TRAUMA RECOVERY COACHING

Have you had a traumatic or unhelpful experience in your life and feel it’s time to ditch any unhelpful responses to finally start living again?

Have you experienced a traumatic or unhelpful experience such as...

• Felt terrified by something that happened, felt completely out of control in a situation, been part of an emergency situation or been a first responder to a major crisis?
• Experienced combat and war or been involved in a serious accident, terrorist attack, natural disaster, or an animal attack
• Experienced a sudden loss
• Faced a serious illness or injury or suffered extreme pain
• Experienced domestic or childhood abuse, bullying, embarrassment or humiliation
• Been on the receiving end of criminal behaviour, stalking or received serious threats or viewed disturbing scenes?

Or are you struggling with...

• Unhelpful emotional or physical responses to distressing memories (broken relationships, shocking news, loss, embarrassment, etc)
• Unhelpful emotional or physical responses resulting from experiences of natural disaster, traumatic events (assault, rape, abuse, crime etc) and also experiences of war
• Unexpected anger responses
• Fear of abandonment, grief, stress, frustration, or upset
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Panic attacks, a phobia or chronic Pain?

We are here to unchain your pain and let go of any unhelpful feelings, thoughts and bodily responses associated with your experience

FACT: When it comes to trauma time doesn't heal, time steals your mind

Holding onto unresolved trauma is one of the worst things you can do. Like an ember, it burns inside your mind. Burying trauma doesn't put it out - it still burns. The longer you leave it the worse it gets.

The more experiences you have that are similar to the initial trauma, the more you add fuel to the fire inside your mind.

Unresolved trauma can wreak havoc on your mind and body due to increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol. This makes you more susceptible to future stressors and chronic illnesses

The four elements required for a trauma to be encoded in your mind:

A lot of people talk about there being two types of trauma - big Trauma and little trauma

The truth is, size doesn't matter when it comes to trauma. If you have the four elements necessary for a trauma to be encoded in your mind, it doesn't matter how you or others perceive it's importance, the encoding will be there in your mind regardless

Trauma doesn't care about your age, colour, size, shape, gender bias, ethnicity... Trauma is trauma, irrespective of how long ago it happened

The four elements required for a trauma to be encoded in your mind are:

1. Event - an event will have taken place, whether you remember it or not, that is significant for your mind. This can be a singular event or in the instance of layered trauma, multiple events, constituting an 'experience.' Traumatic events can be encoded in your mind as soon as your brain comes 'online' in the womb
2. Meaning - your mind assigns a particular meaning to that event, in essence it sees the event as a threat to your survival, in whatever form your mind interprets 'survival'
3. Landscape - the landscape in your mind is vulnerable to the event being perceived as a threat. For example, you may have experienced similar events that you had encoded as a threat, or something else was happening in your life at the time which increased your vulnerability to having the trauma encoded in your mind
4. Inescapability - you perceive the event as inescapable. It doesn't feel safe. You wanted to be able to 'escape' from it, but you could not

What makes this coaching different?

This coaching is underpinned by scientifically proven tools and techniques using the Emotional Mindset Management Approach to achieve deactivation of the traumatic encoding in your mind FAST without having to say anything about your experience

During the coaching you will learn how to:

• Recognise the emotions, thoughts, sensations and behaviours that are related to your trauma
• Let go of the traumatic encoding in your mind
• Replace the traumatic experience with positive and uplifting emotions and statements
• Take back control of your mindset
• Managed your emotions going forward

On the fence?

This approach has been described as 'the best treatment for emotionally traumatising experiences and particularly for PTSD.' Dr Sandlin Lowe

Who is this coaching perfect for?

1. Individuals or communities who have been involved in a recent traumatic or unhelpful experience, such as a natural disaster or terrorist attack, where support is currently unavailable, limited or isn't helping
2. Those who have been involved in a traumatic or unhelpful experience where other therapies have failed. Or where, despite the time passing, early traumatic experiences such as those in childhood still affect you
3. Individuals who have experienced a trauma, but are unable to talk about it due to the extent of the trauma, a feeling of shame or guilt or confidentiality surrounding the experience
4. Children or adults who are finding it hard describe what feelings or sensations are contributing to the trauma or can't pinpoint the origin of the sensations being felt in the present
5. Those who continue to experience unhelpful emotional or physical responses to distressing memories (broken relationships, shocking news, loss, embarrassment, grief, etc) and would like support to unchain their pain and live again

Sessions are available at an individual or group level and can be tailored to your specific needs. Please visit The Wellbeing Warrior Academy to find out more about other programs suited to your family or organisational needs, or connect with us directly

What is the requirement to participate in this coaching?

• You must be an adult to register for the coaching

• For online sessions, you need a computer or a phone with a speaker and microphone and access to the Internet

• For online sessions you need to be able to view the screen whilst having access to your hands

• If participating in a group session, you will need a notebook and pen to take notes to record your emotional state during the coaching session

Your Coach

Dr Ruth Mary Allan is a Certified Brain Health Professional through the Amen Clinics and Institute for Better Health, Certified Havening Practitioner and High Performance Coach. She is a trained Trauma Risk Management Coordinator for the Military and Mental Health First Aider.

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