About this episode
Trisha Wolfe discusses the impact of trauma on our lives and the journey to healing.
Trauma is a very trendy word these days. It's spoken of quite openly. You can't go very far without being fed a reel on socials about how trauma influences our lives. It has made me question what it really is and how do you know if you have experienced it? More importantly, can you heal from it? My guest, Trisha Wolfe, a Licensed Clinical Counselor (LPCC, SEP, NARM practitioner) and Ph.D. candidate has a lot to teach us. Her TikTok about people pleasers and intellectualizers went viral, hitting 7 million views! She explains that trauma can even show up as being a very good girl (or boy). Trisha simplifies for us the primal need to remain close to our caretakers in childhood regardless of safety in the relationship which sets us up for a lifetime of self-betraying patterns. In an attempt to heal ourselves through yoga, self-help books, classes and doing more we subconsciously attempt to bypass unresolved pain. The intent is good but the results may vary ... Our work is to get off the highway of well traveled neuropathways to create our own path. This is best done with the help of a guide who has done it themselves. Someone like Trisha. In this podcast she shares her own story…
People in this episode
Guest: Trisha Wolfe
Topics covered
- trauma
- healing
- childhood patterns
- neuroscience
Keywords
- people pleasers
- intellectualizers
- self-betraying patterns
- agency in healing
Mentioned in this episode
Products: self-help books, yoga classes
Books & works: Ph.D., TikTok, Field Day
Places: Michigan
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