Trauma Responses

Guilt Versus Shame

This episode breaks down the fundamental differences between guilt and shame, offering a powerful roadmap to break free from toxic shame patterns. Our hope is that we can take these steps to detach our identity from our mistakes and rewrite our stories through the lens of self-compassion.  Share Your Thoughts [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2521473/fan_mail/new]

Trauma Responses

Most of us have heard of flight, fight, freeze or fawn... these are our trauma responses. Do you know which response you tend to react with? In this episode we discuss the trauma responses, what they look like, why they show up for us, and how we can practice self-compassion while we work through our triggers so that we can respond in healthier ways.  Share Your Thoughts [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2521473/fan_mail/new]

Triggers

We have all heard the word Triggered being thrown around a lot in the past few years. But what are triggers? What does it mean? And how can we cope with and manage our triggers when they come up?  Share Your Thoughts [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2521473/fan_mail/new]

Where Emotions Live

This episode explores different disciplines beliefs in where certain emotions live within our bodies, including Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yogic Chakras, Ayurveda, and Somatic Mapping. Learning where emotions may live, be experienced, or get trapped within our bodies is a crucial aspect of our development of emotional intelligence and understanding of ourselves. Learning how you personally experience emotions, can help you navigate them.  If you'd like help on your emotional growth journey, Pathway To Empowerment has several options available, there are emotional growth courses, workbooks that provide detailed assignments to guide you through, and if you'd like a more personalized approach, Cheli is a trauma-informed therapist and life coach who can guide you on a personal basis. Check out the website at www.pathwaytoempowerment.com Share Your Thoughts [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2521473/fan_mail/new]

What Do Emotions Feel Like In Our Bodies?

Does everyone experience emotion the same way? Do we all carry each emotion in the same area of the body? How can we be aware of which emotion is coming up for us based on the physical sensation. These are some of the questions that we will be discussing in today's episode! This episode, as with all in the month of May, we are working toward building emotional intelligence, emotional awareness, with the goal that each of us can understand ourselves and how we experience our emotional world.  Share Your Thoughts [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2521473/fan_mail/new]