Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma | Dr. Janina Fisher | Part 1

[@rochellebroglen4155]

Oh my goodness, what a valuable, concise explanation of trauma and it's impacts; the living legacy. For the last 6 years, I've researched and immersed myself in learning about this subject. It was easy because it wasn't a theory or concept for me to grasp, it was my lived experience finally making sense. Dr. Fisher is so succinct. I believe this would resonate with anyone who's walked this path. I agree wholeheartedly that psycho-education is a key element to healing. Understanding opens the door to compassion. If you're new to trauma awareness and this talk was helpful, another excellent resource is Deb Dana. Her talks on polyvagal theory and befriending one's nervous system are equally relatable. She offers practical knowledge that's helpful in navigating stress and trauma responses. As Dr. Fisher states, maintaining awareness of what's happening keeps the prefrontal cortex online. That's huge. Another resource that was valuable to me was Richard Schwartz's IFS model (Internal Family Systems). Especially if you have a lot of internal conflict, the perspective he offers normalizes the internal voices, for instance the Critic. His explanation of the Self (capital S) empowers one to listen to their own internal wisdom. My final recommendation is Dr. Gabor Maté. His talks lifted mountains of guilt and shame that I didn't even know I was carrying. I saw my flaws for what they were, symptoms and learned responses. If it was learned one way, it could be learned another. It was no longer my "fault". Yet it wasn't because I passed on the blame to another. I released it. So much of healing is just understanding there's nothing wrong with you. Stress, trauma, and survival responses are all normal. It's our lack of understanding that causes the most damage. If this is a path you've been walking, I love you. I'm proud of you. May your path be gentle and may you fully know the ever-present Love that you are. May you remember your Wholeness. Once again, this was an excellent talk, I will be sharing. Thank you for bringing it to us. 💕

[@pdelaprimm]

Laurence Heller provides some valuable materials, as well. Thank you.

[@katherinehague5053]

I love her energy! Thank you for all you have done for trauma survivors 🙌🙏

[@Sh0n0]

Yeah her chakras are clearly alighned better then most

[@hannahmadden3573]

This is so important: focus on healing the wound, not who or what caused it-- that just makes it worse.

[@tzvetelinavasileva254]

Thank you both for this great content! Highly appreciate the work of Dr. Fisher, whom I have recently discovered. Seems like most people are walking pains with cooping mechanisms . The understanding of trauma is vital in order to be more compassionate towards ourselves and others and heal. I've just ordered a number of her books and IFS. Thank you again!

[@LindaAntoniazzi]

As a trauma therapist I have found the book a valuable resource and has given it to many clients to help reduce their sense of personal flaw and allow them to understand how trauma has affected them. Love this book. It summary volumes of research in clear language and images.

[@arleneshuler9267]

Hi. You did not provide the title and author of the book you are referring to. Can you put the information in the next text? Thank you.

[@Sh0n0]

@@arleneshuler9267 4 hour workweek is the book

[@Charity-vm4bt]

​@arleneshuler9267 the living legacy of trauma is the name of the book

[@pdelaprimm]

@@arleneshuler9267: Janina Fisher and Laurence Heller have great books on the nuts and bolts of trauma, with details regarding “attachment” and many other concepts; other than an overall understanding, their books have me greater granularity, and therefore greater command, of what really took place.

[@andrewfrench6850]

Wonderful talk, and Dr. Fisher's calming voice adds so much to her teaching. One question though. If, as Dr Fisher explains, it is not necessary to know the details of the traumatic event or the perpetrator of a trauma, what is the purpose of the 'Witnessing' of the exile's memories that is such a fundamental step in Internal Family Systems therapy, which I believe she values and practices? It has always seemed to me a hugely important part of the transformation that IFS offers to its practitioners. Can it really be left out? I can see that some preverbal memories may not be accessibile, but many others are, and would seem to be central to the IFS protocol.

[@ivanasimic2072]

This is exactly what I was looking for for years. I can even feel it in my bran. This experience is beyond the words. Thank you so much dr. Fisher!

[@ivanasimic2072]

This is send to me in the right perfect time from above. Thank you both and thank God!

[@dariomargeli]

So you describe the problems, but some of us had entire traumatic childhoods, so we are hyper or hypo all the time. It is not a single thing that triggers the feeling memory. I wake up already in bad state. Waking up triggered it, but really I can't go back to why. I need better instructions on how to stop these memories.

[@lishmahlishmah]

Check the lecture number 2 by dr Janina Fisher in this same channel. She talks about a similar situation of one of her clients. Maybe it's useful for you, too

[@blahblah7050]

do you feel like there's an internsl wound like it literally feels like a wound

[@petestevens3970]

Thank you; the very first to resolve this in my line.

[@sxfnlc]

What do you suggest to a person who is experiencing a lot of this stuff but with a major amount of disassociation. I don’t know where to begin.

[@punyashloka4946]

Start with yoga 🧘‍♀️ , massages 💆‍♀️ to calm your body.

[@Charity-vm4bt]

N.I.C.A.B.M. offers on-line courses

[@pdelaprimm]

I was dissociated for more than two decades. Calming the Central Nervous System - another suggested yoga - is probably the first step. Before I was able to do just this, I could barely function.

[@rubberbiscuit99]

I understand because I lived over 50 years in dissociation. What helped me was soothing my nervous system, activating my parasympathetic nervous system with these techniques: EFT (tapping), restorative yoga, mindfulness meditation, reiki healing, acupuncture, massage, activating my vagus nerve (polyvagal theory), sound healing, and being in nature. Just start trying things and see what works.

[@annalizathomson3226]

She is an IFS therapist, I recommend IFS and somatic experiencing therapy is a body based therapy, tp get the person to return to the body and cease dissociative conditions.. Cants recommend it highly enough. If you are lucky you can find a Therapist who do both. Ifs is parts therapy, a compassionate way to integrate the self...

[@TheUfm123]

Where could I get what on the projector as a print out

[@waseelahwhitford392]

Thank you. So informative

[@eottoe2001]

41:30 How strategies are used between patient and client...

[@arleneshuler9267]

My patient witnessed a beheading caused by a person who jumped on the train tracks. As a result, he continues to see the headless man. How can I help him?

[@fab4wild]

This is just a personnal thought but maybe throught art? Drawing or painting the person he sees and adding himself a head that is missing in his memory. Or with clay? To get the sens of wholeness again?

[@deelot1]

EDMR therapy

[@arleneshuler9267]

Thank you.

[@esthert9146]

I just need help with work stress

[@contempl8ive]

Fantastic, thank you so much.

[@PCPSITUBE]

You're very welcome!

[@caitlinmistral6070]

I'm a trauma survivor and these flash back and triggered techniques absolutely do not work. I feel gaslight just watching this content.