Healing Trauma 15: Emotional Regulation And Self-Compassion
by Lynn Fraser
One of the most important things in healing trauma is developing a kind, compassionate, attuned relationship with ourselves. It begins with regulating our nervous system because when we are in a survival response we literally have no access to self-compassion and connection. The nervous system is very simple. If we're holding our breath there's danger. If we're breathing smoothly with ease, we're safe. If we have catastrophic thoughts in our mind, that's what we believe. In this session we practice ways to regulate our nervous system, like cyclic sighing and relaxing our muscles. "I come back into an attuned kind connection with myself. I feel that in my whole body and my heart. I'm on my own side." Accepting and loving ourselves doesn't have to wait until some mythical time in the future when we feel more acceptable. We can love ourselves right now just as we are.
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