The Hidden Trauma That Runs Your Life with Laurel Wiers#132

Most people think “trauma” means war, abuse, or catastrophe. In this Inner Entrepreneur Bite-Size clip, Laurel Wiers (trauma therapist and creator of the MINT Method) explains why that’s incomplete — and how little-t experiences can quietly shape your personality, decisions, and success until you learn to reset back to your truest self.

This isn’t just theory. We dig into Gabor Maté’s definition of trauma (“not the event, but the imprint”), how generational patterns live in the body, and why your gut rarely lies even when your mind does. Laurel shares a step-by-step way to trace reactions back to origin memories, metabolize them, and return to calm, choice, and clarity — without losing the lessons.

🔑 What you’ll learn

• Big-T vs little-t trauma: why everyday “aversive events” wire in the same way.
• Personality vs protection: the parts you call “me” might be old coping strategies (IFS lens).
• Trust your body: sensations tell the truth; the mind often rationalizes.
• A practical process: feel → locate in the body → allow images → find the first memory → integrate.
• Reset, don’t erase: keep the wisdom, release the hyper-vigilance.
• Inner work reality: most avoid it… until the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.

🧭 Episode Highlights (bite-size)

• Redefining trauma: it’s the imprint, not the incident.
• How “little-t” moments (like a parent’s offhand comment) become lifelong patterns.
• Using body cues to uncover origin memories (and change reactions fast).
• The food example: one small childhood moment → decades of compulsion — then release.
• Firewalk insight: a temporary fear “dial-down” reveals what life can feel like on the other side.
• “Reset to who you were before the event” — while keeping your hard-won wisdom.

📌 Key Quote

“If it’s distressing — and you wish it were different — it may not be your personality. It’s a stuck moment asking to be healed.”

🔗 Listen to the Full Conversation

This clip comes from our full episode with Laurel Wiers. Dive deeper here: 👉 YouTube: https://youtu.be/d6qPt0EWfX8?si=Jl6z4lR-a7yXd98t 👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0caDBICWh3mJWj2SKy1jPt?si=v02kCznVT4GoxGGzGqHmcw

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Paul Ryan is an entrepreneur, 8 figure business owner, mentor, podcaster and creator of the 1-Hour CEO and Life Code Program. As a CEO, Paul has a depth of 'real life' experience of what it takes to be successful in business and life.

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