S2, Ep9 - In this episode, Alyssa Decker interviews Gina Fox about trauma recovery and living a healthy life after trauma. Gina shares her personal experience as a childhood trauma survivor and how she helps her clients through her coaching practice. They discuss the four categories of childhood abuse (emotional, physical, verbal, and sexual) and the different healing modalities Gina uses in her practice, including mindset change, mindfulness exercises, somatic movements, relaxation techniques, and neuro art. They also explore the concept of the body-keeping score of trauma and the importance of feeling safe in one's body. The conversation highlights the process of identifying triggers and working through them to heal and make progress in recovery. In this conversation, Gina and Alyssa discuss the process of healing from trauma. They explore the challenges of breaking old patterns and behaviors that are designed to keep us safe but hinder our growth. They emphasize the importance of taking small steps and being kind to ourselves along the way. Gina shares her experience of working on identifying and addressing intergenerational trauma in her family. They also discuss various modalities for trauma healing, including trauma-informed movement and progressive muscle relaxation. Gina highlights the significance of mindfulness in the healing journey and introduces the concept of neuro art. They conclude by discussing the upcoming Rise Up From Trauma summit, which aims to provide resources and support for trauma survivors and their caregivers.

BIO

Gina is Certified as a Trauma-Informed Neuro Specialist. Which is a fancy way of saying, Gina loves working to create new neural pathways and neuroplasticity for clients.

The aftereffects Gina endured, disrupted her brain development and function. Because of this, she became fascinated with how trauma negatively impacts the brain. Learning the neuroscience and healing principles that were important to restore brain function and enhance development.

Gina is the founder of Transformative Healing where she helps clients understand how the aftereffects of a traumatic event/circumstance affect us psychologically and physiologically on the cellular level from a neuroscience lens. She helps clients by using a variety of modalities including; journaling, critical thinking, expressive art, third-person self-talk, somatics, and more.

She is the founder of We Are The Voice, an organization dedicated to the advocacy of childhood trauma survivors, and the author of In The Mind: Trauma to Transformation.

My website: transsformativeheal.com

Summit: Wearethevoice.org