In this episode of Initiated Survivor, I’m opening up and sharing my personal experience with trauma anniversaries and how I navigated my 10 Year Anniversary of Sexual Assault. I discuss what trauma anniversaries are, how they affect survivors, and share coping strategies for getting through them. One of these key tools that I found helpful was the power of ritual and ceremony in trauma recovery. I delve into how these practices can communicate with our unconscious mind and help us heal from trauma. I even reached out to my therapist, support groups, and loved ones for help and it made the world of difference. If your trauma anniversary is coming up, or you know someone who has one approaching, this episode was made specifically to give you tools to cope and heal. You got this.
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Topics/Triggers:
• Trauma Anniversary
• PTSD
• Witch Practices to Heal: Germanic Paganism, Norse Paganism, and Scottish Druidism
• Heightened Anxiety & Emotional Sensitivity
• Taking Care of Yourself
• Reaching Out to Your Support System
• Flight, Fright, Freeze, Appease
• Acknowledging & Honoring Your Survival
• Gratitude Practices
• Manifestation and Goals
• Our Unconscious Mind
• Ceremony & Ritual
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