Introduction

What is trauma?

Often when people hear the word “trauma” they envision a dramatic event. Although this can be the case, trauma can visit us in the small moments of life as well. Trauma can even be the end result of the accumulation of stress, with its grasp on the individual directly effecting one’s resiliency by taking them out of their natural way of being. Seemingly minor incidents can become defining moments that form the seed of a lived belief system. If, for whatever reason, the emotions and sensations were too overwhelming to express at the time, this charged energy can become trapped in the body until it can find a safe environment to “re-experience” and release at a cellular level, thus finding completion. Unexpressed emotions and events, no matter how small, if left unprocessed can lead to chronic stress, organ malfunction, physical ailments and disease, as well as disruptive behavior patterns, phobias and emotional imbalances.