Understanding Trauma And How It Impacts Our Life With Ilene Smith

A lot of us categorise trauma as something violent that we’ve either been a victim of or a witness to, but actually Trauma refers to any experiences or events that overwhelms our senses, disrupts our internal and external balance making it difficult for us to cope, or have a healthy sense of self. We may be carrying trauma but we may not be consciously aware of it because either we’ve suppressed it, or we have dismissed it as unimportant and irrelevant; we’re going to understand how that can happen, and how it may derails our life.

Our guest, Ilene Smith (http://ilenesmith.com/) is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner with 3 years of training in the field. She is a Certified Professional Coach and holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counselling and as well as Exercise Physiology. 

When I chose the topic of trauma, I decided to invite Ilene on the show so that I can introduce to you a different form of therapy that can be just as helpful in resolving trauma. Somatic therapy focuses on the body instead of the mind and Ilene helps us understand how it works, what a session with her looks like, and why this form of therapy may be the way to go for someone with trauma.

Trauma healing provides the foundation to Ilene’s work, and she helps clients resolve trauma symptoms and relieve chronic stress and pain in the body. Integrating several modalities into her practice including talking, touch work, and movement, Ilene is able to safely bring clients from trauma states back into a new and empowered state, allowing them to cultivate a healthier sense of self. Resources mentioned in the episode -

Moving beyond trauma by Ilene Smith (https://movingbeyondtrauma.co/), In an unspoken voice by Peter Levine (https://www.amazon.in/Unspoken-Voice-Releases-Restores-Goodness/dp/1556439431), and The body keeps the score by Bessel van der Kolk (https://www.amazon.in/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/)

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