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Behaviors Caused By Trauma

Behaviors Caused By Trauma

by Elizabeth Woods | Jul 6, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, Emotional Wellness

You Can’t Run Away From Your Own Head Human beings are like an iceberg. We go through life sharing only the pieces of ourselves that we want people to see. But there’s so much more going on inside. Isaac Newton’s third law states that: “for every action (force)...
Continued: Trauma and its Effect on the Brain: Beyond Fight, Flight and Freeze States…

Continued: Trauma and its Effect on the Brain: Beyond Fight, Flight and Freeze States…

by Elizabeth Woods | Jun 29, 2026 | Highly Sensitive, Post Traumatic Growth

My name’s Lizzy, and I’m a trauma survivor. I write to spread awareness of what it feels like to live after traumatic events and abuse. I know because I’m living this life. A life after enduring more than a human being should be able to survive. The five F’s of Trauma...
Looking Back: Mother’s Day Hurts

Looking Back: Mother’s Day Hurts

by Elizabeth Woods | Jun 26, 2026 | Feeling Good Enough, Holiday Stress, Holidays

This post looks back at the recent US Holiday, “Mothers Day”, and the challenges it creates for survivors of trauma with a mother wound. How are you feeling today? Do you have a complex relationship with today being Mother’s Day? I know I do, and I thought...
Trauma and Its Effect on the Brain

Trauma and Its Effect on the Brain

by Elizabeth Woods | Jun 22, 2026 | Brain Chemistry, The Brain and CPTSD

Have you ever been curious about why, and how trauma survivors react to events, and other situations differently from others? As a trauma survivor, I started questioning why I am the way I am in certain situations. I have noticed all my life that most people...
Understanding Trauma is not About the Past… It’s about YOU in the Present

Understanding Trauma is not About the Past… It’s about YOU in the Present

by Elizabeth Woods | Jun 16, 2026 | Complex PTSD Healing

“You cannot heal from trauma by understanding things intellectually.” Gabor Mate, Ennea Summit 2026. I’ve been lucky to come across a free 90-minute Webinar with Dr. Gabor Mate, and have been consuming it for the past three days. Dr. Gabor Mate has launched a...
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