How to Release Trauma From Your Body

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Trauma is very common. But despite how common it is, trauma treatment is complicated, and complex trauma, stemming from years of abuse, really impacts the brain in long-lasting ways. So I’m not going to pretend that I can just teach you how to fix it in one short video. But we can break trauma treatment down into practical steps. It’s not that hard to learn how to release trauma in the body. So let’s talk about that.
In my previous video I talked about how trauma gets trapped in the body- the FFF response gets kicked on over and over, it doesn’t get resolved, and it become habitual, essentially a muscle memory that turns on that physiological response. Adrenaline and cortisol flood the body, the pupils narrow, the muscles tense, the heart and lungs pump faster, the immune system and digestion turn off.
When it comes to trauma, our body is not only reacting to the present moment's sense of danger or safety, but the memory of past danger that has basically been stored in our nervous system. This activated, stressed-out, hypervigilant response becomes habitual, and when it’s chronic, the toxic stress harms your body and makes it difficult to function mentally and emotionally.
But your beautiful, brilliant body is not designed to just leave you trapped there; it’s designed to heal, to repair, to connect, to restore its sense of safety
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[@WisdomWithin999]

I teared up when you started talking about how Mary's husband would come in and support her during sessions and look her into the eyes and hold her and cry with her. Oh my Gosh it just stirred so much emotion is me. I'm glad she has that. I want that. I want everyone to have that.

[@marianmartin9441]

Me also Hannah.

[@virginialopezrey6860]

That would be so wonderful! I wish I would have had that, too.

[@isaacsmom9772]

my trauma is never ending, ongoing. I live with it/him every day and cannot get away from it. I'm so jealous of mary

[@MsPolly05]

@@isaacsmom9772 there are ways to leave. you can find help anonymously and discreetly. you are not alone in your situation. stay safe

[@akhilkumar3456]

Same @hannah secrist

[@rubin-healmysocialanxiety702]

“Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated. When it is ignored or invalidated the silent screams continue internally heard only by the one held captive. When someone enters the pain and hears the screams healing can begin.” ― Danielle Bernock

[@mrsecrist713]

This is profound!

[@marcusnl66]

Most therapist are incompetent

[@rubin-healmysocialanxiety702]

@Christian Di Fonso there’s definitely ways to access the pain if you don’t consciously remember it. In fact most people have pushed it into the unconscious parts of their mind so you are not alone there brother. Overall though, this is where a good mentor is needed to guide you. Are you getting some support with that?

[@jodipaterson6668]

@Christian Di Fonso I highly recommend the "unknown trauma triggers" videos on KZbin here, from Patrick Teahan

[@rubin-healmysocialanxiety702]

@Christian Di Fonso Thats good you are going further and searching brother. And yes trauma goes extremely deep. There’s an episode of the Tim Ferris podcast that will be really helpful for you. Episode 492.

[@ellej3112]

1) Perceived Safety 2) Patting And Tapping 3) Shake, Dance, Laugh 4) Use 5 senses, like breathing or yawning 5) Connect with those who make you feel safe 6) drawing, talking,

[@thatscool1550]

thank you for this!!!

[@jaybee7617]

🙏💛✌

[@lovelace8702]

In this case I'd still suggest watching the video to fully understand these things. A summary is still nice also

[@crystald3346]

5. Soothe the body - eye contact, hugs 6. Turn on parasympathetic response, any activity which regulates breathing 7. Cognitive reprocessing

[@thehighpriestess8431]

Thank you 🙏

[@hettiegrubbs]

“That happened when I was little, now I am an adult and I am safe” - what an empowering thing to remind yourself of.

[@Bekka241]

But, what if you're not.

[@elainelikesboba]

@@Bekka241you are an adult, you can find the resources (therapy or police) and have the voice to make yourself safe.

[@margottfon330]

...but now I'm an adult and the worst things are happening during the adulthood non-stop over decades. Okay??

[@williamburnam4693]

Along with Fight, Flight and Freeze, there is the Fawn mechanism. This option is when anxiety is met with sympathizing with or becoming a servant to the threat in order to return to safety. Example: being agreeable with a narcissist as a means to surviving their manipulation, or some other form of trying to earn favor from your emotional threat.

[@reason4being868]

It helped so much to learn about fawning because that's my go to for sure and now I know when I'm tempted to fawn and can back up and choose something different.

[@jessjenkins5474]

Thank you for sharing that. I've never heard of it until now and I realise it's something I do. Very interesting!

[@Xavi3rNaidoo]

is that the same as Stockholm syndrom?

[@jessicazeller8060]

Thank you for pointing this out. I had a traumatic encounter with someone in which I now recognize my mechanisms were both freeze and fawn. I let this person (a narcissist) tear me down and I fawned in return (also freezing) to simply survive said encounter.

