Your Body is Holding onto Trauma! The Warning Signs You Can’t Ignore

Trauma can happen in minutes, but its effects can last a lifetime. In this powerful episode, Dr. Kristen Holmes explores how unresolved trauma affects the brain, body, and even your nervous system. Learn science-backed strategies to finally heal your emotional wounds, rebalance your body, and reclaim your mental and physical well-being. Whether your trauma is recent or years past, this episode gives you the recovery tools to finally begin healing. Reflection questions to accompany the episode can be found here: https://tr.ee/LHs6nazdjZ. (00:00) Intro (00:54) Are You Ready to Heal?   (02:29) How Trauma Affects Everyone   (04:45) Understanding Trauma: What Is It?   (07:58) Start Your Trauma Recovery with HEAL   (08:52) Trauma Changes the Heart and Autonomic Nervous System   (12:10) Restoring Safety in Your Autonomic Nervous System   (14:46) How Trauma Drains Energy and Impacts Mitochondria   (15:45) Boost Your Energy with Light and Nature   (19:58) Create the Right Mindset to Sleep Better   (26:05) Why Processing Emotions Is Key to Healing   (29:21) LinkedIn Jobs Ad   (30:48) WHOOP Ad   (31:59) How Trauma Robs Us of Our Sense of Self   (35:14) Rebuild Self-Trust Through Solitude   (38:58) John O'Donohue's Poem on Love   (39:32) How Childhood Trauma Impacts Our Adult Relationships   (41:33) Forgiveness Is the First Step to Self-Love   (44:08) How to Build Healthy Relationships   (45:19) Get Started with the HEAL Framework   (46:24) “The Journey” by Mary Oliver   (48:48) Huel Ad Follow me here: www.instagram.com/scienceandsoul  www.instagram.com/drkristenholmes/  Sponsored by: Linkedin Jobs - https://www.linkedin.com/soul  WHOOP - https://join.whoop.com/gb/en/SCIENCE/  Huel - https://huel.com/kristen  SYNCID: MB01KDJ1JQKTS6P Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices