25 min
Sharing Trauma Stories with Structure & Safety with Britt Frank The Sacred Womb
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- Mental Health
On this incredibly important topic, Britt describes that sharing our story in the presence of a compassionate and skilful witness can be incredibly powerful medicine for healing trauma.
AND…
From a nervous system perspective, telling a story the way it happened chronologically can further install the traumatic narrative in the brain and make symptoms worse.
In this episode Britt shares with us what usually happens when a trauma narrative is told in order and gives really clear guidance on what to do instead.
We talk about:
Euphoric Recall and Traumatic RecallTelling stories in a healing way vs a re-traumatising wayDissociation as a helpful coping mechanismSetting the structure for sharing stories in a skillful wayTools to use if you’re an over-sharerA great question to ask the group leader if you’re thinking of joining a women’s circleSupport the show
Melanie Swan is an internationally renowned leader in healing the physical womb, restoring the metaphysical womb, and connecting with the cosmic womb.
She’s a Womb Medicine Woman and Mulit-dimensional Womb Healer with 20 year’s experience – who guides and empowers women to come home to their true nature.
She hosts The Sacred Womb Podcast and founded The Womb Medicine Woman Training®, which she's been running for the last 7 years and is currently writing her first book The Sacred Womb, which is, at its core, a handbook for the empowerment of womankind; due for release in late 2024. Having traveled extensively she currently lives in Thailand, with her two much loved cats, Sophia and Lyra.
On this incredibly important topic, Britt describes that sharing our story in the presence of a compassionate and skilful witness can be incredibly powerful medicine for healing trauma.
AND…
From a nervous system perspective, telling a story the way it happened chronologically can further install the traumatic narrative in the brain and make symptoms worse.
In this episode Britt shares with us what usually happens when a trauma narrative is told in order and gives really clear guidance on what to do instead.
We talk about:
Euphoric Recall and Traumatic RecallTelling stories in a healing way vs a re-traumatising wayDissociation as a helpful coping mechanismSetting the structure for sharing stories in a skillful wayTools to use if you’re an over-sharerA great question to ask the group leader if you’re thinking of joining a women’s circleSupport the show
Melanie Swan is an internationally renowned leader in healing the physical womb, restoring the metaphysical womb, and connecting with the cosmic womb.
She’s a Womb Medicine Woman and Mulit-dimensional Womb Healer with 20 year’s experience – who guides and empowers women to come home to their true nature.
She hosts The Sacred Womb Podcast and founded The Womb Medicine Woman Training®, which she's been running for the last 7 years and is currently writing her first book The Sacred Womb, which is, at its core, a handbook for the empowerment of womankind; due for release in late 2024. Having traveled extensively she currently lives in Thailand, with her two much loved cats, Sophia and Lyra.
25 min