89 - Recognizing Common Trauma Responses

Welcome back to my truly fantastic podcast listeners. I want to be up front- today might be a bit heavier so if you need to take this episode in pieces, that’s perfectly ok. Many of my clients lately have been coming to me with a common problem. And that is trauma. With that trauma will come what are known as “trauma responses” which are mechanism built into the brain to help us cope and protect us from that excess trauma. So often, the trauma is caused by some form of stress. Stress as we have discussed before, comes in many varieties. There might be work stress, relationship stress, financial stress, parenting stress- there are MANY different kinds and sources of stress. Now the brain is incredibly resilient and has very strong mechanisms for dealing with stress from maybe one or two sources. The problems start to arise when we have seemingly innumerable sources of stress, our stress management system becomes overstimulated and overwhelmed. If we aren’t careful, our brain becomes over focused on stress and can cause our emotions and reality to feel out of control. It’s a broad discussion with many facets and I am breaking this up in 2 parts. This week we are going to focus on the physiology of stress and types of trauma responses to that stress. Join me as we dive into: Why am I feeling overwhelmed all the time? How does the brain physically react to stress? What types of trauma responses and symptoms do I need to watch for? Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed today’s episode: Please leave a review ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠- it sincerely helps other people find good podcasts. Want to work to eliminate your Imposter Syndrome today? Get my FREE Guide ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠! Want to unlock more of your brain’s superpowers? Get my FREE workbook ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠! Ready to be your best self? Schedule a free consult call with me today ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠.