Self-Healing Insights: Stop Hugging the Lion: Going From Trauma and Fear to Peace and Healing (Maya | Ep. 314)

For many people, healing trauma can feel like an endless process—revisiting painful experiences again and again, yet still feeling stuck or seeing physical symptoms persist. In this powerful episode of Heal Yourself, Change Your Life®, Brandy Gillmore reflects on her session with Maya, who has been experiencing ongoing skin challenges after growing up in a violent and unstable environment. As Brandy unpacks the deeper patterns at play, she reveals why repeatedly revisiting trauma alone may not lead to healing—and how it can sometimes intensify symptoms instead of resolving them. This episode explores why the subconscious mind may hold onto traumatic memories as a form of protection, how feeling unsafe to fully let go can keep the nervous system on high alert, and why healing requires more than releasing the past—it requires programming new emotional safety and awareness. Brandy also shares a powerful reframe that helps explain how it's possible to move forward without anger, suppression, or repeated trauma processing—offering a way to heal without needing to relive painful experiences. If you've been doing deep emotional work but still feel stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated that healing hasn't fully arrived, this episode offers clarity, relief, and a grounded new perspective on what genuine transformation really requires. As always, if you'd like to listen to the full live self-healing session where Brandy works directly with the volunteer—or if you'd like a deeper understanding of mind-body healing—you'll find the links below in the resources. And if this episode touched your heart or opened your mind, please take a moment to hit the share button and share it with someone you love. → Continue Your Self-Healing Journey Listen to the Full Volunteer Self-Healing Session Click here to access today's self-healing session as Brandy Gillmore works directly with Maya Free Mind-Body Healing Training If you'd like a deeper understanding of mind-body healing and how self-healing works: Click here to join the FREE training. Brandy Gillmore's Mind-Body Healing: Scientific Research If you'd like scientific research on mind-body healing, you can view Brandy Gillmore's work published in a Medical Journal. Personal Empowerment and Self-Healing Courses If you're ready to heal yourself and change your life: Click here to explore our GIFT Mind-Body Healing™ and the GIFT Method™ Courses and GIFT Workshops. Connect With Brandy Follow Brandy on Facebook Follow Brandy on Instagram Questions? Discover more at https://brandygillmore.com or email [email protected]   Important Note: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a replacement for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please continue to consult your doctor or qualified healthcare provider as recommended. Click here to view our full disclaimer- https://brandygillmore.com/terms/. © Brandy Gillmore / Human Potential Revolution, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This podcast and all related content are provided solely for personal, noncommercial use. No portion may be copied, recorded, transcribed, closely paraphrased, adapted, repackaged, distributed, taught, or used to create or support any course, coaching program, training, certification, product, service, or derivative content without prior written permission. This content may not be uploaded to, entered into, stored in, used by, or incorporated into any artificial-intelligence, machine-learning, voice-cloning, digital-replica, data-training, or related system. By accessing, listening to, viewing, downloading, or otherwise using this content, you agree to our Intellectual Property and Content Use Terms. If you do not agree, do not access or use the content. Full Terms: https://brandygillmore.com/content-terms  Permissions: [email protected]