[@fleafly1359]

Very interesting! I'm gonna to go see if there's any research on this. I also have experienced this as a first-hand reaction to trauma many times in my life & have seen others react in this way to. Thanks for bringing it to our attention .

[@monarch2056]

Dancing help me a lot when I lost my husband I was in so much pain I'd hold our 4 year old son and I'd dance with him Fast forward a few years to one summer when there was an outdoor concert and my son was now 7 ( a very quiet child normally) but all of a sudden he just started dancing in front of hundreds of people Everyone gathered around to watch this little boy all of them smiling I was in shock because he had never danced like that before it was brilliant People thought I'd taken him to dancing lessons No...I think by me dancing with him as a baby and toddler his body remembered the feeling. It was a beautiful moment out of a painful loss It's one tool in my tool box if life that I use

[@TheStateofReal]

I. LOVE. THIS...wow just wow! Godspeed ❤

[@Jens0215]

I’ve been doing 20 minutes of yoga daily for just over a year and that has helped tremendously with releasing my trauma. I still catch myself though with my shoulders hiked up to my ears and have to force myself to let go. I think we all wish that we could just flip a switch and know that everything is going to be okay, we can relax. But instead it’s a process and a constant struggle.

[@mellowenigma8862]

Thank you for sharing that. I’m going to try that.

[@SplitPersonalityBPD]

Yoga, meditation, and working out the last 3 years has brought my trauma to a halt. I have my days but as soon as i feel anything negative i make good intentions outloud, and focus on my breathing. Balancing my chakras, and reiki sessions help every few months also.

[@human_creature]

If it's a depression response, grieving well can help. If it's a Shame response, sharing with someone very safe (preferably who knows how to handle their own nervous system) can be crucial to resolving it, and doing work on Self Compassion and Inner Child can help (e.g. Internal Family Systems Therapy). If it's a protective response (Armoring), it might be helpful to go into some sort of action (connecting with and acting out Flight e g. running or Fight e.g. anger release exercises involving punching and kicking or twisting a towel and growling) to remind your nervous system that you are able to get away from danger or fight it. The main therapy that works with this are Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, but so does Somatic Experiencing. The latter works with building tolerance for painful emotions, and can be done as meditation. Those therapies are especially helpful for people who go to a bad place when they try to meditate. And of course yoga and meditation can help resolve trauma!

[@janahammoud6627]

Hello. I just wanted to say that I started watching you 8 months ago having suffered from anxiety and panic attacks and now I’m not. Your videos weren’t magical changing, but the magic was there and I took it and applied it. I wrote down a full notebook of notes of the whole series about anxiety and I started applying them in my life, from facing perceived threats to dealing with panic attacks. I can’t believe you have made all this and I can’t believe I was able to heal and find remedy through you. After that I only had 2 months of therapy with an actual therapist to go through any left residue I still had. I am so grateful for this healing journey that started with and because you.

[@charlottecalvin6921]

Do you think So or you really need help .💁....

[@charlottecalvin6921]

Here is his WhatsApp number..

[@doritad3637]

Hi, would mind sharing what specific techniques helped the anxiety and panic attacks?

[@thatscool1550]

I am sitting here taking notes LOL :)

[@gingerrivas5354]

Hey!!! You gave me a good idea!!! I will work on it

[@morgan5510]

I've been in therapy for almost 20 years. In and out of hospitals all the time. Getting jobs and losing them. Finding new relationships and destroying them. Never getting better, always just turning in circles in my personal hellhole. Now I found you and I finally have the feeling that something is changing. I understand myself better. I do things differently. Thank you so much. I wish you all joy and happiness and love of the world, you truly deserve everything that is good.

[@shyaaammeneen63]

Morgan, n life there are only 2 problems--mind and the body. Reduce negative thoughts. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives good relief from stress-anxiety. To relax sit on a chair or lie down, neck straight, eyes closed and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight your thoughts. With daily practice the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Do the practice without any expectations. When taking a walk, at office, in school, when reading, before sleep etc observe your breath sensations. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a good life. Reduce negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Best wishes--Counsellor.

[@charlottecalvin6921]

Do you think So or you really need help .💁.

[@charlottecalvin6921]

I can recommend you to some one who can help you out with your wishes any kind of wish you desire ...because I tried this several times but no result ....but this man helped me out in two days my wishes were fulfilled.

[@charlottecalvin6921]

Message Dr Akunda on WhatsApp. he can help..

[@Vee-yc5ht]

​@@charlottecalvin6921 who is that?

[@ellengrace4609]

I’m realizing there is so much trauma trapped inside me. I’ve learned to somehow “live” with trauma, but it’s still there. As I’ve gotten older, I know I’m no longer living, just surviving. Barely.

