Many human beings and even therapists still consider trauma to be a taboo subject. Most people still believe trauma to be something only suffered by those who have experienced war, sexual abuse and other catastrophic events.
Trauma has to be one of the most misunderstood forms of human suffering and underlies many mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and addiction.
For a long time coaches, therapists, psychologists and other mental health practitioners have been attempting to resolve trauma using the cognitive mind, but recent studies have shown that the effects of trauma are stored within the body. Meaning trauma is not only a psychological issue, it is an issue that affects the whole system.
Trauma is not a disorder, it is an adaptation.
Our nervous system adapts to feeling unsafe, it adapts to traumatic circumstances until we are left with a baseline and undercurrent of impending doom and a deficient sense of self.
We have to redefine trauma, and we have to deepen our understanding of it if we are going to work with it in an effective way. It is the driver behind so much of our dysfunction as human beings, yet we are unaware of how deeply it runs within us as a collective.
The purpose of this training is to bring about a deeper understanding of trauma and how it shapes all areas of our lives. Once we understand something and approach it with the correct perspective we can begin to make positive changes and heal something that is causing so much damage to our individual psyche, our collective psyche, our society as a whole and also our planet.
Whether you’re a coach or therapist already, work in mental health or healthcare in general, an organisation wanting your staff to be Trauma Informed, or on a personal journey of learning about this important topic, this is the training for you!