Summary of How To Dismantle Trauma Patterns: 'You Need To Rewire Your Brain To Move On!' | Laverne Cox

Key Wellness Strategies and Self-Care Techniques:

Reparenting the Inner Child: Acknowledging and nurturing the parts of oneself that have been hurt or neglected, allowing for healing and growth.
Shift and Stay Technique:
- Identify where anxiety or discomfort is felt in the body.
- Shift focus to a neutral or positive sensation elsewhere in the body to help dissipate anxiety.
Community Resiliency Model (CRM):
- Engaging in somatic work that emphasizes body awareness and resilience.
- Utilizing six accessible tools to enhance emotional well-being, such as resourcing and tracking.
Acknowledging Both Trauma and Resilience: Recognizing that while trauma exists, there are also positive experiences and resources that contribute to resilience.
Mindfulness and Self-Reflection:
- Regularly checking in with oneself to identify feelings and thoughts without judgment.
- Understanding that thoughts can influence emotional states and practicing letting go of unhelpful narratives.
Critical Awareness of Information: Emphasizing the importance of media literacy and critical thinking to navigate misinformation, especially regarding health and social issues.

Productivity Tips:

Creating Safety and Stability: Deepening one's resilient zone involves creating a sense of safety in life, which allows for better emotional regulation and coping with stressors.
Education and Self-Responsibility: Emphasizing the importance of education in understanding systemic issues and taking personal responsibility for one’s life and choices.
Empathy and Connection: Building genuine connections with others, regardless of differing views, by focusing on shared humanity rather than divisive narratives.

Additional Insights:

The conversation touches on the impact of societal structures on mental health, particularly for marginalized communities, and the importance of community support in healing. It discusses the balance between acknowledging trauma and celebrating resilience, emphasizing that healing is a continuous journey.

Presenters/Sources:

Laverne Cox
Jett (J Lon)
Brené Brown
Oprah Winfrey
Na'imah Burk Harris
Jennifer Burf Flyer (therapist)
Bell Hooks

Notable Quotes

— 45:35 — « I refuse to be a victim that I can I can say to myself in the face of all of this I'm going to proceed in the world with dignity with self-respect with love for myself with love for other people and a deep deep passion for what I do and a passion for getting better and it's going to be okay. »

— 45:46 — « You think you may be done with the past but the past isn't done with you. »

— 47:50 — « I will not have my identity be up for debate that my access to gender affirming care is actually no one's business. »

— 51:41 — « People are in so much pain for so many reasons and so many of those things are systemic so many of those things are about unhealed childhood trauma not having language words skills neighborhoods that have just been completely divested from poverty income inequality. »

— 53:11 — « Media literacy becomes so crucially important in this moment. »