[@monicamullen89]

Me too

[@emmasmith-stevens2709]

I'm sorry that you suffer in this way, and that surviving is so hard. I just want to tell you you're not alone, and I do believe there is hope for us to live, not just "survive."

[@lilhaki28]

“Your beautiful brilliant body is not designed to leave you trapped there!” I LOVE the hope you sow into your videos. Thank you for doing what your doing

[@Kittiesinclair5]

‘Her childhood was difficult’… Really??!! That’s not ‘difficult’, that’s extreme cruelty, that’s criminal abuse, that’s psychological murder. We need to start calling these situations what they are, and we need to acknowledge them in order to address and heal them. Thank u for the detailed description of the physiological trauma response. Very accurate.

[@yahtziririos]

Tell them kittiesinclair TELL THEM!!!!

[@zeezu1676]

I heard something about trauma release...and I went to search a video on it... I found your channel...the moment you opened your mouth... I resonated... God bless you..sending love...looking forward to learning more about how to release my trauma

[@destinyrosebee9282]

It's incredible my body has intuitevely been doing things to regain my nervous systems safety. I tell myself I'm safe, I get active, I do tap work (tapping my chest slowly to slow my heart rate), breathwork, self massage on head, shoulders, and back, grounding, meditation, playing guitar, singing, drawing, writing, and connecting with others to let my body learn it's okay to trust. I love my body so much.

[@Lomogrammaton]

It’s so hard to find a good therapist. Wish you were mine your videos and content have helped me so much. Especially with anxiety

[@JoanIraola12]

Its kinda yours, already

[@rubin-healmysocialanxiety702]

I feel you man, definitely something that is not very well understood

[@SheilaMoraes_]

your videos helped me realizing that the depression+anxiety i've been treating with tons of meds for years was actually PTSD. and learning that helped me a lot. i wish you knew how greatful i am, thanks.

[@catherinewambui5322]

How are you?

[@AdamNPDSurvivor]

Thank you Emma. Your videos are so helpful. I grew up in an abusive home - my Father was a narcissist. My Mother was his enabling co-dependent. I left home at 16 and after a series of failed relationships, I ended up marrying a toxic covert narcissist - long story cut short. 18 months ago I escaped the toxic covert narcissist (aged 48) and have learnt so much about myself and how I fell prey to a narcissist. I have so much trapped trauma.

[@Dr.JudeAEMasonMD]

Hi Adam, I hear you. I married a malignant narcissist, and escaping it nearly broke me…but it didn’t, I survived, and I am so much stronger for it. We can transcend trauma. 💪🏽

[@helgaford4848]

😢😮wellkll the xxx on

[@jessopedia-J]

Many of us don't even talk about emotional trauma...but it's real...can scar you for a lifetime ...good video...worth watching 👍👍

[@TarotTarot1]

I’ve had a traumatic childhood and traumatic relationships. I start treatment with a professional one week from now. I really needed this. Thank you💕

[@ashleyriosrizo]

How are you doing now girl?

[@TheFeliciaFeFe]

Those first 2 breathes made me cry a little what a release, we can be fixed ❤️

[@nivekvb]

I've been tense all my life and now I have chronic gastritis. I can't afford therapy, and I've tried TRT exercises. I need to relax. I'll stay tuned.

[@mmb_MeAndMyBees]

Sure Emma will have an idea to help. Meantime, breathe using your Belly Button, (rising your diaphragm,) breathe in, your BB rises, breathe out, BB falls...and not your via chest ! Oh, re gastritis, Cinnamon, is a great calmer re gastric juices (belly ache.) Still get input from a Health professional, re Antacids/ Meds. Hope this helps. 🤗

[@Sinfulscents]

If you tell yourself you’re letting go of the trauma of the past ( if you really learn to meditate deeply, you can feel it leaving your body! It’s an indescribable feeling

[@marcgetsenergizedbythis2196]

How wonderful a gift this is to give to kids in school. In the Dutch education program this is missing, imagine getting offered these skills at a young age. Now that’s learning skills…. Thank you for these video’s!!!

[@marjamerryflower]

The most important life skills!

[@Theizzer]

I totally agree with you. Still, there is a good percentage of people who don't need this because they had a safe youth where they teached themselves all these things by playing with their peers. If you didn't had a playful youth, you missed critical skills to process emotions. The youth is full of critical periods where we humans are most receivable to learn specific skills. I hope I dont bother you with this comment. I am a biology teacher and I am stuck at home trying to be helpfull. Cheers from another Dutchie!

[@JamieR]

Not just a skill for youth. This is applicable to anyone!

[@Theizzer]

@@JamieR It is applicable to anyone. What I am saying is: In our youth we are more accessible for skills that can make us process emotions in an effective way. However, if we could not get those skills in our youth, we can still gather all those skills from this channel, no matter what age we are. I truly believe that.

