055: How Big & Small Traumas Can Create Patterns In Our Behavior with Sheila Anne

So many people have suffered from trauma in their lives. We often think of trauma as a huge, life-altering event, but it can be much more nuanced than that. No matter what you’ve been through - big or small - your experiences are valid. In this episode, Sheila Anne defines trauma and gives concrete examples of how it can manifest itself in our lives through behavioral patterns. If you’re an overachiever or a people pleaser, there might be some serious eye openers in this episode for you!

Sheila's mission is to help ambitious women thrive in body, mind, and soul. She supports clients and groups in making whole-person change by holding space for their unique experiences, offering new perspectives, and intuitively integrating healing modalities. She is a Trauma-Informed Certified Coach, Whole Person Certified Coach, ICF Associate Certified Coach, and Yoga Instructor.

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Some key takeaways on trauma are:

• You might think of major events or experiences when you think of “trauma,” but there are a lot more nuances to what can cause trauma. Intergenerational trauma, unmet needs when you were a child, and even life events that are usually branded as exciting changes like moving can bring trauma.
• Sometimes our behavioral patterns can give us clues to past traumas. For example, deriving your value from being busy and always accomplishing things might come from observing someone in your life exhibit “laziness” that made them unable to find belonging.
• It can be easy to attach your identity to these behavioral patterns over time. I called myself “The Queen of Indecision” for so long to mask my own pattern, and I’ve had to work to let go of that identity so I can get curious about my indecision and start to overcome it. Letting go of that identity allows you to work to overcome some of the impacts from trauma.

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