lot
- 37:14of
- 37:14people
- 37:14like,
- 37:15that
- 37:15doesn't
- 37:15work
- 37:15for
- 37:15me.
- 37:16Okay,
- 37:16that's
- 37:17fine,
- 37:17I
- 37:17get
- 37:18it.
- 37:18And
- 37:18then
- 37:18I'm
- 37:19like,
- 37:19but
- 37:19just
- 37:19for
- 37:19fun,
- 37:20try
- 37:20it
- 37:21again
- 37:21in
- 37:21a
- 37:21month.
- 37:21But
- 37:22I've
- 37:22had
- 37:22so
- 37:22many
- 37:22people
- 37:22that
- 37:23are
- 37:23like,
- 37:23wow,
- 37:23it
- 37:23took
- 37:23me
- 37:24like
- 37:24a
- 37:24good
- 37:24month
- 37:25of
- 37:25doing
- 37:25these
- 37:25five
- 37:25minute
- 37:26tapping
- 37:26things
- 37:26to
- 37:27where
- 37:27all
- 37:27of
- 37:27a
- 37:27sudden.
- 37:27But
- 37:27it
- 37:28was
- 37:28disbelief.
- 37:29That's
- 37:29what
- 37:29it
- 37:29was.
- 37:30This
- 37:30isn't
- 37:30going
- 37:30to
- 37:30work.
- 37:31It's
- 37:31the
- 37:31same
- 37:31thing
- 37:31that
- 37:31people
- 37:32that
- 37:32go
- 37:32and
- 37:32they
- 37:32get.
- 37:32Go
- 37:33to
- 37:33a
- 37:33hypnotherapist.
- 37:34If
- 37:34you
- 37:34go
- 37:35in
- 37:35with
- 37:35a
- 37:35closed
- 37:36mind
- 37:36and
- 37:36a
- 37:36negative
- 37:37mind.
- 37:38And
- 37:38like
- 37:38you
- 37:38said
- 37:39EMDR
- 37:39when
- 37:39you
- 37:40were
- 37:40scared
- 37:40to
- 37:40death
- 37:40of
- 37:41it,
- 37:41that's
- 37:41a
- 37:41closed
- 37:42mind
- 37:42that
- 37:43is
- 37:43not
- 37:43open
- 37:43to.
- 37:44Okay,
- 37:44this
- 37:44could
- 37:45potentially
- 37:45actually
- 37:45work
- 37:46for
- 37:46me.
- 37:47Yeah.
- 37:47And
- 37:48when
- 37:48I
- 37:48wasn't
- 37:48open
- 37:49to
- 37:49it
- 37:49because
- 37:49I
- 37:49didn't
- 37:49have
- 37:50the
- 37:50emotional
- 37:50safety.
- 37:51Right.
- 37:51I
- 37:51didn't
- 37:51feel
- 37:52grounded
- 37:52in
- 37:53myself
- 37:53at
- 37:54the
- 37:54time
- 37:54to
- 37:54be
- 37:54able
- 37:54to
- 37:54do
- 37:55it.
- 37:55And
- 37:55so
- 37:56I
- 37:56did.
- 37:56I've
- 37:57done
- 37:57a
- 37:57lot
- 37:57of
- 37:57different
- 37:58therapeutic
- 37:58modalities.
- 37:59And
- 38:00so
- 38:01I'll
- 38:01use.
- 38:01I
- 38:01did
- 38:02ketamine
- 38:02assisted
- 38:02therapy
- 38:03as
- 38:03well.
- 38:03And
- 38:04that
- 38:04one
- 38:04I
- 38:05was
- 38:05much
- 38:05more
- 38:05open
- 38:06to
- 38:06being
- 38:06like,
- 38:06we'll
- 38:07see
- 38:07where
- 38:07this
- 38:07goes.
- 38:08But
- 38:08it's
- 38:08the
- 38:08same
- 38:08possibility,
- 38:09right.
- 38:09That
- 38:09you
- 38:10could
- 38:10uncover
- 38:11hidden
- 38:11memories
- 38:12or
- 38:12whatever
- 38:13the
- 38:13case
- 38:13might
- 38:13be.
- 38:13You
- 38:13have
- 38:14that
- 38:14same
- 38:14possibility
- 38:15with
- 38:15it.
- 38:15But
- 38:15for
- 38:16whatever
- 38:16reason,
- 38:17I
- 38:17was
- 38:18less
- 38:18afraid
- 38:18of
- 38:18it
- 38:19than
- 38:19I
- 38:19was
- 38:20of
- 38:20emdr.
- 38:21And,
- 38:21and
- 38:22I
- 38:22will
- 38:22just
- 38:22say
- 38:22having
- 38:22gone
- 38:23through
- 38:24both
- 38:24and
- 38:25ketamine
- 38:26helped
- 38:26me
- 38:26to
- 38:26get
- 38:27to
- 38:27a
- 38:27place,
- 38:27get
- 38:28past
- 38:28a
- 38:28place
- 38:28that
- 38:28I
- 38:28was
- 38:29stuck.
- 38:29I
- 38:30had
- 38:30hit
- 38:30a
- 38:30point
- 38:30where
- 38:30I
- 38:30couldn't
- 38:31go
- 38:31any
- 38:31further
- 38:31and
- 38:32talk
- 38:32therapy.
- 38:32And
- 38:33she
- 38:33was
- 38:33like,
- 38:33we
- 38:33have
- 38:33to
- 38:33do
- 38:34something
- 38:34because
- 38:34you're
- 38:34just
- 38:34circling
- 38:35mentally.
- 38:36You
- 38:36are
- 38:36so
- 38:36blocked.
- 38:37We've
- 38:37got
- 38:37to
- 38:37get
- 38:37past
- 38:37this.
- 38:38And
- 38:39ketamine
- 38:40is
- 38:40what
- 38:41moved
- 38:41me
- 38:41past
- 38:42it.
- 38:42I
- 38:42think
- 38:42ketamine
- 38:43in
- 38:43a
- 38:43lot
- 38:43of
- 38:43ways
- 38:44helped
- 38:44me
- 38:44to
- 38:44become
- 38:45more
- 38:46safe
- 38:46within
- 38:47myself
- 38:47to
- 38:47be
- 38:47able
- 38:48to
- 38:48then
- 38:48go
- 38:49and
- 38:49do
- 38:49emdr.
- 38:50But
- 38:50EMDR
- 38:51is
- 38:51the
- 38:51single
- 38:52thing.
- 38:52It
- 38:52really
- 38:53accelerated
- 38:54all
- 38:54of
- 38:55the
- 38:55healing
- 38:55that
- 38:55was
- 38:55happening
- 38:56inside
- 38:56my
- 38:56mind.
- 38:57And
- 38:57then
- 38:58trauma
- 38:58sensitive
- 38:58yoga
- 39:00really
- 39:00helped
- 39:01to
- 39:02facilitate
- 39:03a
- 39:03lot
- 39:03of
- 39:03what
- 39:03was
- 39:03going
- 39:04on
- 39:04in
- 39:04my
- 39:04body.
- 39:05And
- 39:05so
- 39:05I
- 39:05think
- 39:06doing
- 39:06the
- 39:06two
- 39:06in
- 39:07tandem
- 39:07also
- 39:08just
- 39:09continued
- 39:09to
- 39:10build
- 39:10that
- 39:10stability
- 39:11and
- 39:11that
- 39:11strength
- 39:12within
- 39:12myself
- 39:13to
- 39:13where
- 39:13I
- 39:13was
- 39:13like,
- 39:14oh,
- 39:14my
- 39:14gosh,
- 39:14I
- 39:14can
- 39:15feel.
- 39:16I
- 39:16can
- 39:16feel
- 39:16in
- 39:16my
- 39:16body.
- 39:17I
- 39:17can
- 39:17feel
- 39:17in
- 39:18my
- 39:18mind
- 39:18how
- 39:19I
- 39:19am
- 39:19healing.
- 39:20And
- 39:21oh,
- 39:22gosh,
- 39:23I
- 39:23was
- 39:23gonna
- 39:23say,.
- 39:23That
- 39:24was
- 39:24the
- 39:24look
- 39:24I
- 39:24was
- 39:24looking
- 39:24for
- 39:25that.
- 39:28And
- 39:28when
- 39:28people
- 39:29are
- 39:29like,
- 39:29I
- 39:29don't
- 39:29believe
- 39:29any
- 39:30of
- 39:30this
- 39:30is
- 39:30gonna
- 39:30help
- 39:30me,
- 39:31I
- 39:31don't
- 39:31see
- 39:31how
- 39:31it's
- 39:31gonna
- 39:32help.
- 39:32I'm
- 39:32like,
- 39:32I'm
- 39:32living
- 39:33proof
- 39:33I
- 39:34was
- 39:34right
- 39:34there
- 39:34with
- 39:35you.
- 39:35Six
- 39:35years
- 39:36ago,
- 39:36I
- 39:36would
- 39:36have
- 39:37said
- 39:37the
- 39:37same
- 39:37thing.
- 39:37I
- 39:37don't
- 39:38know
- 39:38how
- 39:38I'm
- 39:39gonna
- 39:39get
- 39:39out
- 39:40of
- 39:40numbness.
- 39:41And
- 39:41yet
- 39:42here
- 39:42I
- 39:42am.
- 39:43And
- 39:43I
- 39:44can
- 39:44let
- 39:44joy
- 39:45and
- 39:45delight
- 39:46and
- 39:46goodness
- 39:47into
- 39:47my
- 39:47world,
- 39:47and
- 39:48I
- 39:48can
- 39:48hold
- 39:48them
- 39:49and
- 39:49I
- 39:49can
- 39:49see
- 39:49them
- 39:50as
- 39:50precious
- 39:50and
- 39:51powerful,
- 39:52and
- 39:52they
- 39:53themselves
- 39:54are
- 39:54healing.
- 39:55And
- 39:56so,
- 39:56yeah,
- 39:56it's
- 39:56incredible.
- 39:58That's
- 39:58awesome.
- 39:59So
- 39:59tell
- 39:59us
- 39:59about
- 40:00your
- 40:00book
- 40:00real
- 40:00quick.
- 40:02The
- 40:02book
- 40:02is
- 40:02titled
- 40:02Ever
- 40:03Woven.
- 40:03A
- 40:03Memoir,
- 40:04A
- 40:04Reckoning.
- 40:05And
- 40:05so
- 40:05as
- 40:06part
- 40:06of
- 40:06kind
- 40:06of
- 40:06this
- 40:06healing
- 40:07journey,
- 40:07I
- 40:08wrote
- 40:08the
- 40:08book
- 40:08as
- 40:09a
- 40:09conversation
- 40:10between
- 40:11present
- 40:11me
- 40:12and
- 40:12the
- 40:12past
- 40:13me
- 40:13who
- 40:14lived
- 40:15through
- 40:15the
- 40:15hell
- 40:15that
- 40:16they
- 40:16had
- 40:16to
- 40:16go
- 40:16through.
- 40:17And
- 40:17it
- 40:17was
- 40:17a
- 40:18silent
- 40:18one.
- 40:18And
- 40:19so
- 40:19really,
- 40:19for
- 40:19me,
- 40:20this
- 40:20was
- 40:20an
- 40:20opportunity
- 40:21to
- 40:21let
- 40:21them
- 40:22say
- 40:22the
- 40:22things
- 40:23that
- 40:23they
- 40:23kept
- 40:23unspoken
- 40:25for
- 40:25the
- 40:25need
- 40:26of
- 40:26safety,
- 40:26whatever
- 40:27the
- 40:27case
- 40:27may
- 40:27be,
- 40:27but
- 40:28also
- 40:28to
- 40:28face
- 40:28myself
- 40:29and
- 40:29my
- 40:29own
- 40:30self
- 40:30abandonment,
- 40:30the
- 40:31ways
- 40:31in
- 40:31which
- 40:31I
- 40:32was
- 40:32always
- 40:33eyeballs
- 40:33looking
- 40:34outward
- 40:35and
- 40:35always
- 40:35planning
- 40:36for
- 40:36what
- 40:36was
- 40:36coming
- 40:36next
- 40:37and
- 40:37never
- 40:37really
- 40:38tending
- 40:39to
- 40:39the
- 40:40me
- 40:40that
- 40:40was
- 40:40existing
- 40:41inside
- 40:41this
- 40:42body.
- 40:42And
- 40:43so
- 40:43this
- 40:43was
- 40:43an
- 40:43opportunity
- 40:44for
- 40:44me
- 40:44to
- 40:44sit
- 40:45down
- 40:45with
- 40:45those
- 40:45past
- 40:46versions
- 40:47and
- 40:47say
- 40:48the
- 40:48things
- 40:48that
- 40:48they
- 40:48needed
- 40:49to
- 40:49hear
- 40:49that
- 40:49they
- 40:49didn't
- 40:50deserve
- 40:50what
- 40:50happened
- 40:51to
- 40:51them,
- 40:51that
- 40:52someone
- 40:52should
- 40:52have
- 40:52protected
- 40:53them,
- 40:53to
- 40:54be
- 40:54the
- 40:54one
- 40:54that
- 40:54then
- 40:55goes
- 40:55back
- 40:55and
- 40:56protects
- 40:56them
- 40:57and
- 40:57says,
- 40:57I've
- 40:58got
- 40:58us
- 40:58now.