[@Theizzer]

@@JamieR By the way I checked your music... Damn dude keep up the great work! Loved it!

[@nebbyking7187]

This is perfect for me, and I finally hear someone who gets me. I've neen hypervigilant, anxious, figety, and unable to look anyone in the eyes for 60 years. Any therapist (and most friends) say I'm depressed and want to push meds on me. I know that's not what I need. With this video, I feel heard and have tools.

[@TwattyWankers]

Letting out my true emotions helped me infinitely more than anything else. Especially directly towards the people who wronged me, mainly my mom. Suppressing the emotions for yrs caused many health issues but when I finally let out my “bad” emotions that we’re taught is wrong to show, it flowed out of my body. Remember, children don’t hold in emotions, because that’s unnatural. I had tons of anger, rage, anxiety, sadness, & heartbreak pent up. Now I’m a free bird & my physical body is healing. Learning to feel my emotions on the spot and not suppress them is working wonders! And I must say that suppressing anger for a while will make it stronger, when you finally boil over you risk doing much worse than if you’d have just let it out consistently on the spot and not held it in repeatedly. All of the zen Buddha, mirror stuff to just relax and “let go” never worked, just made things way worse bc all of those techniques were not truly handling the problem. More like suppressing it further, running from it all. Trust me I tried literally everything I could. Just my thoughts.

[@musebymelissa8583]

Thank you for sharing this 💙

[@Michelle-et6ru]

@kc so pleased you were able to do this.. I’m trying but struggling, any advice on what helped you is appreciated 🙏🏼💫

[@cakepudding3220]

Please can you tell me what exercises you used?

[@calvinst40]

yes please how did you let your true emotions out??

[@TheMeatballsub666]

How did you let out your true emotions?

[@cardboardkitty7091]

You’re saving my sanity one video at a time. You are my angel, and I’m so grateful for you. Thank you.

[@KellysMagicalRealm]

I grew up in an abusive home as well. Thank-you for sharing Mary’s story. I was physically abused also but the emotional abuse never stopped from my family they are stilll the same to this day. I know what you mean the mirror excercises don’t work for me either. Thank-you for this video.i agree trauma is complicated, I have ptsd and anxiety and it has been a lot of therapists. It’s hard for me to find a therapist that knows how to deal with trauma. I have been doing yoga and that helps. One thing I find difficult now is I have a crazy neighbor above me who throws things around in his apartment and stomps around and it’s very disruptive.

[@leeannurban7364]

I’ve had similar experiences with neighbors, have you considered cleansing the energy of your space? Crystals or white sage are two examples. ❤️❤️❤️

[@melanievanloon7299]

I Recognize myself so much in your story. Even the noisy neighbor. I am diagnosed with complex ptsd but nothing helped me cope so far. When I am in perceived danger my body gets ill literally and so I can not function anymore. I hope to find relieve in alternative therapie.

[@millier9658]

​@@leeannurban7364 I have not heard too many good things about burning sage ... (Christian here).

[@Sallysask]

@@millier9658 Thanks for being honest about your bias.

[@millier9658]

@@leeannurban7364 I honestly don't mean to be 'judgemental' but I know of people who are involved in this 'cleansing the energy' stuff and please don't be offended by my 'bias' but yes, it is not as safe and innocent as many would like to believe. You can totally disregard my concern of course. I do not mean to upset anyone at all, for real :-)

[@LessThanThree76]

I’m stuck in constant fight of flight mode since a year back now, due to some hospital trauma I experienced. My GP says I’m too tensed, anxious and exhausted to be able to start cognitive therapy and when they sent me to a psychiatrist she told me I’m not bad enough to get any help from them either. So I’m stuck in the middle, mentally and emotionally exhausted. Nothing is funny. Everything seems like shores, I just want to escape. So thank you for this video. ❤️

[@Backpackguy12]

Get a second opinion. They are wrong and the way you feel is real and deserves to be healed

[@ArnisKaye]

Seconding getting a second opinion. Also, you can start talk therapy on your own. The cost depends on different factors and you could do it in-person or online. That could be a helpful place to begin until you can get the kind of therapy you need.

[@LessThanThree76]

@Paul Gauthier Exactly like that! Just becuse I can express how I feel and I’m not the kind of person to throw a fit or have a full breakdown in front of them, I’m supposed to be able to fix it myself?! 🙄 She said that if I’d had a history with depression and other traumas I’d recieve help. Well, thanks for that - I’m sorry I had a decent life before this. Sigh. Anyways - thanks for responding. And keep fighting! ❤️

[@LessThanThree76]

@@Backpackguy12 Thanks! ❤️ I’m doubting myself sometimes, that I deserve help. Maybe I’m just ”weak” and should suck it up. I’m contacting another trauma therapist now, to see what they have to say. Fingers crosed. 😬🤞

[@shyaaammeneen63]

@Paul Gauthier n life there are only 2 problems--mind and the body. Reduce negative thoughts. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives good relief from stress-anxiety. To relax sit on a chair or lie down, neck straight, eyes closed and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight your thoughts. With daily practice the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Do the practice without any expectations. When taking a walk, at office, in school, when reading, before sleep etc observe your breath sensations. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a good life. Reduce negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Best wishes--Counsellor.

