What is Trauma? How Stress Becomes Trauma (and How to Resolve It)

February 17, 2026

In this episode, Dr. Ashley Anne explores one of the most misunderstood concepts in wellness: the relationship between stress and trauma, and how trauma healing begins with understanding how to resolve stress.

Building on the previous episode's discussion of stress, this conversation introduces a critical reframe: There isn't "stress" over here and "traumatic stress" over there.

There is one stress response cycle, and it can unfold in two different ways.

One keeps you whole.

The other leaves a wound.

That wound is what we call trauma.

Drawing from 15 years of research, clinical work, and lived experience, Ashley explains how trauma is not a flaw, weakness, or pathology, but an intelligent, protective response that emerges when stress becomes oppressive and your system lacks the resources to process it.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why trauma is an interrupted stress response cycle

• The difference between integrated and interrupted stress responses

• How your body–mind–relationship system disconnects to protect you

• Why dissociation is selective, not all-or-nothing

• How oppression (not stress alone) creates trauma

• Why connection is prioritized over authenticity when survival is at stake

• How trauma can form at emotional, relational, physical, systemic, and vicarious levels

• Why sensitive, empathic, and neurodivergent people are especially impacted

• How personal dissociation contributes to collective and societal harm

Using accessible metaphors and real-life examples, Ashley walks you through how stress is meant to flow through your body, mind, and relationships, and what happens when that flow is interrupted to preserve safety.

This episode closes with a powerful reframe: If all human suffering stems from interrupted stress response cycles, then trauma resolution doesn’t require fixing who you are, it requires integrating your experiences.

This conversation lays the groundwork for everything that follows on the Gravity Point® Podcast, offering a compassionate lens for understanding trauma and stress, and a hopeful reminder that your system is innately designed to heal.

