Ep 05. Trauma Symptoms Are Survival Strategies

“What if instead of seeing trauma symptoms as mere dysfunctions, or abnormalities, we view them as ingenious survival strategies?”

Welcome back to the show! On this episode, Sarah unpacks Core Conviction #4 of trauma-responsive care by going over familiar trauma symptoms and discussing what could be happening to elicit that response. She also highlights a few Things to do and Ways to be if you are truly convicted that Trauma symptoms are survival strategies. (44:22)

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Mentioned in this episode:

The Fear Cascade / Mobilizing Survival Strategies (21:30)

Immobilizing Survival Strategies (41:23)

Also mentioned:

Things to do and Ways to be (44:22)

The Polyvagal Theory

Dr. Dan Siegel and Interpersonal Neurobiology