[@MindVersusMisery]

There is so much pain and suffering in the world, most of which is inflicted on us by ourselves and others. Can't we all make a vow or a promise to do our best to be more loving towards ourselves, other humans, animals and the earth?!! Come on, people! Let's do this!!!!

[@JoanIraola12]

Is what the world needs. That everyone, can feel fair well with themselves. So de can enjoy life, and make life enjoyable to the people in our net tree

[@nicechoice4u]

But the key isn't to make a vow. The key is to follow Emma's advice so we learn to do a better job of managing our lives. At that point we are more capable of being more loving.

[@ilfautdanser9121]

That's not how the vagus nerve works. Healing is daily practice that calms your vagus nerve. It's not a vow, it's an awareness + the daily choice to care for your nervous system with various techniques and behaviours and allowing your body to release your trauma and everyday wounds.

[@AnnHelle]

I understand what you mean and this might seem too pedantic, so pardon me for that. But to people with deep trauma (or even without), having these expectations - that we shouldn't inflict pain and suffering on ourselves, and why are we still doing it in spite of our best efforts to stop - is exactly what's getting in our way of healing. If we can drop the expectations, we'll move on from the guilt and shame more easily, so the healing can take place

[@rebeccaspratling2865]

Amen.

[@jagi7976]

Thank you for this series. I didn’t know how broken I really was. Your videos have been a beacon of light in showing me that health is really more than the physical, and have really pushed me into overcoming my demons and working on myself. Can’t thank you enough

[@shyaaammeneen63]

Jagi, In life there are only 2 problems--mind and the body. Reduce negative thoughts. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives good relief from stress-anxiety. To relax sit on a chair or lie down, neck straight, eyes closed and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight your thoughts. With daily practice the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Do the practice without any expectations. When taking a walk, at office, in school, when reading, before sleep etc observe your breath sensations. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a good life. Reduce negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Best wishes--Counsellor.

[@sheenawilder135]

Yes, I have most certainly experienced that catatonic state that goes along with being a trauma survivor. Still working through it and just getting up and moving is such a hard thing! Especially being stuck indoors during a pandemic. Here's to more movement and healing in the future~

[@Alice-vh4sk]

I’m going through chronic fatigue syndrome after getting Covid and my nervous system is completely out of balance, also bringing back painful memories and lots of anxiety and unhelpful thinking patterns. Your video was extremely helpful and the more I watch them, the safer I feel because I know there are things that I can do to put my body back in safety mode and to heal. Thank you so much.

[@kateb6893]

Glad to see your channel is starting to really blow up. You're helping so many people, you deserve all the rewards that come with a successful channel.

[@tammy6452]

3.5 hours to get through a 12 minute video. It has been on my feed for a week, took me that long to stop avoiding it. Taking other stuff off the agenda for today for getting myself through this video. I was fortunate to have some stabilizing factors outside my family growing up and I was lucky enough to enjoy them when they were there. I had a grandmother, not related to me that informally adopted me and was present in my life until I was 11 when she past away. I also had a friend growing up that I was always over at until I was eighteen. I was also very physically active as a child. These were how I dealt with home. What I stayed away from at home, several abusive people , I am the youngest. Several other issues of abuse and neglect on several levels, in an age when you didn't tell anyone. My mother compounded the situation because she could not/would not get a long with anyone. Recognizing the blessings I did have was a coping strategy I came by naturally, fortunately. It does not stop the flight response I still have but grateful this kept coming up on the feed till I watched it.

[@mamabear1078]

Your videos are amazing, it’s as if you are describing me in each video! I’m 40 years old and have dealt with compounding traumas that started at about the age of two. I started therapy last year and have learned sooo much about myself. I never realized how bad I was and that my way of thinking was not the normal. One of the biggest things that have been able to help me was my service dog. I’m stuck in the sympathetic state, so my service dog does deep pressure therapy with me, which activates the parasympathetic nervous system. It’s amazing! I feel calm and relaxed, it’s a feeling I haven’t felt very often in my life.

[@daniellegodridge8834]

It is such a relief to hear someone completely understand or explain everything that you have been feeling or going through, I'm so grateful I came across this 💕

[@colleen6050]

This is one of the best education sessions I have seen on releasing trauma. Thank you so much!

[@melodybrown7562]

I have been following you for a long time and your videos always hit the mark. Thank you for your intelligent work as well as relatable presence! Much love!