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Episode Transcript

BACK IN 2010 WHEN I BECAME A TRAUMA THERAPIST
I REALIZED QUICKLY
THAT PRETTY MUCH EVERY HUMAN ISSUE IS RELATED TO TRAUMA
NOW THAT MIGHT SOUND LIKE A PRETTY BRAVE GENERALIZATION
BUT BY THE TIME THIS EPISODE IS DONE
YOU'LL SEE THAT IT'S TRUE
IN THE PREVIOUS EPISODE WE TALKED ABOUT STRESS
IN THIS ONE WE'LL TALK ABOUT TRAUMA
LET'S START HERE THERE'S NOT REALLY STRESS AND TRAUMATIC STRESS
THERE'S REALLY JUST ONE STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
THAT CAN UNFOLD IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS
ONE KEEPS YOU WHOLE THE OTHER LEAVES A WOUND
ANOTHER WORD FOR WOUND IS TRAUMA
SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BREAK DOWN EXACTLY WHAT TRAUMA IS
HOW IT HAPPENS AND WHY
UNDERSTANDING THIS MIGHT CHANGE EVERYTHING
ABOUT HOW YOU APPROACH HEALING
WELCOME TO THE GRAVITY POINT PODCAST
I'M YOUR HOST DR ASHLEY ANNE
I AM I USED TO BE A LICENSED TRAUMA THERAPIST AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
BUT EVENTUALLY
I LEFT BOTH BEHIND BECAUSE I REALIZED I DIDN'T WANT TO TREAT ILLNESS
I WANTED TO PREVENT IT
THAT'S WHAT WE'LL EXPLORE TOGETHER ON THIS PODCAST
HOW TO RESOLVE STRESS AND TRAUMA BEFORE IT MAKES YOU SICK
IF YOU WANT TO LEARN THE COMPLETE METHOD TO RESOLVE STRESS AND TRAUMA
IN ANY TRIGGERING SITUATION
CLICK THE LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION
TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE GRAVITY POINT GUIDEBOOK TODAY
THIS EPISODE COVERS CONTENT FROM CHAPTERS 2 AND 3 OF VOLUME 1
OF THE GRAVITY POINT ANTHOLOGY
IF YOU WANT THE FULL DEEPER DIVE INTO THE RESEARCH
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND EXAMPLES
TO HELP YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT WE DISCUSS HERE
YOU CAN GET THE BOOK USING THE LINK IN THE SHOW NOTES LET'S DIVE IN
THE MODELS OF STRESS YOU'LL LEARN HERE TODAY ARE NEW
YOU WON'T FIND THEM PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE BECAUSE THEY'RE PRODUCTS
SOMETHING I MADE FOR YOU BASED ON 15 YEARS OF RESEARCH
AND THOUSANDS OF HOURS SITTING WITH CLIENTS
NOTICING PATTERNS ASKING QUESTIONS
TESTING IDEAS AND TRYING IT ALL OUT MYSELF
WHILE THESE MODELS ARE ROOTED IN THE RESEARCH
THEY'RE NOT SCIENTIFIC FRAMEWORKS THAT MAP 1 TO 1
WITH ANY SINGLE FIELD OF STUDY
INSTEAD THEY'RE PRACTICAL TOOLS
I BUILT FROM BOTH RESEARCH AND REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE
SO THEY HELP YOU UNDERSTAND AND WORK WITH STRESS AND TRAUMA
IN WAYS THAT RESEARCH ALONE CAN'T PROVIDE
SO YOU CAN THINK OF THESE MODELS AS
RESOURCES YOU CAN USE TO MAKE THE RESEARCH REAL
WHAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT
FROM TRADITIONAL APPROACHES IS HOW THEY FRAME THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN STRESS AND TRAUMA
STRESS RESPONSES AND TRAUMATIC
STRESS RESPONSES ARE ACTUALLY THE SAME PROCESS
UNFOLDING IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS
DEPENDING ON WHETHER CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOW INTEGRATION
OR REQUIRE INTERRUPTION SO THOSE WORDS ARE IMPORTANT
INTEGRATION OR INTERRUPTION
SO LET'S BREAK THEM DOWN IN THE PREVIOUS EPISODE
WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT STRESS IS
IT'S PRESSURE A SITUATION IN YOUR LIFE CHANGES
AND THOSE CHANGES PUT PRESSURE ON YOUR BODY MIND
RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM SO YOU CAN CHANGE ALONG WITH IT
YOUR SYSTEM DOES THIS BY USING THE STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
FEELING SENSATIONS IN YOUR BODY
THINKING STORIES IN YOUR MIND
AND ACTING USING SIGNALS IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
THIS CYCLE IS DESIGNED TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE SITUATION
SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR PHASES OF THE STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE FEEL
THINK ACT AND IMPACT
WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS YOUR FEEL
THINK ACT FLOW
SO THIS FEEL THINK
ACT FLOW
OR THE STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE CAN HAPPEN IN TWO VERY DIFFERENT WAYS
WHEN YOUR SYSTEM HAS THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO PROCESS THE STRESS
SO THIS IS THE FIRST WAY
IT WILL STAY CONNECTED AS YOU MOVE THROUGH THE CYCLE
YOUR BODY CLEARLY COMMUNICATES WITH YOUR MIND
AND TOGETHER YOUR BODY AND MIND CULTIVATE CLEAR COMMUNICATION
WITHIN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
YOU FEEL YOU THINK
YOU ACT AND YOU MOVE ON
THIS IS CALLED AN INTEGRATED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
AND IT KEEPS YOUR BODY MIND
RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM WHOLE
BUT WHEN YOUR SYSTEM DOESN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS
SO WHEN THE PRESSURE BECOMES TOO MUCH OR IT HAPPENS TOO FAST
OR IT'S TOO OVERWHELMING YOUR BODY MIND
RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM IS FORCED TO DISCONNECT
SO THAT YOUR RESPONSE TO THE SITUATION CHANGES
SO YOU MIGHT FEEL ONE THING IN YOUR BODY WHILE YOU'RE THINKING
ANOTHER IN YOUR MIND
AND YOU MIGHT STRUGGLE TO SHOW UP WITH ACCOUNTABILITY
OR AUTHENTICITY IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
THIS DISCONNECTION BETWEEN YOUR BODY
YOUR MIND AND YOUR RELATIONSHIPS IS A WOUND
SO IT'S TRAUMA AND THIS IS CALLED AN INTERRUPTED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
SO TRAUMA ISN'T A SEPARATE THING THAT HAPPENS TO YOU
IT'S A NORMAL NATURAL
AND SMART STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
YOUR SYSTEM USES TO INTENTIONALLY CHANGE HOW YOU FEEL
THINK AND ACT IN RESPONSE TO OVERWHELMING SITUATIONS
AN INTEGRATED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE KEEPS YOU WHOLE
AN INTERRUPTED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE CREATES A WOUND OR TRAUMA
SO
WHAT IS IT THAT DETERMINES WHETHER YOUR STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE STAYS
INTEGRATED OR GETS INTERRUPTED
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO ONE THING
THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE THE SITUATION PLACES UPON YOUR SYSTEM
AND YOUR RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE TO RESPOND TO IT
SO WHEN THE PRESSURE A SITUATION PLACES ON YOU IS MANAGEABLE RIGHT
WHEN YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HANDLE IT
YOUR STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE STAYS INTEGRATED
SO PRESSURE YOU CAN HANDLE MEANS YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED TO FEEL
THINK AND ACT NATURALLY IN RESPONSE TO THE SITUATION
YOU HAVE TIME TO PROCESS YOU HAVE SUPPORT
YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY YOU HAVE ENOUGH SHELTER
YOU HAVE SOME DEGREE OF CONTROL
OR INFLUENCE OVER HOW THE EVENTS UNFOLD RIGHT
THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO HANDLE SOMETHING
IN THESE CASES YOUR BODY MIND
RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM CAN STAY CONNECTED AS IT COMPLETES THE CYCLE
ESSENTIALLY IT COMES DOWN TO THIS
WHEN YOUR SYSTEM FEELS SAFE TO FEEL
THINK AND ACT AS YOU NATURALLY WOULD
IT WILL USE AN INTEGRATED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
BUT WHEN THE PRESSURE BECOMES TOO MUCH
AND WHEN IT CROSSES THAT THRESHOLD WHERE YOU CAN NO LONGER MANAGE IT
AND IT BECOMES OPPRESSIVE
YOUR SYSTEM DOES SOMETHING VERY SMART
IT INTERRUPTS THE NATURAL CYCLE TO PROTECT YOU
SO IF STRESS IS PRESSURE YOU CAN HANDLE
OPPRESSION IS PRESSURE YOU CANNOT
SO AN OPPRESSIVE SITUATION
OR OPPRESSION MIGHT MEAN THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES
SUCH AS TIME
MONEY OR ENERGY OR LEGAL SUPPORT OR SOCIAL SUPPORT OR ETCETERA
ETCETERA ETCETERA
RIGHT TO FEEL
THINK AND ACT NATURALLY
IT ALSO MIGHT MEAN THAT THE SITUATION
IS HAPPENING TOO FAST FOR YOU TO PROCESS IT EFFECTIVELY
OR MAYBE YOU'RE ALONE WITH NO SUPPORT
OR YOU ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO INFLUENCE THE SITUATION
SO MAYBE YOU'RE TOO YOUNG
TOO SMALL TOO EXHAUSTED OR TOO OVERWHELMED
WHEN PRESSURE BECOMES OPPRESSIVE
YOUR SYSTEM CHANGES HOW YOU RESPOND
SO IT'S GONNA ALTER HOW YOU FEEL
THINK AND ACT
SO THAT YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE THE SITUATION
BY RESPONDING IN A MANNER THAT DOESN'T MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE
SO OPPRESSION DISCONNECTS YOUR BODY MIND
RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM FROM EACH OTHER
AND THIS DISCONNECTION CREATES THE WOUND
AND THAT'S WHAT WE CALL TRAUMA
NOW HERE'S SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT TO HOLD ON TO
OPPRESSION IS VERY OFTEN RELATED TO RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS
IT CAN DEFINITELY HAPPEN ELSEWHERE
LIKE DURING NATURAL DISASTERS
AND ACCIDENTS THAT ARE BEYOND ANYONE'S CONTROL
IT CAN STEM FROM THE ONSET OF A DISEASE OR A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER
BUT EVEN THEN IT'S OUR RELATIONSHIPS THAT DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT THOSE SITUATIONS ARE MANAGEABLE
OR GET STUCK IN OUR SYSTEM AS TRAUMA RESPONSES
SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STRESS AND
THE PRESSURE FROM STRESS AND DEPRESSION
REALLY COMES DOWN TO WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE THE SUPPORT WE NEED
IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS
SO MOST OPPRESSION ACTUALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE FORCED TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN YOUR NATURAL FEELINGS
THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS
