"In Healing Ourselves, We Can Truly Help Others"
Overcoming the Wounded But Determined Self
I entered the field of psychology from a need to understand my “wounded” self and also wanted to help others. In my mid-twenties, I sought personal therapy for the complex trauma memories I was struggling with and was also in training to become a psychotherapist. I thought that perhaps the rigor of a Master’s degree would help free me from the burnout, anguish, and body pain that were constant companions.
Academics wasn't the answer, neither was understanding the problems. Talking and thinking were not an effective healing approach, at least, not for me. Now, current research tells us that trauma resides in the brain and the nervous system of the body. What I had stumbled upon in 1993 is now backed by science.
A Smile Can Belie Great Turmoil
Living the Dream
"By the age of 35, most people will have experienced 3 - 4 traumas. When tragedy strikes in the life of a young child, the impact can reverberate for decades, and then, the adult is not aware that the solutions to the struggles they are currently experiencing can lie within the healing and wisdom of these wounds." S. Carapellotti
Read More...
