Fear and anxiety have taken on new meaning and identities for many of us during this world wide pandemic.
The psychological constructs set in place from the moment we were in utero through normal stages of development could have never prepared most of us in this country for what has transpired and will continue to do so. My work with clients has taken new form, looking at epigenetics more closely and the integration of trauma from a person’s lineage. This has always been core to my work over these years, but in working with the trauma response needed for today’s challenges, we might be needing different tools.
Individually and collectively, our response to trauma in deeply rooted within our DNA. The resources many of us think we do not have to cope with these challenges may actually be awaiting us in the deepest recesses of our spirit, the spirits of our grandparents, our great grandparents, and so on.
We are finely tuned to the safety mechanisms we have created as a result of our life experiences, many times unaware of the strengths of our ancestors in dealing with the trauma they dealt with. And when they could not resolve their fears and anxieties, those miasms would pass down to the next generation along with opportunities for healing and integration.
Trauma and our response to it lives in parallel realities. Each positive step we take as well as those who came before us shifts our DNA and lives inside each of us to be used as a resource when needed, but the problem is many of us aren’t even aware we have these ‘superpowers’ of awareness at our disposal.
I usually take a client back to a past familial trauma, one that they could either remember, or perhaps one I am seeing beyond the veil. We look at the response, both positively and negatively. I look at how their bodies and minds are reacting as they tell the story. We look at the impact of the story. Then we take some time and unwind the story so that the healing response in their DNA has some space for the new awareness that was already encoded to come forth.
If the ways in which you are dealing with fear and anxiety aren’t working for you at this moment, reach back in time.
You’ve got nothing to lose except a triggered response to a story which has kept you suffering