- 40:59And
- 40:59so
- 40:59it's
- 40:59really
- 41:00a
- 41:00story
- 41:00about
- 41:01that
- 41:02process
- 41:02of
- 41:02me
- 41:03facing
- 41:03myself
- 41:04and
- 41:05allowing
- 41:05myself
- 41:06to
- 41:06just
- 41:07show
- 41:07up
- 41:07in
- 41:07the
- 41:07ways
- 41:08that
- 41:08I
- 41:08never
- 41:08allowed
- 41:09myself
- 41:09to
- 41:09before.
- 41:10And
- 41:10in.
- 41:10In
- 41:11doing
- 41:11so,
- 41:11to
- 41:12say,
- 41:12this
- 41:12is
- 41:12what
- 41:13it's
- 41:13like
- 41:13to
- 41:13be
- 41:13in
- 41:13the
- 41:14in
- 41:14between,
- 41:15to
- 41:15have
- 41:16survived
- 41:16something,
- 41:17to
- 41:17have
- 41:17lived
- 41:17in
- 41:17survival
- 41:18mode
- 41:18and
- 41:19to
- 41:19be
- 41:19working
- 41:19my
- 41:19way
- 41:20out
- 41:20of
- 41:20it.
- 41:20And.
- 41:21And
- 41:21here's
- 41:22what
- 41:22that
- 41:22looks
- 41:23like.
- 41:23Because
- 41:24so
- 41:24many
- 41:24books
- 41:25are
- 41:25about
- 41:26either
- 41:27how
- 41:27to
- 41:27survive
- 41:27trauma,
- 41:28or
- 41:28they're
- 41:29like,
- 41:29if
- 41:29they're
- 41:29trauma
- 41:29memoirs,
- 41:30they're
- 41:30oftentimes,
- 41:31this
- 41:31is
- 41:31what
- 41:31happens,
- 41:32and
- 41:32this
- 41:32is
- 41:33how
- 41:33I
- 41:33survived
- 41:34it.
- 41:34And
- 41:35then
- 41:35that's
- 41:35where
- 41:35it
- 41:35ends,
- 41:36is
- 41:36that
- 41:36it
- 41:36ends
- 41:37with
- 41:37the
- 41:37I
- 41:37survived
- 41:38it.
- 41:38But
- 41:39that
- 41:39is,
- 41:40I
- 41:40think,
- 41:41the
- 41:41first
- 41:41part
- 41:41of
- 41:42a
- 41:42trauma
- 41:42story,
- 41:43because
- 41:43the
- 41:43second
- 41:44part
- 41:44is
- 41:44now
- 41:45how
- 41:45do
- 41:45you
- 41:45survive
- 41:46what's
- 41:47happening
- 41:47internally?
- 41:48And
- 41:48how
- 41:49do
- 41:49you
- 41:49move
- 41:49beyond
- 41:49and
- 41:50heal
- 41:50from
- 41:50what's
- 41:51happening
- 41:51internally?
- 41:52And
- 41:52so
- 41:53for
- 41:53me,
- 41:53that's
- 41:53really
- 41:53the
- 41:54point
- 41:54of
- 41:54writing
- 41:54the
- 41:54book.
- 41:55That's
- 41:55awesome.
- 41:56I'm
- 41:56gonna
- 41:56have
- 41:56to
- 41:56get
- 41:56that
- 41:56one.
- 41:57And
- 41:57I
- 41:57will
- 41:57put
- 41:57it
- 41:57in
- 41:57the
- 41:57show
- 41:58notes
- 41:58for
- 41:58the
- 41:58listeners.
- 41:58If
- 41:59you
- 41:59want
- 41:59to
- 41:59grab
- 41:59the
- 41:59book,
- 41:59I
- 42:00will
- 42:00put
- 42:00the
- 42:00link
- 42:00in
- 42:00there.
- 42:01I
- 42:01think
- 42:01that's
- 42:01so
- 42:01important
- 42:02because
- 42:03the
- 42:03trauma
- 42:04part
- 42:04of
- 42:04it
- 42:05is
- 42:05just
- 42:05the
- 42:05beginning
- 42:06of
- 42:06the
- 42:06story,
- 42:06if
- 42:07you
- 42:07want
- 42:07it
- 42:07to,
- 42:07or
- 42:08it
- 42:08is.
- 42:08It's
- 42:09just
- 42:09the
- 42:09beginning
- 42:09section.
- 42:10And
- 42:10you
- 42:11can
- 42:11either
- 42:11die
- 42:11in
- 42:12your
- 42:12mind
- 42:12and
- 42:12in
- 42:12your
- 42:13body
- 42:13and
- 42:13in
- 42:13your
- 42:13soul
- 42:14at
- 42:14that
- 42:14moment,
- 42:15or
- 42:15at
- 42:15the.
