Every person responds to traumatic experience differently. Trauma often represents emotional injuries and invisible wounds that are difficult to find the words to explain. When we survive a traumatic event, our beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world often change. We may start believing that the world is not a safe place, that we cannot trust people, that we are not good enough, that we have no voice or power, or that we will never feel joy again. Painful memories that result from life situations that are out of ordinary continue to live in our bodies and our minds,  resurfacing seemingly out of nowhere, often when we least expect or want them; anything can be a trigger. Very often, so much of what we are struggling with today is a result of what we have experienced in the past.

Unprocessed trauma can lead to PTSD, anxiety, depression, and many other unwanted states and reactions. Trauma can prevent us from enjoying our lives, having healthy relationships, feeling confident in our performance, having positive self-esteem and positive body image, being the partners or parents as we imagined.

On the other hand, healing from trauma provides us opportunities to grow and to feel more grateful and enthusiastic about our lives.