In this podcast episode, I’m chatting with Alex Heath about trauma, and getting her perspective. I know Alex from my time working in the pregnancy and birth world, as Alex specialises in birth trauma and perinatal mental and emotional health. For me, birth...
Do you suffer from the humiliation wound? Perhaps you keep choosing partners or friends that humiliate you. Or maybe you find that you keep doing things for others when they don’t even appreciate it. Do you feel guilty for treating yourself? If any of these...
Are you a victim of the injustice wound? Bandaids, medical gauze, and paracetamol; there’s no end to the treatments available for bloody bruises or painful burns. But what about those wounds that don’t bleed red? Despite being invisible, such wounds hurt the...
Were you often let down or betrayed by those closest to you, including parents, family, friends, or a significant other? Continuous let-downs are like raindrops batting against a wooden windowsill; they’re going to leave a deep mark over time. This “deep mark” is...
Are you a victim of the scarcity wound? A scarcity wound is almost universally connected to poverty, and especially child poverty. In economic terms, scarcity is where there is a limited supply of something. In the context of psychology and mental health, scarcity can...
Are you a victim of the betrayal wound? Were you let down by someone you thought highly of? If so, you may find it challenging to trust people now, and for good reason: once bitten, twice shy! Being betrayed by a loved one is bound to take its toll and leave you...