- 42:15At
- 42:15that
- 42:16stage,
- 42:16or
- 42:16you
- 42:17can
- 42:17start
- 42:17walking
- 42:18forward.
- 42:18And
- 42:18I
- 42:19think
- 42:20you're
- 42:20right.
- 42:21It's
- 42:21like
- 42:21people
- 42:21just
- 42:21identify
- 42:22them
- 42:22with
- 42:22themselves
- 42:23as,
- 42:23I'm
- 42:23a
- 42:23survivor.
- 42:24How
- 42:24about
- 42:24now
- 42:25we
- 42:25become
- 42:25a
- 42:25thriver?
- 42:26How
- 42:26about
- 42:26now
- 42:27we.
- 42:27We
- 42:28bring
- 42:28the
- 42:28joy
- 42:28and
- 42:29the
- 42:29love
- 42:29and
- 42:29the.
- 42:30And
- 42:30all
- 42:30of
- 42:30the
- 42:30things
- 42:30that
- 42:31we
- 42:31were
- 42:31bringing
- 42:31born
- 42:32with
- 42:32back
- 42:32into
- 42:33us,
- 42:33because
- 42:34they
- 42:34were
- 42:34never
- 42:34gone.
- 42:35They
- 42:35were
- 42:35just
- 42:35buried
- 42:36so,
- 42:36so
- 42:37deep.
- 42:38Under
- 42:38layers
- 42:39and
- 42:39layers
- 42:39of
- 42:39pain
- 42:40and
- 42:40protection
- 42:41and.
- 42:41Yeah,
- 42:41absolutely.
- 42:42And
- 42:42so
- 42:43it's
- 42:43really
- 42:43important,
- 42:43I
- 42:44think,
- 42:44to
- 42:44know
- 42:44that
- 42:45you
- 42:45don't
- 42:46survive.
- 42:47You
- 42:47don't
- 42:47survive
- 42:48awfulness,
- 42:49to
- 42:49just
- 42:50let
- 42:50numbness
- 42:50be
- 42:51the
- 42:51end,
- 42:51right?
- 42:52And
- 42:52so
- 42:53for
- 42:53so
- 42:53many
- 42:53people,
- 42:54that
- 42:54is.
- 42:54That's
- 42:55where
- 42:55that.
- 42:55Where
- 42:55they
- 42:56end,
- 42:56right?
- 42:56They're
- 42:57like,
- 42:57I
- 42:57got
- 42:57through
- 42:57the
- 42:57hard
- 42:58thing,
- 42:58and
- 42:59now
- 42:59this
- 42:59is
- 42:59just
- 43:00what
- 43:00my
- 43:00life
- 43:00is.
- 43:01And
- 43:02I
- 43:02guess
- 43:03this
- 43:03book
- 43:03is
- 43:03also
- 43:04a
- 43:04testament
- 43:04to
- 43:05the
- 43:05fact
- 43:05it
- 43:05doesn't
- 43:05have
- 43:05to
- 43:06be.
- 43:06And
- 43:06here's
- 43:07the
- 43:07things.
- 43:07So
- 43:08I
- 43:08go
- 43:08into
- 43:08detail
- 43:08about
- 43:09the
- 43:09things
- 43:09that
- 43:09I
- 43:09did
- 43:09on
- 43:10my
- 43:10healing
- 43:10journey
- 43:10to
- 43:11get
- 43:11to
- 43:12where
- 43:12I
- 43:12am
- 43:12now,
- 43:13but
- 43:13also
- 43:14a
- 43:14very
- 43:14honest
- 43:15conversation
- 43:16about
- 43:16what
- 43:16I'm
- 43:16still
- 43:17struggling
- 43:17with,
- 43:17because
- 43:18there's
- 43:19no
- 43:19such
- 43:19thing
- 43:19as
- 43:19healed.
- 43:20There
- 43:20is
- 43:20an
- 43:21ongoing
- 43:22evolution
- 43:22of
- 43:23self,
- 43:23and
- 43:23that
- 43:24is
- 43:24really,
- 43:24for
- 43:24me,
- 43:25that's
- 43:25what's
- 43:25going
- 43:25on.
- 43:26And
- 43:26so
- 43:26you're
- 43:26going
- 43:26to
- 43:27see
- 43:27in
- 43:28the
- 43:28book,
- 43:28I
- 43:28talk
- 43:28very
- 43:28honestly
- 43:29about
- 43:29now.
- 43:30My.
- 43:30My
- 43:31fear
- 43:31isn't
- 43:31what
- 43:31if
- 43:31it
- 43:32all
- 43:32goes
- 43:32wrong?
