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Dr Anna Baranowsky asks you to look beyond your job or role in life to find who you are after trauma. Sometimes, after trauma, our roles get disrupted and then we have a tough time feeling a sense of loss, grief and role confusion.
We can feel that we have lost a core part of ourselves and we may need to dig deep into who we are at a more core level.
Notice when you are judging yourself or others are judging you, you become less connected with the roles/tasks that you used to engage in, prior to trauma. Some people (including yourself) may conclude that you are now just wasting your time!
However, "no one would tell a caterpillar that it is wasting its time, while all 'cocooned' up – and cooking up the process of becoming a butterfly."
Sometimes, we just need the time to quiet down in order to become the person we are meant to be or need to become.
“The time you spend now may be exactly as crucial to your life as the cocoon is to the forming butterfly...”
Consider Susan Miller's beautiful quote, "Don't let anyone tell you that daydreaming is a waste of time. The only people who would tell you that are people who do not have any vision."
CLOSING
- 1. After trauma you might need to cocoon.
- 2. Some people might judge us.
- 3. Stop and ask yourself, “Why am I judging myself or agreeing with the judgments of others?”
- 4. You may need the essential time required in the cocoon to renew and resurface.
- 5. Be Gentle with yourself as you heal and recover.
Season 4 Episode 35
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Clinical Traumatologist
This program is designed for professional care-providers who offer clinical and counselling services for trauma survivors or wish to gain the skills to do so. |
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Community & Workplace Traumatologist
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Trauma Recovery Program
The Trauma Recovery Program is a self-guided program to help you in your trauma recovery journey, everyday.
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