Healing Childhood Trauma and Prioritizing Mental Health

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If you ever find yourself reacting to something like you did when you were a kid and wondering why or you find yourself stuck in a loop of dysfunctional behaviors that you can’t seem to find your way out of, this episode is for you. Today’s guest, Annie Wright, is a licensed psychotherapist, EMDR-certified clinician, and founder of a trauma-informed therapy center and tackles these very real situations. Annie & Nikki discuss how humans adapt to their childhood environments, experiences and how these learned patterns can impact their adulthood. They also discuss the collective pandemic trauma we’re experiencing and the resulting burnout so many of us are in.

TOPICS

• [4:30] Annie’s story and background

• [6:50] Annie’s other story

• [11:00] going through collective trauma

• [18:00] pandemic reflections

• [24:10] refinding your identity and parental wounds

• [30:00] generational opinions on therapy

• [35:00] covert narcissism

• [41:35] EMDR work

• [49:00] outbursts as normal reactions

• [54:00] rebuilding in your 30’s and 40s

RELEVANT LINKS

• Annie’s work

• Website

• Evergreen Counseling

• Relational trauma quiz

• Blog posts

• Covert Narcissism: Understanding and Healing from Its Effects

• “Why does life feel so much harder in the 30’s and 40’s?” (part one)

• “Why does life feel so much harder in the 30’s and 40’s?” (part two)

• US Surgeon General Reports: 

• Protecting Youth Mental Health

• Workplace Mental Health & Wellbeing

• Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Activating Your Healing Resources Through Bilateral Stimulation by Laurel Parnell

• Video: Prince Harry opens up about EMDR therapy in new show l GMA

• Article: Millennials Are the Therapy Generation

• Register to attend Nikki’s OwnTrail virtual talk on 4/14: The Antidote to Toxic Leadership

QUOTES

• “It felt like there was like this cone of silence oftentimes as somebody that grew up in an abusive household as well, and it wasn't physical, right? So the kind of very hidden part of it. Silence is such an oppressive element to that too. So being able to and willing to share is something that I think is so incredibly powerful and breaking some of that cycle.” –Nikki

• “What patterns do we have within us that are functional and what patterns do we have that are dysfunctional no longer serving us?” –Annie

• “I think people are doing their best within the limited scope of choices that they feel like they have. My job is just to try and help them get more choices.” –Annie 

• “We always say “The issues are in the tissues.” In trauma therapy, our bodies will remember.” –Annie

• “As adults, we acclimate to a certain level of discomfort and pain, and then we start to normalize it.” –Annie

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MEET THE HOST: NIKKI INNOCENT

I’ve never been one to be put in a category or fit under one label so here are a few descriptors I identify with: Connector. Empath. Inclusion Advocate. Creator of Safe Spaces in the Gray Area. Women’s Leadership Coach. Hype Woman. Story Fiend. Lover of Conversation. Former Corporate Marketer.

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