- 43:32My
- 43:33fear
- 43:33is
- 43:33what
- 43:33if
- 43:33it
- 43:33all
- 43:34goes
- 43:34right?
- 43:34And
- 43:35so
- 43:35fear
- 43:35of
- 43:35success,
- 43:36fear
- 43:36of.
- 43:37Fear
- 43:37of
- 43:37the
- 43:37good.
- 43:38Like,
- 43:38how
- 43:38do
- 43:39you
- 43:39navigate
- 43:39those
- 43:39things
- 43:40and
- 43:40how
- 43:40do
- 43:40you
- 43:40let
- 43:40them
- 43:40in
- 43:41ways
- 43:41that
- 43:41feel
- 43:42sustainable
- 43:42for
- 43:43a
- 43:43nervous
- 43:43system
- 43:43that
- 43:44is
- 43:44still
- 43:44wired
- 43:45to
- 43:46expect
- 43:47danger
- 43:47and
- 43:48stuff?
- 43:48And
- 43:48so
- 43:48how
- 43:49do
- 43:49you
- 43:49transition
- 43:50away
- 43:50from
- 43:51always
- 43:52expecting
- 43:52danger
- 43:53to
- 43:54allowing
- 43:55life
- 43:55to
- 43:55just
- 43:56unfold
- 43:56in
- 43:56front
- 43:56of
- 43:57you
- 43:57and
- 43:57know
- 43:58that
- 43:58you're
- 43:58okay
- 43:58to
- 43:59be
- 43:59able
- 43:59to
- 43:59handle
- 43:59whatever
- 44:00comes?
- 44:01And
- 44:02that's
- 44:02the
- 44:02mystery.
- 44:02That
- 44:03is
- 44:03absolutely
- 44:04the
- 44:04mystery.
- 44:04Because
- 44:04when
- 44:05you
- 44:05start
- 44:05on
- 44:06this
- 44:06journey
- 44:06and
- 44:06all
- 44:06of
- 44:06a
- 44:06sudden
- 44:07it's
- 44:07like
- 44:07you
- 44:07have
- 44:07this
- 44:08openness
- 44:08to
- 44:08this
- 44:09joy
- 44:10that
- 44:10feels
- 44:10more
- 44:11uncomfortable
- 44:11sitting
- 44:12with.
- 44:12That
- 44:12feels
- 44:12more,
- 44:13you
- 44:13know,
- 44:13you
- 44:13finally
- 44:14get
- 44:14that
- 44:14good
- 44:14relationship
- 44:15and
- 44:15you
- 44:15can't
- 44:15sit
- 44:15still
- 44:16and
- 44:16you're
- 44:16like,
- 44:16oh,
- 44:16this
- 44:16is
- 44:17not
- 44:17good.
- 44:18Or
- 44:18what's
- 44:18the
- 44:19catch?
- 44:19Wait,
- 44:19it's
- 44:19all
- 44:20going
- 44:20right.
- 44:20What's
- 44:21the
- 44:21catch?
- 44:21Or
- 44:21waiting
- 44:22for
- 44:22the
- 44:22other
- 44:22shoe
- 44:23to
- 44:23drop.
- 44:23Or
- 44:24all
- 44:24of
- 44:24the
- 44:24things.
- 44:24Yeah,
- 44:25absolute.
- 44:25Absolutely.
- 44:26It's
- 44:26very
- 44:27hard.
- 44:29And
- 44:29that's
- 44:30the
- 44:30part
- 44:30you
- 44:30would
- 44:30think
- 44:30everybody
- 44:31be
- 44:31like,
- 44:31oh,
- 44:32good,
- 44:32I
- 44:32got
- 44:32this
- 44:32great
- 44:33guy
- 44:33now.
- 44:33And
- 44:33it's,
- 44:34oh,
- 44:34no,
- 44:34that
- 44:34does
- 44:34not
- 44:35feel
- 44:35comfortable
- 44:36at
- 44:36all.
- 44:37When
- 44:37you
- 44:37spent
- 44:38your
- 44:38entire
- 44:38life
- 44:38with
- 44:39bad
- 44:39relationships,
- 44:40and
- 44:40all
- 44:40of
- 44:40a
- 44:40sudden
- 44:40you're
- 44:40like,
- 44:40okay,
- 44:41what's
- 44:41wrong?
- 44:41What's.
- 44:42And
- 44:42then
- 44:42it's,
- 44:42okay,
- 44:42I
- 44:43must.
- 44:43I'm
- 44:43gonna
- 44:43do
- 44:43something
- 44:44wrong
- 44:44to
- 44:44mess
- 44:44this
- 44:44up.
