You can't just think your way out of a trauma. You can't just think your way into healing trauma.

Can't just think your way into thriving after narcissistic abuse. You have to have strategy,

intention, awareness. You have to have somatic tools and deep trauma healing like that too.

Do you feel like you're really struggling to let go of your relationship with the narcissist and those around you just keep saying, just ignore them, don't communicate with them? If that sounds like you, then in today's episode, I'm going to be talking about trauma bonding, addiction and some very exciting news. Hi everybody. My name is Caroline Storson and welcome to trauma and

Narcissism Redefined, your weekly dose of education, a bit of fun, inspiration and

healing and thriving after trauma and narcissistic abuse. So before I dive in a little bit

more about sort of just desperately trying to stop your communication,

because I know what it's like. You know in your head, I need to stop, but you really struggle to

let go. And there are reasons for that. And actually, even in this short podcast episode that I'm

sharing with you today, I'll dive in a little bit deeper with that. But I am hosting a free masterclass this

Sunday on Sunday, the 9th of March. So if you're listening to it this week as I've gone out

live, then obviously you can come and join me live. If you're listening to it thereafter,

then obviously please still register because I'll send you the recording. Now for you to register,

for you to come and join me, it's at 8 o'clock UK time,

three Eastern and 12 Pacific time. I'm going to pop the link in the show notes for you to register.

Do make sure you enroll, whether you join me live or not, because I will send you the recording.

And if you are listening to it after the 9th of March,

still register and we'll send you the link or drop me an email at hello at caroline strawson.com.

We'll send you the link. You know, this is probably one of the hardest things for me about trauma

bonding because it is an actual physiological addiction in the body. And I'll talk about hormone

secretion, what happens in the brain and in the body. And I'll talk about hormone secretion, what happens in the

brain and in the body, because simply saying to somebody, just ignore them. I remember my dad

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