Podcast Ep. 004: Why I Wrote a Book on Stress and Trauma
When I was little, I knew two things for sure: I was going to be a doctor, and I was going to be a teacher.
I had no model for being both, but I was certain I wanted to contribute something meaningful to this world.
It turns out I did become both, just not in the way I imagined.
I earned a doctorate in counselor education and trained as a clinical mental health counselor. But here's what shifted: treating illness after it develops wasn't enough. I wanted to help people resolve stress and trauma before it makes them sick in the first place.
So I stepped away from academia and clinical practice to build something different. I wrote a book. I created a method. And I started teaching people how to transform stress from something that breaks you down into something that builds you up.
In this week's episode, I share more about the story of creating Gravity Point® as well as:
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Why I was sick my entire childhood
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The breakthrough that changed everything about how I worked with clients
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Why we need 20 stress responses, not 3—and why vicarious stress matters
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Talk to you inside,
Ashley