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How Chaos of Early Childhood Trauma Affects Our Adult Nervous System
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Episode 92
“If you take care of yourself, you take care of the people you love.”
- Dr. Tian Dayton
How Chaos of Early Childhood Trauma Affects Our Adult Nervous System
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Tian Dayton who is a leading voice in relational trauma repair through sociometry and psychodrama. A prolific writer on adult children of alcoholics addicts, she specialties in therapeutic modalities in addiction and relational trauma.
Does growing up in chaos impact our nervous systems even as adults?
This episode will speak to the effect of chaos and confusion in our early childhood dynamics, whether or not that was due to alcohol or substance use in your family. The result though is unconscious coping mechanisms even into adulthood and how to recognize that we even have these unconscious survival strategies.
Dr. Dayton brings in the body through movement and role play with them, and able to show how we can give a voice to what has not had a voice yet inside of us.
SHOW NOTES:
[02:09] How to recognise whether you have had early relationship trauma
[09:00] How psychodrama helps to work through emotions we suppress and resist to process
[14:03] How sense memory can trigger early relationship trauma in adults
[15:40] How lack of intimacy and connection in childhood affects our sense of safety and nervous system functions
[21:02] The importance of surrender, structure and order in the trauma work process
[29:15] Why talk therapy alone is not sufficient enough to move through trauma
Helpful Links Related To This Episode
Related Podcasts:
Episode 45: Can Adoption Or Childhood Trauma Cause Bipolar with Dr. Christina Bjorndal
Episode 48: How To Heal Bracing And Hypervigilance with Cat Dillon
Episode 58: Parenting In A Traumatizing World: The Answer Our Children Need with Dr. Gordon Neufeld
Episode 73: The Impact of Early Attachment Shocks: How Unexpected Stressors Can Cause Developmental Trauma & What To Do with Dr. Aimie Apigian
Related YouTube Videos:
What You Need First Before Processing Your Childhood Trauma
How Your Early Relationships Shape Your Biology
Guides, Tools, Resources:
Attachment Trauma Roadmap – free guide that will teach you how your nervous system affects your ability to form secure attachments. Discover simple steps to rewire your nervous system for better relationships and overall health.
Attachment Pain Quiz – find out your attachment pain type with our easy quiz. Simply read each statement and rate how much you agree or disagree based on your own feelings. Your answers will help you understand the type of attachment pain you might be experiencing, guiding you toward personal insight and growth.
Magnesium Calm – this is something you should look into if you are looking to work with symptoms of stress and anxiety.
The Biology of Trauma: How the Body Holds Fear, Pain, and Overwhelm, and How to Heal It – sign up to be the first one to receive news about my upcoming book release
Research Mentioned In This Episode:
The Still Face Experiment by Ed Tronick
Connect with Dr. Tian Dayton:
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