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Don't Go Away: Coping with and Healing from Trauma
Don't Go Away: Coping with and Healing from Trauma
Don't Go Away: Coping with and Healing from Trauma
Monday 8th November 2021
Dive into trauma's impact and healing strategies with William C. Moyers, featuring insights from Beverly Conyers' *The Recovering Heart*.
10 minutes
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Healing
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Sobriety Toolkit
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Get the buttons here!Healing Trauma: Beverly Conyers on Emotional Sobriety
When trauma becomes part of our core being, we may subconsciously develop defensive strategies meant to protect us from pain, but in fact, these strategies keep us stuck in the trauma.
Ever felt like trauma has you in a chokehold, affecting every part of your life? In this episode of 'Recovery Road', William C. Moyers takes you through the deep waters of trauma and its far-reaching impacts. Drawing from Beverly Conyers' book, *The Recovering Heart: Emotional Sobriety for Women*, Moyers highlights how trauma can intertwine with our emotions and daily lives, often leading to substance use disorders.
Conyers offers a roadmap to emotional sobriety and self-acceptance, showing how defensive strategies we use to shield ourselves can actually keep us stuck in the pain. The episode breaks down the stages of coping with trauma, from initial protest and numbing to eventual mourning. It also discusses how shutting down emotionally can prevent meaningful connections and how behavioral addictions can be another way to escape inner turmoil. One of the key takeaways is the importance of talk therapy.
Conyers explains that talking about trauma in a safe environment helps bring it out of the subconscious, allowing us to view it as an episode in our lives rather than something that defines us. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to understand trauma better and find ways to heal.