Nancy Schalk Connor Dives Into Trauma

Dr. Amy, Doug, and Eric invited Nancy Schalk Connor back to talk about Trauma.

Nancy shares that trauma is much more prevalent than we imagine. It is important to understand, because it actually changes the brain. Psychologists and psychiatrists refer to trauma as Big T and little “t”, where a little “t” trauma could be that I didn’t make the team and a Big T trauma would be a car accident or exposure to combat. Nancy highlights that scientists now know that the brain is plastic or that it changes based on its environment.

Nancy says that the good news is that with self compassion and a few tools to people are able to begin the healing process.

Dr. Amy shares that many people are not ready to recognize that they might have a condition of trauma, because they didn’t experience a Big T trauma. The signs of this condition could include: not sleeping, stress, self sabotaging, and not choosing to eat the right foods. The OPT2LIV coaches are here to help people realize the effects of trauma and provide the tools to improve their wellbeing.

Nancy highlights that if the trauma happened at a younger age that many times the person isn’t consciously unaware that they even had a trauma. Nancy walks through what happens to the body physiologically when it is impacted by stress.

The group shares that the tools needed to facilitate a positive change from someone that has been affected by trauma are in the OPT2LIV plan.

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