4 Reasons to Heal Your Trauma with Travis Goodman, LMFT

This episode of The Fresh Start Family Show is all about what is trauma, how we learned to adapt to survive (often in unhealthy ways), and why it’s so important that we spend time getting the help and healing we need to put those traumas to rest and be whole.  Terry and Wendy’s guest this week is Travis Goodman of Therapy4Dads. He is a licensed LMFT and host of the Therapy4Dads podcast where he helps men heal from their past so they can be more emotionally available in their present day lives as fathers.  In order to help the men in our lives be open to healing from a lifetime of cultural conditioning and trauma from life, it’s so important that we offer curiosity, patience, & empathy. Tune in to hear more on 4 reasons why we all (both fathers AND mothers) want to heal from our trauma: 1. Integration - trauma causes Disintegration in our Mind, Body & Soul. When healed we can feel safe and re-integrated 2. Relational - left unhealed, we have difficulty trusting & feeling safe & secure. When healed, we can engage in healthy relationships w/ ourselves, others & the world. 3. Calm / Rest - unhealed often easily triggered into a fight/flight/freeze response & we can’t fully relax & have a heightened arousal state. When healed, our nervous system can rest, therefore we can rest, be present and live in the moment.  4. Identity - with trauma often comes shame and unhealthy guilt. This often keeps us stuck. When healed, we no longer buy into those negative shame messages & beliefs. We are able to see the TRUTH of who we are.  For links & more info about everything discussed in this episode, head to www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/176.  Grab your free Quick Start Learning Bundle on Raising Strong Willed Kids with Integrity! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices