The magic of trauma responses
Dear reader,
There is magic in your trauma responses.
I know what you may be thinking — “Magic? In my trauma responses?! Christie, you’ve lost your mind.” Hear me out.
Fight
Flight
Freeze
Fawn
Dissociation
Numbing out
Closing off
Icy protective layers
Avoidance
Hiding
Dysregulation
and more…
are all brilliant ways your body has adapted, kept you safe, protected you, & kept you alive.
These trauma responses have woven the threads of your survival, ushered you along your path like a lantern in the night, and guided you to put one foot in front of the other.
They kept your inner child & your inner teen safe, tucked away in a gentle harbor.