AND MAINTAINING CONNECTION WITH THE PEOPLE YOU DEPEND ON
IF YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THESE TWO THINGS
YOUR BODY MIND
RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM WILL CHOOSE CONNECTION WITH OTHERS
EVERY SINGLE TIME THIS IS INSTINCTIVE
AND THIS IS BECAUSE FOR HUMANS
CONNECTION MEANS SURVIVAL
SO WE DIDN'T ESCAPE THE FOOD CHAIN
BECAUSE WE'RE STRONGER OR FASTER THAN OTHER ANIMALS
WE ESCAPED IT AND WE'RE NOT WORRYING ABOUT BEING HUNTED BY LIONS
TIGERS AND BEARS RIGHT
BECAUSE WE CAN CONNECT AND COOPERATE WITH ONE ANOTHER
SOCIAL BONDS AREN'T OPTIONAL
THEY ARE HOW WE ACCESS FOOD AND SHELTER
SAFETY AND BELONGING SO THINK ABOUT ALL THE RESOURCES YOU USE IN A DAY
WATER ELECTRICITY
FOOD SHELTER
HOW MANY OF THESE DID YOU MAKE YOURSELF
PROBABLY NONE MAYBE A FEW
BUT THE FACT IS WE NEED EACH OTHER TO SURVIVE
AND IN A WORLD WHERE CONNECTION
INCREASINGLY HAPPENS ONLINE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
YOU KNOW WHERE BEING LIKED
FOLLOWED AND ACCEPTED CAN DIRECTLY IMPACT YOUR LIVELIHOOD
YOUR REPUTATION YOUR SENSE OF BELONGING
THIS NEED FOR CONNECTION IS MORE PREVALENT THAN EVER
AND UNFORTUNATELY
IT OFTEN CREATES A BIND WHEN HOW YOU WOULD NATURALLY FEEL
THINK AND ACT THREATENS A CRITICAL RELATIONSHIP
YOUR SYSTEM WILL SACRIFICE YOUR NATURAL RESPONSE
TO PRESERVE THE CONNECTION
EVEN IF IT MEANS WOUNDING YOUR OWN BODY
MIND
RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM AND WE'RE GONNA TALK THROUGH AN EXAMPLE OF THAT
BUT FIRST I WANT YOU TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SORT OF PRESSURE
AND THIS CHOICE THAT YOUR SYSTEM HAS TO MAKE
THIS IS WHY TRAUMA HAPPENS
TRAUMA DOESN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE YOU'RE WEAK
OR SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH YOU
IT HAPPENS BECAUSE YOUR SYSTEM IS HELPING YOU SURVIVE
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT OPPRESSION
BECAUSE THE THING IS OPPRESSION CAN HAPPEN AT MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS
BECAUSE OUR RELATIONSHIPS IMPACT US AT SO MANY LEVELS
SO LET'S LOOK AT A FEW EXAMPLES OF OPPRESSION
NOW
SIMPLY LISTENING TO THIS LIST MIGHT BE A LITTLE TRIGGER TRIGGERING
SO
SO FEEL FREE TO FAST FORWARD AND SKIP OVER IT IF YOU'D PREFER
SO OPPRESSION CAN HAPPEN AT THE LEVEL OF YOUR FEELINGS
YOU MIGHT BE A CHILD TRYING TO EXPRESS SADNESS
BUT YOUR CAREGIVER TELLS YOU TO STOP CRYING
OR MAYBE YOUR FRIENDS TEASE YOU
OR SOMEHOW
YOU GET THE MESSAGE THAT CRYING MEANS YOU'RE SOMEHOW IMMATURE RIGHT
YOUR BODY NEEDS TO FEEL AND RELEASE THAT FEELING
BUT IT'S NOT SAFE TO DO SO
BECAUSE IT THREATENS YOUR IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS
SO YOUR SYSTEM IS GONNA LEARN TO INTERRUPT THAT SADNESS
AND REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING ELSE
AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE BODY MIND RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM BREAKS
IT SEPARATES YOUR BODY FROM YOUR MIND
FROM YOUR RELATIONSHIPS SO THAT YOU CAN ACT IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH HOW YOU'RE FEELING AND THINKING
OPPRESSION CAN ALSO HAPPEN IN RELATION TO YOUR ROLES
SO YOU MIGHT BE IN A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEBODY
WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK YOUR TRUTH
OR MAYBE YOUR YOUR TRUTH KIND OF VIOLATES WHAT'S BEING AGREED UPON
BUT THE THING IS THE POWER DYNAMIC MAKES IT HARD OR UNSAFE TO DO SO
SO MAYBE YOU'RE TALKING WITH YOUR BOSS OR AN AUTHORITY FIGURE
OR YOU'RE LISTENING TO A PERSON IN GOVERNMENT
OR SOMEONE WHO PAYS FOR YOUR FOOD AND SHELTER
YOUR BODY KNOWS INSTINCTIVELY WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID
BUT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT SAYING IT OUT LOUD
WOULD STRAIN THE RELATIONSHIP
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU'RE AUTOMATICALLY
UNCONSCIOUSLY
GOING TO DISCONNECT FROM WHAT YOU FEEL AND SAY WHAT KEEPS YOU SAFE
INSTEAD
OPPRESSION CAN ALSO HAPPEN AT THE PHYSICAL LEVEL
SO YOU MIGHT BE PHYSICALLY VIOLATED
ATTACKED OR HELD CAPTIVE YOUR BODY WANTS TO FIGHT OR FLEE
BUT YOU'RE OVERPOWERED IN SOME WAY
SO YOUR RELATIONSHIP MIGHT BE SO IMPORTANT
THAT IT'S BETTER TO STAY CAPTIVE THAN TO TRY AND FIGHT BACK
OR TO TRY TO FLEE RIGHT
AND THIS IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT HERE TO SAY THAT
THAT BEING OVERPOWERED DOESN'T ACTUALLY ALWAYS HAPPEN TO BE PHYSICAL
SOMETIMES IT CAN BE ECONOMIC POWER THAT SOMEBODY HAS
SO YOU CANNOT FIGHT BACK OR YOU CANNOT FLEE
SO YOUR SYSTEM IS GONNA SHUT DOWN INSTEAD
SO THIS KIND OF OPPRESSION WILL AGAIN
INTERRUPT YOUR NATURAL RESPONSES TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE
AND MAKE IT MORE LIKELY YOU'LL SURVIVE THE SITUATION