[@dawne2443]

Oh wow ... So glad to have been directed to this channel! Thank you for being concise, clear, wise, and kind. I'm subscribed!

[@laurahenderson1671]

I've been slowly feeling the pre-sensation to tearing up as I've watched some of your videos. Today with this video I actually had a tear form. I am so thankful to you for sharing your knowledge in this way as therapy still isn't affordable to a lot of people. I will be continuing to learn all I can from your videos.

[@Rebecca-is5oj]

You are so wonderful. Thanks for all the clearly outlined insights that allow for a more centered, purposeful life for so many.

[@cassieoz1702]

This is the best short articulation of this stuff that I've heard. Thank you

[@arelidelong1188]

SUPER HELFUL to understand why I feel like I do, and to know that there is hope. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH! ♥️♥️♥️

[@Dashingdiva73]

I love your videos so much. You just explained what I do and what I was doing to heal myself during the lockdown. I did all of this. I drew, sang , danced , played much exercised... Cried, felt my feelings. This was how i coped with the extreme forced solitude that made me face myself during the first couple of years of my separation and dealing with the multi-layered trauma of lockdown. This is why I continue to tap into my creative side and why when i moved into my own place, i need to make it a safety sanctuary. Thank you for your beautiful videos.

[@evonne315]

Sooo helpful!!! I suffer dysregulation and chronic fatigue, your videos are so incredibly helpful thank you!

[@curtiste3235]

This presentation is EXACTLY what I needed! I can't wait to start practicing these very accessible and practical steps. I've never heard this approach before and explained so clearly and succinctly. Thank you for putting so much effort into creating, condensing and editing this clip until it was perfect! (for me). I cannot express my gratitude enough for your years of study, hard work, devotion and sacrifice to bring "TIAN" to the general public. You are helping so many people, improving quality of life, and saving souls! One by one and en masse. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! 🤗💕💕💕

[@mifa6457]

I began nearly crying when you were talking about reconnecting to my body. Thank you for that so much ❤

[@helenlydon678]

Your soothing voice is the first step to letting go for me; the intonation, the pace - it's lovely. So I shall listen and learn, thank you.

[@jawaherak]

this was very helpful thank you And please do a series about the 7 stages in more detail most therapists describe the problem of stress and anxiety but I never heard anyone talk about actual practical solutions to deal with it especially when it's trapped in the body for a long time so this was eye opening

[@cathychase663]

I have had a lot of therapists. But one tried to date me and told me about his relationship w/his best friend's wife- and another one was writing on a legal pad ( to hide his texting )while I was explaining things to him and another one was a bit abusive. I am still trying again but therapists can also be scary for me. You seem amazing and I'd trust you ! Thank you! I am doing the tapping stuff.

[@ellep.6204]

Oh gosh that's horrible

[@rebeccaspratling2865]

Yes I'm scared of therapists as one sexually harassed me badly at 12.😔

[@jayem9640]

Keep going with your channel ... this world needs you. Thank you❤

[@gracerosevear8879]

These videos have been a blessing while I’ve been on a looooonggg waiting list for a therapist. Thank you.

[@RuthGriffen]

Thank you Emma, you are such a wonderful person. May God bless you for all the help you are providing to all of us.

[@le_th_]

What an amazing video...and what an amazing gift to give people, some of whom may be really struggling both at holiday time and during the pandemic.

[@jonnaschomburg5931]

Thank you so much! I'm in a situation where therapy isn't an option right now. I need it but I can't right now. So I've tried to find any kind of self help, therapy videos online. Most of them is just talking a lot about the issue (in my case narcissistic abuse), while it helps to process it somewhat I was still lacking the information on how to break the state my body is in. Your video already did a lot. Now I'll come back to it many times, to remind myself of these exercises etc. So thank so you so much!

[@saisindhupriya9829]

Really I am getting repeated dreams of being bullied , realized my body stored all experiences and living in past , opened you tube lo search help from ur channel and you uploaded on the sm topic few hrs ago, We are really blessed to have you 🙏

[@dwightfortuna2283]

Thank you so much Emma for all your wonderful work. I really appreciate everything you have done in this channel. Your insight and perspectives are very helpful.

[@alvinagisborne3747]

Hi. Waited to hear this so I could absorb it Love hearing your children in the background. Brings a sense of normal to a very difficult subject And way to package those 7 tools at the end Of the video This is doable. Takes work and practice But symptoms lessen if you do the work Thanks again

[@lovesings2us]

Thank you so much Emma, for this video which feels like just what I need! I learned a related tool that helps me and others who may not have people around from whom to receive and give healthy hugs. That is, we can give ourselves a hug! Giving precious self a hug is nothing to be embarrassed about - just an honest way to give ourselves the love and appreciation we need and deserve and may not have had access to at crucial times of our lives. Like each of the practices in this video, self-hugs shift me into my parasympathetic mode.

