What is Trauma?

In this episode, I read through my latest article What is Trauma?   I cover what trauma is, how it happens, the different types of trauma, its symptoms, and how to heal it.    Resources Mentioned in this Episode Books Waking The Tiger - Peter Levine  Healing Trauma - Peter Levine  Trauma and Memory - Peter Levine  The Body Keeps The Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk Getting Past Your Past - Francine Shapiro (EMDR)   Expressive Writing - James Pennebaker  Opening Up - James Pennebaker  The Artist’s Way - Julia Cameron  Complex PTSD - Pete Walker    Videos The Elephant and the Rider Ginga Peterson: The Orienting Reflex The Fight Flight Freeze Response Impala in and slowly out of collapsed immobility Polar Bear Not Getting Traumatized Peter Levine Demonstrates How Trauma Sticks in the Body What is Felt Sense? Somatic Experiencing Trip of Compassion   Podcasts  Tim Ferriss’s ‘My Healing Journey After Child Abuse’   Therapies Somatic Experiencing Sensorimotor Psychotherapy  Holotropic Breathwork  MDMA-assisted psychotherapy  Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy  Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy     Connect with Erick Godsey: Website | https://www.erickgodsey.com/ Instagram |https://www.instagram.com/erickgodsey/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/erickgodsey?lang=en   Sign up for my weekly Newsletter |  https://www.erickgodsey.com/   Subscribe to The Myths That Make Us: Itunes | https://apple.co/2Je6RG4 Stitcher | https://bit.ly/2TbivRD Spotify | https://spoti.fi/2XZMakj