Trauma Recovery & Somatics Coach, Ali Kates, discusses her personal journey through grief, loss, and healing, how trauma gets stored in the body, and somatic experiencing techniques for releasing stuck emotions, along with small daily practices anyone can do to improve their mental health. We talk about avoiding the victim mentality, and finding empowerment through adversity.


Highlights

• Ali's story - losing multiple loved ones at a young age brought up childhood trauma she had suppressed [00:00:30]
• The cumulative impact of "Big T" trauma and "little t" daily stressors [00:14:00]
• How trauma gets stuck in the body when the nervous system can't complete the stress response cycle [00:18:30]
• Somatic experiencing techniques for releasing trapped emotions and completing the loop [00:19:00]
• Why talk therapy alone often isn't enough for trauma healing [00:24:30]
• Three simple, approachable steps anyone can take for better mental health [00:36:30]
• The importance of allowing yourself to feel anger and accessing it in a healthy way [00:45:30]
• Avoiding victim mentality and reclaiming your power after trauma [00:43:00]
• Ali's wisdom for finding meaning, resilience and growth from adversity [00:50:30]

Links
Connect with Ali: https://www.instagram.com/alikates.co https://www.tiktok.com/@alikates.co
https://www.alliekates.co

Gabor Mate: https://drgabormate.com/

Check out the Feelings Wheel on Ali's Instagram