- 44:45And
- 44:45then
- 44:45it's
- 44:45that
- 44:45shame
- 44:46spiral.
- 44:46It's
- 44:46a
- 44:47whole
- 44:47thing.
- 44:47We
- 44:47could
- 44:47literally
- 44:48talk
- 44:48forever
- 44:50about
- 44:50all
- 44:50the
- 44:50different
- 44:50kind,
- 44:51you
- 44:51know,
- 44:51the
- 44:52different
- 44:52parts
- 44:52of
- 44:52this.
- 44:53But
- 44:54this
- 44:54has
- 44:54been
- 44:54super
- 44:55fun.
- 44:55Yeah.
- 44:56And
- 44:56if
- 44:56people
- 44:57want
- 44:57to
- 44:57work
- 44:57with
- 44:58you,
- 44:58how
- 44:58do
- 44:58they
- 44:58get
- 44:59hold
- 44:59of
- 44:59you?
- 45:00Yeah.
- 45:00So
- 45:00going
- 45:00to
- 45:01my
- 45:01website,
- 45:01MeganMargario.com
- 45:03will
- 45:03be
- 45:03the
- 45:03easiest
- 45:03way.
- 45:04There's
- 45:04a
- 45:04form
- 45:05that
- 45:05you
- 45:05can
- 45:05fill
- 45:05out
- 45:05on
- 45:06there
- 45:06that
- 45:06you
- 45:06can
- 45:07connect.
- 45:07You
- 45:07can
- 45:07also
- 45:08subscribe
- 45:08to
- 45:08my
- 45:08newsletter.
- 45:09And
- 45:09when
- 45:09you
- 45:09do,
- 45:10I
- 45:10send
- 45:10out
- 45:10a.
- 45:11Just
- 45:11a
- 45:11quick
- 45:11little
- 45:12thing
- 45:12for
- 45:12you,
- 45:12like
- 45:12a
- 45:13PDF
- 45:13about
- 45:13just
- 45:14little
- 45:14ways
- 45:14to
- 45:14let
- 45:15goodness
- 45:15find
- 45:16its
- 45:16way
- 45:16into
- 45:16your
- 45:16world
- 45:17so
- 45:17that
- 45:17you
- 45:17can
- 45:17start
- 45:18noticing
- 45:19the
- 45:19delight
- 45:19that's
- 45:20around
- 45:20you
- 45:20without
- 45:21having
- 45:21to
- 45:22look
- 45:22for
- 45:22it,
- 45:22without
- 45:23having
- 45:23to
- 45:23do
- 45:24anything
- 45:24for
- 45:24it.
- 45:25Just
- 45:25allowing
- 45:26little
- 45:26ways
- 45:26that
- 45:26you
- 45:27can
- 45:27let
- 45:27it
- 45:27in.
- 45:28Very
- 45:28cool.
- 45:29Very
- 45:29cool.
- 45:29Thank
- 45:30you
- 45:30so
- 45:30much,
- 45:30Megan,
- 45:30for
- 45:31coming.
- 45:31Before
- 45:31you
- 45:31leave,
- 45:32though,
- 45:33give
- 45:33the
- 45:34listeners,
- 45:34if
- 45:34you
- 45:34had
- 45:35to
- 45:35give
- 45:35them
- 45:35one
- 45:35big
- 45:36message,
- 45:36and
- 45:36I
- 45:36think
- 45:37you
- 45:37just
- 45:37started
- 45:37giving
- 45:38it.
- 45:38But
- 45:38what
- 45:38would
- 45:39that
- 45:39message
- 45:39be
- 45:39to
- 45:39people?
- 45:41That
- 45:42survival
- 45:42is
- 45:42only
- 45:42half
- 45:43the
- 45:43story.
- 45:43I
- 45:43think
- 45:44that's
- 45:44a
- 45:44really
- 45:44important
- 45:45part
- 45:45of
- 45:45it,
- 45:45is
- 45:45that
- 45:46we
- 45:46are
- 45:47aliveness.
- 45:48Our
- 45:48aliveness
- 45:49includes
- 45:50our
- 45:50ability
- 45:51to
- 45:51hold
- 45:51the
- 45:51shadow
- 45:52and
- 45:52the
- 45:53light.
- 45:53And
- 45:54so
- 45:54letting
- 45:55the
- 45:55good
- 45:55find
- 45:56its
- 45:56way
- 45:56into
- 45:57our
- 45:57world
- 45:57is
- 45:58so
- 45:58important
- 45:58because
- 45:59we
- 46:00don't
- 46:00survive
- 46:01to
- 46:01be
- 46:02numb.
- 46:02We
- 46:02survive
- 46:03to
- 46:03be
- 46:03alive.
