Trauma Is Rewiring Your Brain! Here’s How to Take It Back

Trauma can happen in minutes, but its effects can last a lifetime. In this powerful episode, Dr. Kristen Holmes explores how unresolved trauma affects the brain, body, and even your nervous system. Learn science-backed strategies to finally heal your emotional wounds, rebalance your body, and reclaim your mental and physical well-being. Whether your trauma is recent or years past, this episode gives you the recovery tools to finally begin healing. Reflection questions to accompany the episode can be found here: https://tr.ee/LHs6nazdjZ. (00:00) Intro (00:54) Are You Ready to Heal? (02:29) How Trauma Affects Everyone (04:45) Understanding Trauma: What Is It? (07:58) Start Your Trauma Recovery with HEAL (08:52) Trauma Changes the Heart and Autonomic Nervous System (12:10) Restoring Safety in Your Autonomic Nervous System (14:46) How Trauma Drains Energy and Impacts Mitochondria (15:45) Boost Your Energy with Light and Nature (19:58) Create the Right Mindset to Sleep Better (26:05) Why Processing Emotions Is Key to Healing (29:21) LinkedIn Jobs Ad (30:48) WHOOP Ad (31:59) How Trauma Robs Us of Our Sense of Self (35:14) Rebuild Self-Trust Through Solitude (38:58) John O'Donohue's Poem on Love (39:32) How Childhood Trauma Impacts Our Adult Relationships (41:33) Forgiveness Is the First Step to Self-Love (44:08) How to Build Healthy Relationships (45:19) Get Started with the HEAL Framework (46:24) “The Journey” by Mary Oliver (48:48) Huel Ad Follow me here: www.instagram.com/scienceandsoul www.instagram.com/drkristenholmes/ Sponsored by: Linkedin Jobs - https://www.linkedin.com/soul WHOOP - https://join.whoop.com/gb/en/SCIENCE/ Huel - https://huel.com/kristen SYNCID: MB01KDJ1JQKTS6P Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices