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20 Lessons of Living Through Trauma: From Both Sides of the Couch

20 Lessons of Living Through Trauma: From Both Sides of the Couch

by Rebecca Ray | Shame

FREE DOWNLOAD: Reminders for Revolutionary Healing As someone who has lived through trauma, I know intimately how the psyche is affected. I’ve undertaken the healing work to live well with a brain that still bears the scars of that trauma, and I accept that I still...

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Rebecca Ray

Longing to seek – and find! – a beautifully expansive, inspired life? You’re in the right place. I’m Dr Rebecca Ray, writer and clinical psychologist. I’m here to support you and guide you and your adventurous heart as you learn, grow and explore the possibilities of the expansive, inspired life you deserve.

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Following on from part 1 yesterday ... what if unc Following on from part 1 yesterday ... what if uncertainty was reframed as possibility? 💜
Renaming Uncertainty as Possibility . In a time of Renaming Uncertainty as Possibility . In a time of all of us collectively experiencing the world through an unknown lens, uncertainty, anxiety, and overwhelm are pervasive. . The world looks different. Our daily lives have been turned upside down. We are required to do things we’ve never done before and stop doing things we took for granted just a couple of weeks ago. . We are in this darkened time together, connected by a string of fairy lights shining with hope, patience, kindness, gratitude, and love. . And it’s here that I have an invitation for you, lovely one: I want to invite you to consider what’s possible for you in this landscape. . If uncertainty was renamed possibility, how would you show up differently? . To do this fully, and in the most self-compassionate way, we first need acknowledgement. Please take a moment to recognise and embrace any parts of you that are scared, grieving, shocked, puzzled, overwhelmed, frustrated, and stuck in scarcity. . Give a voice to these parts of you. What do they need from you? If you were to show leadership to yourself, what reassurance and validation would you give? . It’s from this place, that we can move forward – not away from the emotions, but with them held gently within, as part of our present experience. . Then, we take curiosity by the hand and look to what’s possible. . My invitation to you is to make use of the white space in your world right now to explore anew yourself, your life, your relationships, and your roles. . I want to offer you some guiding questions to help scaffold this self-inquiry, because possibility is a powerful entry point to changing your experience, if you allow yourself to dive in without judgement and self-censorship. . So, here’s Part 1 💗
Because we just don’t know right now. . But I’ Because we just don’t know right now. . But I’m choosing to see this time as an invitation into possibility: - to create more - to connect deeper - to love harder - to take personal responsibility - to resist complaining - to celebrate gratefully - to help as much as I can . What’s possible for you, lovely ones?
If you're overwhelmed with the fear and anxiety sw If you're overwhelmed with the fear and anxiety sweeping the world right now, and struggling to keep your heart open and your head clear through it all, I see you, and I'm with you. . While I can only send you virtual hugs (and reminders to wash your hands and stay physically distant), I wanted to give you something to help you process any fear you're experiencing, as well as gently guide you out of scarcity and towards possibility. . I’ve recorded this free meditation for you to download and listen to when you need it. It's 6 minutes long - the perfect length for kicking anxiety to the curb, but not so long that you need to organise snacks for a listening session! . Download it via the link in my bio 💜 Go gently, lovely ones xo
SWIPE - >> Confusion is more than understandable. SWIPE - >> Confusion is more than understandable. . The dictionary definition suggests that acceptance *is* liking, wanting, approving of, agreeing with. . But the way we work with emotional acceptance is quite different. . It’s an approach of allowing the things we can’t change to be as they are, in order to conserve our energy for changing the things that are more flexible. . Acceptance is releasing ourselves from the struggle - a struggle that often intensifies and worsens our experience - to move towards action that’s aligned with what matters according to our values 💜 . Acceptance takes practise, and can be easier or harder depending on how much the challenge stretches our mental, emotional, physical, and energy resources. . It’s not simply something we master in one take. Different life chapters (and worldwide pandemics) demand different levels of acceptance, and the harder the challenge, the more necessary (and often more difficult) acceptance is. . Go gently, lovely ones. I see you. I’m with you 💜
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