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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch your own business. Maybe you want to escape the rat race and find peace in simple living. Maybe you want to improve your health. Whatever your dream is, it is valid!
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Dreams without action are just dreams. But taking action doesn’t necessarily mean quitting your job and burning the ocean. Small steps matter. It is the ability to plug away consistently at something over time that is the key. Small steps add up. You’ll get there!
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If you keep building slowly and consistently with passion each day, adding value that matters to you, then the growth will take care of itself. The keys to achieving success are patience and avoiding complacency.
The Body Keeps Score
When we think about trauma, it’s easy to assume it lives primarily in the mind. After all, isn’t trauma just a psychological experience?
Well, not quite.
According to renowned experts Bessel van der Kolk and Gabor Maté, trauma also embeds itself deeply into the body, affecting our physical health, behaviours, and even the way we perceive the world.
Their research offers profound insights into how unresolved trauma can wreak havoc on our lives and, importantly, how we can begin to heal.
So, let’s explore the key ideas presented in “The Body Keeps the Score” by Dutch psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk and “The Myth of Normal and When the Body Says No” by Canadian Physician Gabor Maté.
We’ll also look at strategies for reducing the impact of trauma on physical wellness.
The Ways We Respond To Trauma
Trauma is like a rock thrown into a pond, creating ripples that affect everything around it. It can be a deeply distressing or disturbing experience that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope.
It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that someone is weak if they aren’t as adept at dealing with trauma as you are.
However, how we respond to trauma varies significantly from person to person and is influenced by a multitude of factors such as genetics, upbringing, personality, and the nature of the traumatic event itself.
Let’s have a brief look at these.
Is Illness Accidental ?
Is illness purely accidental, or is there more to it than meets the eye?
This question delves into the relationship between our bodies, our work environments, the environments we live and play in, and our experiences. While chalking illness up to random chance or bad luck is tempting, the reality is often far more nuanced.
When we consider the role of stress in illness, it becomes clear that something more profound is at play.
Stress, whether caused by external factors like work or relationships or internal factors like worry and anxiety, can wreak havoc on your body.