Becoming Trauma-Informed
Welcome to Becoming Trauma Informed- The podcast where Dr. Lee and TLC bring you expert advice and strategies to understand what trauma is, how it affects our daily lives, and what we can do about it!
Dr. Lee is a DNP-prepared adult nurse practitioner a clinical trauma professional. She is an expert in helping people understand how past painful experiences affect their bodies & brains- and how to change their future for the better!
T. Lee Cordell, aka TLC, is Dr. Lee's co-host and partner (in business AND life!) He brings his research and historian experience to the podcast, helping us make connections and understand how history repeats itself.
Our podcast is explicit because we talk about lots of triggering and adult content (and we cuss on occasion!) so this is a content warning- listen with care & be gentle with yourselves.
Becoming Trauma-Informed
S2E15: Trauma Responses: Freeze
This week, Dr. Lee is diving deep into the fourth of the trauma response series: freeze response. This one is super important, ya’ll because this is where trauma gets stored in the body. Whether you have felt stuck in inaction in your business or you have felt a helpless in your life - you’ve most likely experienced the freeze response. So today, Dr. Lee is going over how freeze could be showing up for you, why this response actually starts to feel good (and how to feel even better by moving it through the body!), and ways to repattern the brain & body so it starts to feel safe releasing some of that stored up trauma.
She’s exploring:
- A recap of the fight, flight & fawn responses (and how freeze is different from the fight, escape, or manipulate responses)
- How trauma gets stored in the body as a results of the freeze response (and ways to move it through the body)
- Tonic immobility vs. intentional immobility during this response
- Why it can sometimes feel hard to get out of these freeze states
- How the freeze response is tied to depression and anxiety
- Learning how to gently get yourself out of this response
- Why I use the 5-minute rule a lot around the freeze response
- And more!
Disclaimer: Dr. Lee is expressing her own views and is not offering professional or medical advice.
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