OPPRESSION HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AT THE SYSTEMIC LEVEL
SO YOU COULD BE PART OF A MARGINALIZED GROUP
EXPERIENCING DISCRIMINATION
VIOLENCE EXPLOITATION OR EXCLUSION
THE STRESS HERE AND AT THE SYSTEMIC LEVEL IS NEVER ONE SITUATION
IT'S CONSTANT PERVASIVE AND COMPLETELY BEYOND YOUR CONTROL
SO YOUR SYSTEM MUST CONSTANTLY IN THIS CASE
DISTORT ITSELF AND INTERRUPT YOUR STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
TO MANAGE THE CONSISTENT THREATS TO YOUR WELL BEING
ALSO OPPRESSION CAN BE EXPERIENCED VICARIOUSLY
SO YOU MIGHT WITNESS SOMEONE YOU LOVE SUFFER AND YOU CAN'T HELP THEM
OR YOU MIGHT ABSORB THE COLLECTIVE STRESS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD
THROUGH NEWS SOCIAL MEDIA OR YOUR COMMUNITY
YOU MIGHT WATCH A VERY DIFFICULT
VIDEO OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY
AND IT STAYS WITH YOU
SO YOUR MIRROR NEURONS WILL PICK UP ON ALL OF THAT PRESSURE
BUT SINCE THERE'S SEEMINGLY NOTHING YOU CAN DO RIGHT
THESE PROBLEMS FEEL IN THAT MOMENT BIGGER THAN YOURSELF
YOUR STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE WILL INTERRUPT
SO
YOU CAN SHUT OFF SOME OF IT AND CONTINUE TO FUNCTION ON A DAILY BASIS
IN EVERY ONE OF THESE SITUATIONS
YOUR SYSTEM WANTS TO
COMPLETE THE STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE IN AN INTEGRATED WAY
YOUR BODY KNOWS WHAT IT FEELS
SO IT WANTS TO FEEL WHAT IT'S FEELING
YOUR MIND WANTS TO MAKE SENSE OF THAT SENSATION ACCURATELY
AND YOUR RELATIONSHIPS RIGHT
THE PART OF YOU THAT SHOWING UP IN YOUR ROLES
YOU WANT TO EXPRESS IT AUTHENTICALLY WITH ACCOUNTABILITY
SO THAT YOU CAN IMPACT THE SITUATION
THAT'S OUR NATURAL LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING
THAT'S OUR NATURAL IMPULSE
BUT WHEN THE SITUATION IS OPPRESSIVE
LIKE IN THE EXAMPLES WE JUST WALKED THROUGH
IT'S GONNA PRESENT A CIRCUMSTANCE THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM ACTUALLY
MAKING AN IMPACT
SO INSTEAD IT INTERRUPTS THE CYCLE TO KEEP YOU SAFE
IT DISCONNECTS YOUR BODY FROM YOUR MIND OR YOUR FEELINGS
FROM YOUR ACTIONS OR YOUR THOUGHTS
FROM YOUR RELATIONSHIPS AND THIS IS A WOUND
THIS IS TRAUMA
IN A STRESSFUL SITUATION YOUR CYCLE OR YOUR SYSTEM RATHER STAYS WHOLE
RIGHT YOUR STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE KEEPS YOUR SYSTEM WHOLE
BECAUSE YOU CAN CHANGE THE SITUATION
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN ACT IN A WAY THAT'S EMPOWERED AND ALIGNED
BUT DURING OPPRESSION
YOUR SYSTEM BECOMES WOUNDED BECAUSE THE SITUATION CHANGES YOU
SO IN AN INTEGRATED STRESS RESPONSE
WE ARE HARDWIRED TO MAKE CHANGE IN THE SITUATION
BUT DURING AN INTERRUPTED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
THE SITUATION OVERWHELMS AND CHANGES YOU
SO LET'S ACTUALLY ILLUSTRATE THIS FOR MY NEUROSCIENCE NERDS OUT THERE
LET'S ILLUSTRATE THIS PROCESS
AND WE'RE GONNA USE YOUR HAND AS A MODEL OF YOUR BRAIN
SO THIS TRICK IS SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED FROM DR DAN SEIGEL
HE DOES THIS WHEN HE'S TRYING TO TEACH NEUROLOGICAL CONCEPTS TOO
SO DAN SEIGEL IS THE FOUNDER OF INTERPERSONAL NEUROBIOLOGY
SO WHAT FOLLOWS IS MY EXPLANATION
BUT UM SHOUT OUT TO DR SEIGEL FOR GIVING US THIS HAND BRAIN HACK
SO WHEN YOU'RE READY OPEN YOUR LEFT PALM AND FACE IT FORWARD
AND IF YOUR BODY DOESN'T MOVE IN THIS WAY
YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO IN YOUR MIND INSTEAD
SO YOUR PALM IS FACING FORWARD
YOU'RE GONNA BEND YOUR THUMB
SO THAT IT'S RESTING ON THE INSIDE OF YOUR HAND
AND THEN WRAP YOUR FINGERS AROUND IT TO MAKE A FIST
IF YOU HOLD YOUR HAND UP TO THE SIDE OF YOUR HEAD
IT LOOKS LIKE A MINI BRAIN YOUR FOREARM REPRESENTS YOUR BODY
YOUR WRIST IS YOUR BRAIN STEM
YOUR THUMB ON THE INSIDE IS YOUR LIMBIC SYSTEM
IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR BRAIN
AND YOUR FINGERS ARE THE CORTEX
SO USE YOUR RIGHT HAND TO TOUCH THE TWO LEFT MIDDLE FINGERS
RIGHT WHERE THEY MEET YOUR PALM
FEEL THAT CONNECTION THERE
SO THOSE TWO LEFT MIDDLE FINGERS
ARE PARTS OF YOUR BRAIN CALLED THE INTERIOR
SINGLET CORTEX AND THE ORBITAL FRONTAL CORTEX
YOU DON'T NEED TO REMEMBER THOSE'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THOSE
THAT AREA OF THE BRAIN AS A DRAWBRIDGE
SO THOSE TWO LEFT MIDDLE FINGERS ACT LIKE A DRAWBRIDGE IN YOUR BRAIN
ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA DETERMINES WHETHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR BODY
RIGHT TOUCH YOUR LEFT FOREARM
CAN REACH YOUR CONSCIOUS AWARENESS
TOUCH YOUR LEFT KNUCKLES
RIGHT SO ACTIVITY IN THE MIDDLE RIGHT THERE
DETERMINES WHETHER THAT ENERGY FROM YOUR BODY REACHES
YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND
SO KEEP YOUR TWO MIDDLE FINGERS FIRMLY PRESSED AGAINST YOUR PALM
THIS IS THE BRIDGE LOWERED
