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Rise to Thrive Episode 31: Healing Complex Trauma Irene is no stranger to pain and trauma. As a teenage girl, her mother became very ill, and she had to navigate the agony of losing her mom to cancer at the tender age of 14. As she grew older, addiction, self-harm, anxiety and depression experience led her to the question of “what does unprocessed grief look like?” Irene eventually found yoga as a tool to meet energy where it’s at and replace some of her more unhealthy coping mechanisms. In this episode, we talk about what trauma really is, how the nervous system behaves, why generational trauma is absolutely affecting you, the interplay of power dynamics and politics with trauma, and how yogic tools can help us move towards physical, emotional, and spiritual liberation.  In this episode you'll hear:   Redefining trauma and understanding it’s symptoms Why you have social anxiety (and you’re not alone) Differentiating between coping mechanisms and actual healing Ways to calm your vagus nerve and nervous systems  Tuning into interoception: How are you in your body? Trauma & self-protection vs. numbing out  Why slowing down and finding pleasure can heal you Unlearning the “harder better faster stronger” social constructs Creating a toolbox for healing: breath, orgasm, journaling sprints + more Connect with Irene for a free trauma healing consult: https://www.irenemorning.com/ RTT Book Club Selection: Pleasure Activism "Pleasure Activism" is a book about the politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour myth that changing the world is just another form of work. Drawing on the black feminist tradition, she challenges us to rethink the ground rules of activism. Her mindset-altering essays are interwoven with conversations and insights from other feminist thinkers and cover a wide array of subjects—from sex work to climate change, from race and gender to sex and drugs—building new narratives about how politics can feel good and how what feels good always has a complex politics of its own. Find Pleasure Activism on Amazon Stay Connected Rise to Thrive IG: instagram.com/risetothrivepodcast Amelia’s IG: instagram.com/stoked_yogi Linda’s IG: instagram.com/lilalife.co Irene's IG: instagram.com/irene_morning