Trauma and Children

In this week's episode we talk about helping our children navigate and heal from Trauma.

[2.11] We all have degrees of trauma or hurt feelings being human.
[3:25] Birth and Trauma and what we perceive.
[5.56] The spectrum of feelings and our ability to heal.
[8.00] Babies in Utero absorbing feelings and how they can heal.
[13.00] Co-regulation and healing with children.
[15.30] Being with our own feelings to hold others.
[20.00] Our reactions when our own trauma or feelings arise
[23.00] Monitoring our babies feelings
[26.00] Bodywork and extra support for babies and children
[28.30] Resources to work with trauma in the body
[32.00] Traumas will often show up when a similar situation arises
[37.50] Creating a space for our children to move trauma
[41.00] Letting the body shake and do what it needs
[43.00] Dental Trauma
[47.00] Bringing attention to an incident in the moment
[48.00] Trusting timing with trauma and safety
[51.40] Feeling resourced to listen and healing is always possible
[53.06] Our mechanisms to cope when we can’t release Trauma


This week’s invitation:

1. Bring some compassion to yourself, hand on your head or heart and take a breathe and check in.
2. What happened for you when there was a trauma, what did you need that you didn’t get and has that repeated in your life.


Resources:

Aletha Solter - The Aware Baby
Aletha Solter - Tears and Tantrums
Marions courses - http://www.marionrose.net/which-course-is-for-you/
In Utero Film https://www.inuterofilm.com/
The body keeps the score - Bessel Van der Kolk https://www.audible.com.au/pd/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-Audiobook/0141992646?
Polyvagal theory - https://www.stephenporges.com/
Peter Levine - https://traumahealing.org/about-us/


 
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Sending you much love, compassion and grace in your parenting journey.
x
Lael and Marion