[@prostowoczy2]

Emma, your videos are so meaningful to me and I'm very grateful for them. You are very kind and generous 💝

[@WhitneyJohnson]

What a great video Emma! I listen to you while I am working out. You are like Vitamin E -- Emma for Emotional Regulation!

[@spencerbrown6214]

Emma, you are soooo healing and lovely, smart and helpful!!!!!! Thank you for adding so much goodness in the world 👍✨🌎🦋

[@arel0883]

Stumbled upon this video in my search for an explanation and relief.. I teared up. Thank you for sharing your gift

[@mspaulajackman]

I watch one of your videos every night before bed and share to help others. I have found them all helpful in my journey with GAD and HFA. Thank you.

[@ZeeFighter28]

Wow. Honestly this fills the gap of not having therapy at this current moment. Learning skills throughout the day/week I can relate to and mindfully use. A SUPER way to start the year!!

[@FromNewAgeToJesusChrist]

Thank you for very concrete and doable advices. Very very helpful teachings. You have a very good balance between the theoretical causes for the issues and the actual treatment to help resolve the issues. Just watching these 3 videos gave me more knowledge than years of talks with various psychologist. Also your physiological, balanced and grounded way of explaining the issues gives a very strong feeling of hope, that the issues can be resolved or at least managed in a degree that will make the issues very small, to an extend that will make a happy and normal life possible. Thank you for your service to everyone watching, learning and getting better! God bless you :-D

[@iirislinnea]

Thank you Emma! I've found your videos on anxiety & PTSD really helpful! 💙

[@yamairad1]

This is so helpful. I'm trapped in the anxiety stage and fidget toys are so calming to me. I also am married with kids and pets and when my dog looks at me in my eyes I feel ok. I gotta go. I think I'm gonna cry now.

[@kayak9078]

You really explained those steps in a very understandable way.

[@humanbeans7952]

Thank you so much for this! The amount of information on trauma processing is overwhelming and with a new therapy treatment acronym coming out what seems like every day it has only muddied the waters for me as a therapist. This video really brings it back to basics, which is very helpful.

[@charlottecalvin6921]

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[@salimgandapur6707]

You are a blessed, calming, reassuring presence! Admirable! More strength to you, accomplished lady!

[@michaelkalmar9575]

Your videos are very helpful Emma. Thank you. You helped me identify what I am dealing with and gave me tools to fix it. The improvement has been 90%. There was a time when I was considering disability.

[@mr.fritzmier43]

I also teared up .. when she started talking about the release and calm. It's not my fault, it's ok to feel, but really feel and how to get there! Sooooo good!

[@bradywilson3560]

I could use a therapist myself. I enjoy your videos. I would be completely comfortable with you as my therapist. I've been struggling a lot with anxiety lately. Your videos help. I just don't utilize them as much as I should. I appreciate what you do on KZbin.

[@ashleyshante6362]

This is SOOOO valuable! I really appreciate that you got right into the core of the video & shared real solutions I can use right now. THANK YOU!!

[@exploringwithanxiety]

Found your channel last year and I love it. Definitely awesome to have this on KZbin!

[@Lucromick13]

I have really bad anxiety and this information seems very helpful. Thanks Emma!

[@rubin-healmysocialanxiety702]

Good to see you are learning and gaining more awareness around it 🙌

[@WeirdBrainGoo]

I've recently tried qigong and find it interesting that some of the activities in qigong are also helpful in exiting the freeze response and getting in touch with your body. Tapping, patting and stroking different parts of the body are routinely done in qigong, so are slow and deep breathing.

[@alysmarcus7747]

yes, the beginning of 2020 i had no idea how to deal with my own severe anxiety and the lockdowns, and later to come people being vicious about masks - my anxiety got so bad i was losing control of my body. i started doing Qi Gong with Kseniya - she is lovely. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6TGhaihlp2Hhbs A year later when i had an accident and messed up my leg - still suffering that i'm doing this again

[@vickyiliaens1000]

You are owner of the one and only channel that can really help me ... thank you for sharing your knowledge to the world ! you make a difference. thanks to you I learn to deal with anxiety and hyperventilation..... you explain it very well too.

[@_latrixsolix44_35]

This was a very impactful video for me as I am suffering from symptoms that seem a lot like fibromyalgia, I felt like touch therapy was dumb before I realized the science behind it. Thank you for this thorough explanation 😊

[@charlottecalvin6921]

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[@acertree1980]

This is an excellent explanation of a complex systematic approach. I suffer from cptsd and Identify with Mary's story too. I'm going to practice these strategies from here on 😊

[@catherineclarke9131]

Thank you for this opportunity. I am so grateful you did these videos. God bless you.