THIS IS AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM RIGHT
EVERYTHING'S CONNECTED WHEN THE BRIDGE IS DOWN
INFORMATION FLOWS FREELY
SENSATIONS FROM YOUR BODY TRAVEL UP THROUGH YOUR BRAIN STEM
THROUGH YOUR LIMBIC SYSTEM
AND CROSS THE BRIDGE INTO YOUR PREFRONTAL CORTEX
SO IF YOU TAKE YOUR RIGHT HAND
AND YOU SLIDE IT FROM YOUR LEFT FOREARM UP TO YOUR KNUCKLES
WITHOUT BREAKING THE PATH
THAT'S AN INTEGRATED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
SO YOU'RE FEELING THINGS IN YOUR BODY
YOU'RE THINKING THINGS WITH YOUR MIND RIGHT
THAT'S THAT'S THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE BREAKING DOWN RIGHT HERE
IT'S THE ABILITY OF THAT ENERGY AND INFORMATION
GOING FROM YOUR BODY UP TO YOUR CONSCIOUS PART OF YOUR BRAIN
SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT IT
SO IN THIS CASE
YOU CAN FEEL YOUR HEART RACING YOU CAN SENSE YOUR STOMACH TURNING
YOU CAN NOTICE YOUR JAW CLENCHING
AND BECAUSE YOUR MIND CAN FEEL THESE SENSATIONS IN YOUR BODY
CAUSE IT INFORMATION'S GETTING TO YOUR PREFRONTAL CORTEX
YOU CAN ACTUALLY TAKE ACTION IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
BASED ON THOSE FEELINGS AND BASED ON THOSE THOUGHTS
NOW LIFT YOUR LEFT TWO MIDDLE FINGERS SLIGHTLY AWAY FROM YOUR PALM
YOU'RE GONNA CREATE A SMALL GAP BETWEEN YOUR FINGERTIPS AND YOUR PALM
THIS IS THE BRIDGE RAISED AND THIS IS AN INTERRUPTED SYSTEM RIGHT
THERE'S A BREAK IN IT NOW WHEN THE BRIDGE GOES UP
THE FLOW OF ENERGY ALSO STOPS
SO THIS GAP REPRESENTS SOMETHING CALLED DISSOCIATION
IT'S YOUR SYSTEM'S WAY OF PROTECTING YOU
BY BLOCKING CERTAIN FEELINGS FROM REACHING YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND
NOW IF YOU TAKE YOUR RIGHT HAND
AND YOU SLIDE IT FROM YOUR FOREARM TO YOUR KNUCKLES
YOU'LL SEE HOW THERE'S A GAP BETWEEN YOUR THUMB
AND YOUR FINGERS THAT YOU CAN'T CROSS
THAT'S AN INTERRUPTED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
YOUR BODY IS STILL GENERATING SENSATIONS
YOUR HEART IS STILL RACING
YOUR STOMACH IS STILL TURNING RIGHT
THE SENSATIONS DON'T TURN OFF
BUT THAT INFORMATION CAN'T REACH YOUR CONSCIOUS AWARENESS
AND BECAUSE YOUR MIND CANNOT THINK ABOUT THESE SENSATIONS IN YOUR BODY
YOU CANNOT TAKE ACTION IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON THEM
SO PRESS YOUR FINGERS BACK DOWN FIRMLY AGAINST YOUR PALM
THIS IS AN INTEGRATED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE THAT KEEPS YOU WHOLE
NOW LIFT YOUR FINGERS AWAY FROM YOUR PALM
THIS IS AN INTERRUPTED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE THAT CREATES A WOUND
THIS IS TRAUMA
ALL RIGHT YOU CAN PUT YOUR HAND BRAIN AWAY
IN STRESS AND TRAUMA MODELS THAT ARE COMMONLY KNOWN
DISSOCIATION IS OFTEN UNDERSTOOD AS AN ALL OR NOTHING PROCESS
SO YOUR BODY MIND
RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM IS EITHER COMPLETELY CONNECTED
OR COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED
BUT MY RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY THE CASE
SO THAT BRIDGE IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR BRAIN
REMEMBER IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY BLOCK EVERYTHING AT ONCE
IT'S VERY SELECTIVE SO
IT'S GONNA RAISE FOR THE FEELINGS AND SENSATIONS THAT SEEM DANGEROUS
SO MAYBE THE ANGER THAT MIGHT GET YOU REJECTED
THE SADNESS THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU VULNERABLE
THE FEAR THAT MIGHT YOU KNOW
MAKE YOU LOOK WEAK
AND IT KEEPS THE BRIDGE DOWN FOR THE FEELINGS THAT SEEM SAFER
SO MAYBE THE ONES THAT WOULD BETTER SERVE YOUR SAFETY IN THE SITUATION
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU END UP WITH SOME SENSATIONS GETTING THROUGH
WHILE OTHERS STAY BLOCKED
YOU CAN ACCESS SOME OF WHAT YOU'RE FEELING
BUT NOT ALL OF IT AND THAT PARTIAL ACCESS IS WHAT CREATES THE WOUND
THE TRICK TO HEALING THAT WOUND
IS MAKING SURE ALL YOUR STRESS RESPONSES
REMAIN INTEGRATED IN EVERY SINGLE SITUATION
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'LL LEARN TO DO
IF YOU DOWNLOAD THE FREE GUIDEBOOK IN THE SHOW NOTES
AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA TALK MORE ABOUT THAT PROCESS AS THIS PODCAST
CONTINUES ON
LET'S WALK THROUGH AN EXAMPLE TO MAKE THIS CONCEPT REALLY CLEAR
SO WE'LL USE ONE SITUATION
BUT I'LL SHOW YOU HOW YOU MIGHT RESPOND TO IT
EITHER USING AN INTEGRATED OR INTERRUPTED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
IMAGINE YOU'RE HAVING A HARD CONVERSATION WITH A FRIEND
AND THEY SAY SOMETHING THAT HURTS YOUR FEELINGS FIRST
LET'S TALK THROUGH WHAT YOUR RESPONSE LOOKS LIKE
WHEN YOUR MIND OR YOUR BODY MIND RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM STAYS INTEGRATED
YOUR BODY IMMEDIATELY RESPONDS
THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS
YOUR CHEST TIGHTENS
YOUR THROAT GETS THICK AND TEARS START TO WELL UP IN YOUR EYES
NOW BECAUSE YOUR SYSTEM IS FEELING SAFE
ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY REMAIN CONNECTED AND INTEGRATED
THE BRIDGES IN YOUR BRAIN ARE GOING TO REMAIN DOWN
AND ALLOW ALL THOSE SENSATIONS TO GET TO YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND
YOU CAN USE THOSE FEELINGS IN YOUR BODY TO CREATE A MATCHING STORY
SO THAT HURT I FEEL SAD AND A LITTLE BETRAYED
THAT MIGHT BE YOUR STORY RIGHT
BECAUSE YOUR BODY AND MIND STAY CONNECTED
AND YOU FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO ACT ON THOSE FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS
BECAUSE THERE'S NO OPPRESSION IN THIS RELATIONSHIP
YOU CAN TAKE A BREATH AND SAY HEY
WHAT YOU JUST SAID REALLY HURT MY FEELINGS CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT
NOW YOUR SYSTEM ALREADY KNEW YOUR FRIEND WAS SAFE
AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
IT'S BECAUSE YOU FELT SAFE
THAT YOUR RESPONSE IS ABLE TO IMPACT THE SITUATION IN SOME WAY
SO THAT LAST PHASE RIGHT
IMPACT YOUR FRIEND MIGHT PAUSE
REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED AND AND MAYBE SAY SOMETHING LIKE OH WOW
I'M SO SORRY I DIDN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY
LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY
SO AS YOU BOTH TALK IT THROUGH
YOUR BODY WILL RELAX BECAUSE YOU USED UP THE ENERGY IT CREATED
YOUR MIND WILL KEEP CREATING STORIES OF SAFETY AND FEELING HEARD
AND YOUR ENTIRE SYSTEM IS GOING TO REMEMBER THAT
ACTING ON THOSE FEELINGS ACTUALLY MADE AN IMPACT
THAT'S AN INTEGRATED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
YOUR FEELINGS MATCHED YOUR THOUGHTS
YOUR THOUGHTS MATCHED YOUR ACTIONS
AND YOUR ACTIONS CREATED AN IMPACT THAT RESOLVED THE SITUATION
THE PRESSURE FROM THE NEW ENERGY CREATED BY YOUR FRIEND'S COMMENT
CAME INTO YOUR BODY MIND RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM AND THEN WENT OUT
SO YOUR BODY MIND
RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM STAYED CONNECTED THROUGHOUT
AND YOU GOT TO STAY WHOLE
NOW IMAGINE THE SAME SITUATION
BUT THIS TIME THERE'S A POWER DYNAMIC AT PLAY
LIKE MAYBE THIS ISN'T JUST A FRIEND
MAYBE IT'S YOUR ROOMMATE SO
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS PERSON IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED
TO YOUR LIVING SITUATION YOUR FINANCIAL SAFETY
YOUR SENSE OF SHELTER
YOUR SENSE OF PEACE EVERY SINGLE DAY SO IN THE TRIGGERING SITUATION
YOUR BODY IS ACTUALLY GONNA RESPOND THE SAME WAY
BECAUSE IT'S INSTINCTIVE SO YOUR CHEST IS STILL GONNA TIGHTEN
YOUR THROAT MIGHT GET THICK AND THOSE TEARS ARE GONNA WELL UP
BUT NOW YOUR SYSTEM SENSES DANGER
NOT TYPICAL PHYSICAL DANGER
WHICH IS WHAT WE TYPICALLY ASSOCIATE WITH TRAUMA
BUT IN THIS CASE IT'S A RELATIONSHIP THREAT RIGHT
IT'S DANGER AND OPPRESSION
AT THE LEVEL OF THIS RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU HAVE WITH THIS PERSON
PAST EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT YOU THAT SHOWING
YOUR HURT FEELINGS TO YOUR ROOMMATE
TENDS TO LEAD TO A LOT OF CONFLICT
THAT CAN LAST FOR DAYS
TO PREVENT YOU FROM DISPLAYING YOUR HURT FEELINGS
AND REALLY AVOIDING ALL OF THAT CONFLICT
AND THAT THREAT TO YOUR FINANCIAL SAFETY
YOUR LIVING SITUATION YOUR SHELTER ETCETERA THE BRIDGES IN YOUR BRAIN
RIGHT THAT MIDDLE AREA IS GONNA GO UP
AND DISSOCIATION WILL KICK IN TO PROTECT YOU
NOW YOUR BRAIN DOESN'T ACTUALLY DISCONNECT THERE
BUT THERE'S GONNA BE ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL AND CHEMICAL RESPONSES
THAT MAKE THAT BRIDGE METAPHORICALLY GO UP
SO THAT DISSOCIATION CAN DISCONNECT YOUR BODY AND YOUR MIND
THOSE SENSATIONS IN YOUR CHEST
THAT TIGHTNESS THOSE TEARS
LIKE THEY CAN'T REACH YOUR CONSCIOUS AWARENESS ANYMORE
SO YOU ACTUALLY WON'T BE ABLE TO FEEL THEM
AND WITHOUT THE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR HEARTBREAK FROM YOUR BODY
YOUR MIND IS GOING TO BE FORCED TO CREATE A DIFFERENT STORY
BASED ON LOGIC AND THE NEED TO SORT OF MAKE PEACE
SO MAYBE YOU SAY TO YOURSELF RIGHT
YOUR STORY IS GONNA BE I'M BEING OVERLY SENSITIVE
SO YOU SWALLOW WHATEVER SADNESS YOU CAN STILL SENSE
AND FORCE A SMILE INSTEAD
SO THAT THE CONVERSATION CAN MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT CONFLICT
THAT MAY THREATEN YOU KNOW
YOUR PEACE YOUR LIVING SITUATION
FINANCIAL SAFETY ALL THE THINGS RIGHT
THAT IS AN INTERRUPTED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE
YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS OPPRESSIVE SITUATION
FORCED YOU TO WOUND YOUR BODY
MIND RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM TO KEEP YOU SAFE
SO YOUR BODY CONTINUES FEELING ONE THING
WHILE YOUR MIND AND RELATIONSHIPS
OPERATE IN AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT WAY