- 46:04And
- 46:04our
- 46:04aliveness
- 46:05includes
- 46:06the
- 46:06delight,
- 46:07the
- 46:07joy,
- 46:07the
- 46:07goodness,
- 46:08the
- 46:08peace,
- 46:08the
- 46:09ease,
- 46:09the
- 46:09comfort,
- 46:09all
- 46:10of
- 46:10those
- 46:10things.
- 46:11And
- 46:11every
- 46:11single
- 46:12person,
- 46:12just
- 46:13by
- 46:13the
- 46:13mere
- 46:14fact
- 46:14that
- 46:14they
- 46:14exist
- 46:15is
- 46:15deserving
- 46:16of
- 46:16all
- 46:17of
- 46:17it.
- 46:18Amen.
- 46:19Love
- 46:19that.
- 46:19Absolutely
- 46:20love
- 46:20that.
- 46:20Thank
- 46:21you
- 46:21so
- 46:21much
- 46:21for
- 46:21Megan
- 46:22for
- 46:22coming
- 46:22on.
- 46:23Thank
- 46:23you
- 46:23so
- 46:23much
- 46:23for
- 46:23having
- 46:24me.
- 46:24It's
- 46:24been
- 46:24an
- 46:24absolute
- 46:25pleasure.
- 46:25Yes,
- 46:26I
- 46:26absolutely
- 46:27adored
- 46:27the
- 46:27conversation
- 46:28and
- 46:28for
- 46:28everybody
- 46:29else
- 46:29out
- 46:29there
- 46:29listening,
- 46:30you
- 46:30heard
- 46:30it.
- 46:30You
- 46:31did
- 46:31not
- 46:31get
- 46:32through,
- 46:32go
- 46:32through
- 46:33and
- 46:33survive
- 46:33everything
- 46:34you
- 46:34did
- 46:35just
- 46:35to
- 46:35exist.
- 46:37You
- 46:37survived
- 46:38it
- 46:38so
- 46:38that
- 46:38you
- 46:39could
- 46:39have
- 46:39a
- 46:40better
- 46:40life
- 46:40and
- 46:41more
- 46:41joy
- 46:41and
- 46:42everything
- 46:42you
- 46:43deserve.
- 46:43And
- 46:43if
- 46:43you're
- 46:44feeling
- 46:44unworthy,
- 46:45go
- 46:45talk
- 46:46to
- 46:46someone,
- 46:47reach
- 46:47out
- 46:47to
- 46:47Megan,
- 46:48reach
- 46:48out
- 46:48to
- 46:48me
- 46:49if
- 46:49you
- 46:49don't
- 46:49think
- 46:49you
- 46:50deserve
- 46:50it
- 46:50in
- 46:50your
- 46:50heart
- 46:51and
- 46:51ask
- 46:51yourself
- 46:52that.
- 46:52Say
- 46:52I
- 46:53deserve
- 46:53all
- 46:53good
- 46:54things
- 46:54and
- 46:54then
- 46:55sit
- 46:55with
- 46:55that
- 46:56and
- 46:56see
- 46:56what
- 46:56that
- 46:57feels
- 46:57like.
- 46:57Because
- 46:57if
- 46:58you
- 46:58get
- 46:58that
- 46:59flinch
- 46:59in
- 46:59your
- 46:59belly
- 47:00or
- 47:00your
- 47:00jaw
- 47:00gets
- 47:00a
- 47:00little
- 47:01tight
- 47:01or
- 47:01your
- 47:01shoulders
- 47:01go
- 47:02up
- 47:02when
- 47:02you
- 47:02say
- 47:02to
- 47:02yourself
- 47:03I
- 47:03deserve
- 47:03all
- 47:04things
- 47:04or
- 47:04I
- 47:05deserve
- 47:05all
- 47:05good
- 47:05things,
- 47:06then
- 47:06you
- 47:07might
- 47:07not
- 47:07truly
- 47:08believe
- 47:08it
- 47:08and
- 47:08you
- 47:08deserve
- 47:09to
- 47:09explore
- 47:10that
- 47:10and
- 47:10you
- 47:10deserve
- 47:12every
- 47:12single
- 47:12second
- 47:13you
- 47:13spend
- 47:14giving
- 47:14yourself
- 47:14a
- 47:15better
- 47:15life.
- 47:15So
- 47:16thank
- 47:16you
- 47:16all.
- 47:16You
- 47:16have
- 47:17a
- 47:17blessed
- 47:17week
- 47:17and
- 47:17we
- 47:18will
- 47:18see
- 47:18you
- 47:18back
- 47:18soon.