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4 Goals of Trauma Recovery (And Why Safety Comes First)

Trauma recovery is not an intellectual performance. It is a collaborative, somatic unfolding where your cognitive mind and physical body learn to speak the same language of safety. Whether you are working within the framework of yoga therapy or traditional psychotherapy, it is essential to establish safety before attempting to process trauma. One of the challenges of trauma recovery is to re-establish ownership of your mind, body and self. Ownership does not mean erasing history. It means cultivating the capacity to feel without becoming overwhelmed, enraged, ashamed, or detached. There are four essential goals that define this reclamation:

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