Healing Sexual Trauma - A Somatic & Nervous System Approach

NOTE: This is a re-release of one of my most popular lectures and we are re-running it. The original was released on October 21, 2021. You can find the original here:    • Healing Sexual Trauma - A Somatic & Nervou...  
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After decades of helping folks heal sexual trauma at the somatic and nervous system level, I’ve picked up some essential knowledge I’ll share in this video. In short, what happened to you was wrong, how your body is responding now makes sense, AND you have the power to reclaim your life force energy and master your life.

Regardless of where you are on your healing journey, please take your time ingesting this information. There is no need to watch this all in one sitting. Titrate the learning, step away if it feels like too much, and take good care of you.

Here are some Questions/Topics I discuss in this chat:
8:47 - Resiliency in Trauma
11:32 - Fight/Flight/Freeze
14:22 - Freezing during an attack/trauma
16:45 - Stuck in Fight/Flight and not trusting your environments
18:25 - Connection to chronic illness/pain
20:49 - Intense anger
23:17 - Response to listening to this call - survival stress bubbling up
24:48 - Example of attack on the body but not abuse
28:55 - Example of sexual injuries but not abuse
31:32 - Circumcision in males and females
32:36 - Talk therapy & healing at the somatic nervous system level
38:28 - Connecting to body and sensing
42:19 - No memory of abuse/trauma
44:26 - Would sexual experiences be more traumatic because we aren’t aware of trauma?
52:44 - Connection to pain and pleasure
54:37 - Disgust, anger and fear
55:33 - Orienting and the importance of it.
58:56 - Susceptible to attacks
1:02:07 - Body-care work for healing (chiro, reflexology, etc...)
1:04:03 - How do you stop being prey?
1:05:56 - Survival stress coming up when finally ‘safe’
1:09:08 - How to start titrating and building capacity
1:12:54 - Healthy aggression/annihilation
1:14:53 - Recap on starting to heal
1:16:03 - Lying down and the trauma with it
1:18:04 - Confronting perpetrators
1:21:53 - Importance of early, healthy connection

Resources I mention in this video:

► Irene Lyon Website
https://irenelyon.com/

► 21 Day Nervous System Tune-Up
https://21daytuneup.com/

► Dr. Peter Levine
https://www.somaticexperiencing.com/

► How to find a good somatic practitioner
   • How to find a good somatic practitioner  

► Kathy Kain
https://somaticpractice.net/

► Why are some people more resilient than others?
   • Why are some people more resilient than ot...  

► The Polyvagal Theory. Explained.
   • The Polyvagal Theory. Explained.  

► All THINGS Polyvagal. Plus Q&A with Irene.
   • All THINGS Polyvagal. Plus Q&A with Irene.  

► How to come out of a chronic freeze response after repeated stress & trauma || IRENE LYON || Q&A
   • How to come out of a chronic freeze respon...  

► Titration. Why it's important when HEALING trauma. Special Topic Lecture with Irene Lyon
   • Titration. Why it's important when HEALING...  

► What the Heck is Orienting? (and why is it so important?!)
   • What the heck is orienting? (and why is it...  

► What do you do when you have unresolved trauma? Two types of orienting
   • What do you do when you have unresolved tr...  

► Healing Trauma video series
https://irenelyon.com/healing-trauma-...

► Healthy Aggression Playlist
   • The Importance of Anger & Healthy Aggression  

► Blog - This Is When It’s Ok To Annihilate Somebody…by Seth Lyon
https://sethlyon.com/this-is-when-its...

► Grace: A Success Story
https://irenelyon.com/2014/04/11/grac...

► A Simple Analogy for Nervous System Healing
https://irenelyon.com/2020/01/09/a-si...

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Please know that...

The statements on this YouTube channel or in videos are simply opinion. Content presented or posted on this channel is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment or a professional therapeutic relationship. Content presented or posted is intended to provide general health information for educational purposes only and you should contact the appropriate healthcare professional before relying on any such information.

My website is a wealth of information, free resources, and information on how to start this work, so here it is one more time: https://irenelyon.com

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