Emotional Flashbacks Present Moment Practice

An emotional flashback is when we re-experience, or flash back to the feeling-states of childhood - fear, shame, and abandonment. Pete Walker identifies 13 steps to take, some of them during a flashback and many when you are feeling more emotionally regulated. Listen to this six minute guided practice when you are in the midst of a flashback. It will help you return to feeling safe in the present moment.

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So very helpful , Lynn. Yesterday I listened to this while in the throes of an emotional flashback. My inside littles have come to associate you and your voice with safety, understanding, comfort, and calm. They felt reassured when you said it's not going to last forever (even though it feels at the time that it will), and that we can heal - that it's gonna be okay. I listened to it again today, from the perspective of a more adult self. Today what stands out to me is "...now as an adult we can do that for ourselves..." It can be difficult to be available to do this for myself when feeling very fragmented, and/or in the midst of an intense emotional flashback. It was very helpful yesterday to hear these things from someone outside myself, and today to hear you modeling what would be helpful to do/say inside myself. So much gratitude for you, and all that you share. 🙏💕

Oh, thank you so very much! I started the recording not out of need, more out of curiosity what you would share and explain... I am very taken by all your recordings and lives...
And hey, there is no such thing like mere coincidence... it hit a soft spot in my heart... "it was not their fault" was the key sentence. Thank you 🙏

Beautiful and necessary work. Thank you for sharing your work with us.

Will be coming back to this again thank you so much. I so appreciate this 😊

I found my body very restless. I connected with your messages , especially about offering compassion to the child that experienced this. I’ve bookmarked it as triggers tend to pop up when least expected..