15/10/2021
You can heal from trauma. Yes.
But why do we stop there? Why do we want to just heal, like we are a broken vase?
I donβt know about you, but I want to shine BECAUSE of my adversity, not in spite of.
Until recently, trauma was believed to be one of the prevalent ways our lives got screwed up and created serious mental health issues.
Trauma, obstacles and adversity are not only a fact of life, they're how people grow stronger. Itβs estimated that 90% of people who experience adversity also experience some form of personal growth in the following months and years.
But hereβs the thing: Itβs not the trauma or obstacle itself that will develop you into a stronger person.
Itβs the work you put into understanding your place in the world as a result of the adversity that will make you stronger and more resilient.
Adversity shakes up our world. It makes us question everything we had understood to be true about what makes us tick -- and what makes others tick, as well.
Very often, we need to rebuild ourselves in some way, and in that process we take a long, hard look at the foundation upon which our assumptions about life are built.
For way too long, weβve focused on the negative side of trauma because thereβs no doubt that too much trauma can damage us.
Letβs flip the script, shall we?