[@prekshysingh4769]

brilliant. thankyou for giving me words for others to explain, i already felt all of these. now I also know how to convey them

[@catb445]

This is such an important video for everyone especially right now and for folks who have been suffering from trauma. People need these educational practical tools so much. Understanding how to use the body to release trauma is the key to healing both body and mind from trauma. Thank you, blessings to you this holiday🙏💕

[@rebeccariordan6391]

Perfect, needed this today!

[@pearlsofperspectives]

Your voice is so calm. I was able to retain 90% of this information because of it.

[@ToastyGhost2]

I've dealt with childhood trauma and extreme guilt from online spaces that I feel have deeply effected me, I think this will help though. Thank you for your work.

[@arjunmrao4039]

Thank You for teaching us awesome stuff here, I really learnt something new today watching your video ...... I wish this is taught mandatory in schools ..... What better adults we would all grow into with this above knowledge imparted to us when we were kids .... What a better place this world would become then .. Better Late than never, Thank You Emma McAdams Madam, Thank You Soo Much

[@rosyloveslearning3013]

Thank you. You help in so many ways, Love your pure joy. ❤️🙏🏼

[@TherapyinaNutshell]

Wow, thank you

[@alisonsneed3707]

You just described what just happened with a girlfriend who is losing her home. I am that one who makes others feel safe. I listened, spoke in a calm voice, making eye contact & taking deep breaths. Then we reframed the move she will have to make as potentially a positive one.

[@nobodynowhere21]

Really helpful video. I don't do talk therapy anymore because I have had so many therapists that knew little or nothing about treating cptsd and definitely gave off a dismissive/gaslight-y air -- I wasn't at all surprised by her anecdote of the unprofessional therapist next door "barging" into the office demanding to know if a therapist was in there -- I've only felt a genuinely therapeutic relationship with two of the therapists I've ever met, one retired and the other only served in-patient, so it's nice to find a YT channel with a genuinely caring and knowledgeable therapist on these issues that I can "see" for free. Mental healthcare AS PRACTICED in the US broadly seems to be some sort of scam pushed by the pharmaceutical and medical insurance industries, but that doesn't mean there isn't genuine trauma that needs resolution throughout society. It's two steps forward, one step back, but progress is possible. Meditation to deal with unnecessary automatic negative thoughts has been the other game-changer for me, I recommend The Mind Illuminated by Dr. John Yates.

[@nicolesavioz6601]

Wow! Best ever explanation and practical help.

[@el-bk6tw]

Hi Emma, fantastic video as always. I hope you are well. I was wondering if you would do q video on loosing parents from an early age. For me I was 4. I don't expect a personalised video but I'm honestly growing from your perspective that at the age of 37 I'm actually learning to understand myself better. It would be fab to understand what it really does to people to loose parents. I'm not mistrustful or angry (anymore) I'm insecure and hold things tight, a little too tight. And I feel like time is running out with my own children even though I don't think I will die. I suffer with bad bouts of anxiety. It comes and goes. But when it comes it debilitates me. I'm on a journey this time of going through anxiety as I'm so fed up of it haunting my life. So I'm trying to go back to the source. I've tried theapy. Cbt is OK but most of the time they just rake over things that are unfixable. I don't understand what it really meant for me loosing my parents as I don't remember even having parents. Xx

[@eminayiden]

Thank you for all this free content. It is invaluable support.

[@rxvnn13]

I was looking for a video on how to really connect to my feelings and let them out because i felt trapped in them. I started clapping and moving and after 2 sec i started crying and i needed that sooo much. Thank you very much for this SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE trick and srry for my bad english

[@JamieR]

Meditation has been a great tool to notice these energy switches and being able to actively address it with breathing techniques. Apollo Neuro has also been of great aid to calm the CNS paired with breathing, meditation and Yoga.

[@neeboo461]

Meditation can be a good tool but in the right usage. Meditation can trigger a trauma reaction that can cause people to Disassociate. The book trauma sensitive mindfulness by David treleaven explains this.

[@annabumane5616]

Thank You for the free content You provide! 🙏💕 It's extremely helpful information and more people should know this.

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[@loribakergirl6438]

I’m just now hearing this and it’s so good!! So fascinating listening to the changes in Mary with the physical steps you had her take, how the physical activity of those simple things brought her into her surroundings. 😮I’ve been in a long term stressful situation and recently gone through a cancer dx so trying to learn how to regulate my immune system and calm my life down as much as possible going forward. My situation has gotten better but still has allot of chaos so I want to be proactive! Your videos are incredibly insightful and helpful!! Thank you❤

[@nunyabiznass2023]

The moment you said take a few deep breaths, I burst into tears ... 😭 I have 30 years of trauma and I'm still going through it.

[@elenigalani4885]

Thank you so much for everything you offer