Thriving After Trauma with Tracey Osborne Speak LOUD

Today I am joined by Tracey Osborne, CEO of the Global Association for Trauma Recovery and a certified trauma recovery coach. A ‘survivor and thriver’ of abuse, Tracy uses her voice to raise awareness, connect with other survivors, and provide resources to help heal trauma globally. 


Early life for Tracey was turbulent and confusing. Her parents separated when she was 5, causing feelings of abandonment that followed her into adulthood. She went from living with both parents to living with her grandmother, and later her father and step-mother. Her step-mother was the first perpetrator of abuse: narcissistic, manipulative, and invasive of Tracey’s privacy. 


At age 15, she was sent to Canada for a year to live with family she had never met. This ended up being the best year of her life, and she learned what healthy parenting looked like. She also met the boy who would later become her husband. 


In adulthood, Tracey had several abusive relationships. She had been pregnant twice by the age of 23. She explains how she went through relationship after relationship, always searching for something better but ending up with the same type of man. She often left relationships out of fear of abandonment. She was always looking for the next best thing, easily bored with partners and often having another man lined up when she left a relationship.


In 2013, Tracey reconnected with her now late-husband after their time in Canada. They were married for 5 years, during which Tracey began healing her trauma. She discovered on a podcast that she had an addiction to love and relationships: a realization that allowed her to change her patterns and break the pattern of abuse in her life. Whenever she would drift back to her old ways, she would tell herself, “This is the addiction talking. This isn’t what we’re looking for.” 


As a mother, Tracey was very vocal with her daughters. She was open and honest about her past, teaching them what an abusive situation looks like and how to ask for help. Now, her oldest daughter is teaching her granddaughters the same things.


As she moved forward, Tracey knew that she wanted to help women, but was unsure of what that looked like. After the passing of her husband, she knew it meant helping people overcome trauma. As a recovery coach, she didn’t feel right charging her patients, which led her to start the Global Association for Trauma Recovery. Tracey’s belief is that every survivor deserves a chance to thrive, and she has made sure that resources for healing are available to anyone that needs it. 


Listen in to hear how Tracey released her fear of abandonment, learned the skills to build her business, and how she helps survivors today. 


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