Only Talking Does Not Heal Trauma & Narcissistic Abuse

Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Caroline Strawson

Narcissisticabuse, Health & Fitness, Narcissist, Self-improvement, Education, Recovery, Mental Health, Trauma

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode, I explore the importance of addressing trauma and narcissistic abuse not just through traditional talk therapy, but also through somatic and nervous system-based approaches. I am passionate about advocating for a "top-down and bottom-up" approach that combines cognitive processing with healing the body and nervous system.

I share my own journey of discovering these somatic modalities and my frustration at being dismissed by the mainstream mental health system for not having a psychology degree, despite my extensive training and success in helping people heal. I am on a mission to bring more awareness to the need for integrating somatic practices into trauma and abuse recovery.

In this episode, we will explore:

Why you can’t JUST talk about trauma and narcissistic abuse
The importance of also feeling, processing, and healing the nervous system
My personal experience with traditional talk therapy providing leading me to believe you can’t heal through talking alone
My discovery of somatic modalities like EMDR, brain spotting, and breathwork to address the nervous system and body

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0:00.0	So I'm getting on my soapbox in this episode because I have had so many conversations recently
0:07.5	about people trying to heal trauma, trying to heal after narcissistic abuse by doing all of the
0:14.1	traditional ways that we think are the right ways to do with counselling and talking therapy
0:19.9	and people are feeling worse and this is what
0:23.4	I want to talk to about on today's episode I want to talk about the importance of not just talking
0:29.8	about what you've experienced but feeling processing and nervous system healing. Hi everybody my name is Caroline Strawson and I am your host of trauma and narcissism redefined.
0:43.2	Now, if you're a regular listener, a massive welcome to you. I'm getting on my soapbox on this one,
0:47.9	everybody. If you're a new listener, I am very passionate about what I do, but you may see me
0:53.6	a little bit of extra passion in today's
0:55.8	episode because I want to tell you a story, really. It's come about of conversations I've been
1:02.5	having on social media, and I think it's really, really important to share this. So the first
1:07.0	thing that I want to share is, am not a psychologist so I was trained many
1:12.5	years ago as a podiatrist as a foot doctor that's the medical profession that I was involved
1:17.2	in now when I experienced narcissistic abuse and I came out of my marriage and I realized I had
1:24.4	been in an abusive relationship I started to try and heal.
1:29.5	I saw, I got six free sessions with my doctor
1:33.5	of talking, counseling.
1:36.4	I actually saw a couple of psychotherapists as well.
1:40.1	One was actually our marriage guidance counselor
1:42.0	who had a couple of sessions with afterwards,
1:43.5	but he was a psychotherapist as well.
1:45.5	And also another psychotherapist.
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