SO THE OPPRESSIVE PRESSURE FROM THE NEW ENERGY
CREATED BY YOUR FRIEND'S COMMENT
CAME INTO YOUR BODY MIND RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM
BUT IT GOT STUCK ALONG THE WAY BECAUSE YOUR SYSTEM SOMEWHAT ACCURATELY
RIGHT MADE THE DECISION THAT IT WAS TOO MUCH OF A RISK TO BE
HONORING YOUR NATURAL IMPULSES
AND SO IT MADE YOU IT FORCED YOU RIGHT
IT OPPRESSED YOU INTO A DIFFERENT RESPONSE ENTIRELY
THAT FELT MORE SAFE AND MORE VIABLE
IN TERMS OF KEEPING THAT RELATIONSHIP GOING
AND THIS IS A WOUND THAT'S TRAUMA
HERE'S ONE FINAL PIECE BEFORE WE WRAP UP
BECAUSE OPPRESSION HAPPENS AT ALL LEVELS
TRAUMA HAPPENS AT ALL LEVELS TOO
WHEN YOUR OWN WORLD IS DISSOCIATED RIGHT
LIKE
WHEN YOUR FEELINGS AND YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR ACTIONS ARE DISSOCIATED
THE LIGHT THAT YOU CARRY IN THIS WORLD BECOMES DIM AND DISTORTED
SO THAT DISSOCIATION THAT YOU HAVE WITHIN YOURSELF
AND THAT DISCONNECTION THAT YOU HAVE WITHIN YOURSELF
ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTES TO BUILDING A DISSOCIATED WORLD AROUND YOU
AND LOOK AROUND AT WHAT WE'VE BUILT IN THIS DISSOCIATED STATE
CLIMATE CHANGE ACCELERATES AS WE LOSE CONNECTION TO THE EARTH
DIVISION DEEPENS AS WE LOSE THE ABILITY TO FEEL WHAT OTHERS FEEL
WARS WAGE ON
AS WE LOSE ACCESS TO ANCESTRAL WISDOM ABOUT INTERDEPENDENCE
OPPRESSION FLOURISHES
AS WE LOSE THE CAPACITY TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO INJUSTICE
WHEN POPULATIONS LIKE AT A MASS LEVEL
ARE CHRONICALLY DISSOCIATIVE AND CHRONICALLY DYSREGULATED
THEIR CAPACITY FOR CRITICAL THINKING ALSO DIMINISHES
SO PEOPLE BECOME MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO MANIPULATION
THEY BECOME MORE LIKELY TO ACCEPT SIMPLE ANSWERS TO COMPLEX PROBLEMS
AND SADLY MORE WILLING TO SURRENDER AUTONOMY
IN EXCHANGE FOR SOMEONE ELSE TELLING THEM WHAT TO DO
BECAUSE IT FEELS SAFER
THESE ARE ALL TRAUMA RESPONSES
THE SUFFERING IN OUR WORLD CAN REALLY FEEL OVERWHELMING
ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW AS WE LOOK INTO THE UNKNOWN
BUT AT ITS CORE ALL
OF OUR SUFFERING
IS AN EXTENSION OF THE SAME MECHANISM OF DISCONNECTION
THAT CAUSES SUFFERING IN YOUR OWN BODY
MIND RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM
THIS MEANS THAT PERSONAL AND PLANETARY HEALING REQUIRE THE VERY SAME
THING
YOU MUST REPAIR THE WOUNDS WITHIN YOURSELF FIRST
EVERY TIME YOU DO THE WORK TO REPAIR YOUR OWN SYSTEM
EVERY TIME YOU HEAL AN INTERRUPTED CYCLE
AND LEARN TO MORE AUTHENTICALLY TAP INTO YOUR FEELINGS
AND THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS THAT ARE BOTH AUTHENTIC AND ACCOUNTABLE
YOU DON'T JUST HEAL YOURSELF
WHEN YOU MAKE YOURSELF WHOLE
YOU NATURALLY BECOME A CONDUIT OF HEALING FOR OUR WORLD
AND THAT'S PRETTY POWERFUL STUFF
SO LET'S BRING THIS ALL TOGETHER
THERE'S NOT STRESS OVER HERE AND TRAUMA OVER THERE
THERE'S ONE STRESS RESPONSE CYCLE THAT EITHER STAYS INTEGRATED
OR GETS INTERRUPTED
INTEGRATION KEEPS YOU WHOLE
INTERRUPTION LEAVES YOU WOUNDED
AND UNDERSTANDING THIS LEADS TO ONE VERY IMPORTANT REALIZATION
IF ALL HUMAN SUFFERING STEMS FROM INTERRUPTED STRESS RESPONSE CYCLES
THEN THERE IS ONE SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM
INTEGRATION
EVERYTHING WE DO ON THIS PODCAST
IS ABOUT HELPING YOU BECOME MORE INTEGRATED
WE'RE GONNA TALK A LOT ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS
BUT AT THE CORE OF EVERYTHING WE DO IS THE INTENTION
TO TEACH YOU HOW TO RECOGNIZE WHEN YOUR STRESS
RESPONSE CYCLE HAS INTERRUPTED
HOW TO IDENTIFY WHERE THOSE BRIDGES WENT UP
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HOW TO BRING THEM BACK DOWN
SO YOU CAN MOVE FROM WOUNDEDNESS BACK TO WHOLENESS
BECAUSE HERE'S THE TRUTH YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CARRY YOUR WOUNDS FOREVER
YOUR BODY MIND
RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM IS INCREDIBLY RESILIENT AND IT'S DESIGNED TO HEAL
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS MASTER THE ART AND SCIENCE OF INTEGRATION
AND THIS PRACTICE IS WHAT HELPS YOU BECOME WHOLE AGAIN
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO TOGETHER IN THE EPISODES AHEAD
THANK YOU FOR SPENDING TIME WITH ME TODAY
WHEN YOU INVEST IN YOUR OWN HEALING
AS YOU NOW KNOW YOU INVEST IN HEALING US ALL
IF WHAT YOU LEARNED HERE MADE SENSE TO YOU AND RESONATED WITH YOU
I'D BE SO HONORED IF YOU'D RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW
TO HELP US GET THIS MESSAGE OUT INTO THE WORLD
AND IF YOU FEEL CALLED TO
PLEASE BE SURE TO SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND
UNTIL NEXT TIME TAKE CARE OF YOU
LIKE I MENTIONED
IF YOU WANT TO START RESOLVING STRESS AND TRAUMA RIGHT NOW
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