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Healing Is a Practice, Not a Finish Line
Healing trauma is not a single breakthrough. Even after meaningful shifts, our nervous system can slip back into survival patterns like fight, flight, freeze, or fawn because those once kept us safe.
The body does not forget easily. It takes ongoing conditioning for your system to learn a new story: I am safe now. Think of it like the gym. You do not stay strong by lifting once. You build strength through consistent practice.
Here are two practices you can try: one for daily regulation, and one for deeper healing work.
🏋️ Daily Regulation Practice
Purpose: keep the nervous system flexible and grounded in safety.
Step by Step
- Sit somewhere safe and comfortable
- Slowly look around and name three to five neutral objects you see. This orients your body to the present
- Notice a place in your body where you feel tension or activation
- Shift attention to a neutral or pleasant sensation, such as your feet on the ground or your breath in your belly
- Move awareness back and forth between the tension and the neutral spot. Do this two or three times, always finishing with the neutral spot
- Take a slow breath and rest in that sense of safety
This daily practice trains your nervous system to return to balance more quickly after stress.
🤕 Core Wound Healing Practice
Purpose: meet protective patterns with compassion so deeper wounds can be healed.
What Are Protective Parts?
In Internal Family Systems (IFS), the mind is made up of “parts.” Protective parts develop in response to pain or trauma. They carry roles like the inner critic, the perfectionist, or the part that shuts down. Their job is to shield us from hurt. They mean well, but they often keep us stuck in old strategies that no longer serve us.
By meeting protectors with compassion, we can access the parts of us that still hold the original wounds and begin true healing.
Somatic IFS Dialogue
- Notice when a protector shows up, such as criticism, anger, or withdrawal
- Pause and acknowledge it: “I see you. Thank you for protecting me”
- Place a hand on the part of your body where you feel this most strongly
- Ask: “What are you afraid would happen if you did not protect me this way?”
- Notice what arises: sensations, emotions, or images
- Ask: “What do you need from me right now?”
- Thank the part for sharing with you
This softens the protector and begins to reveal the deeper wound it is guarding.
🤔 Why This Matters
Healing is not about never being triggered. It is about expanding your ability to return to presence, safety, and choice. Each time you practice, you strengthen the new pathways that lead you back to calm, clarity, and connection.
And here is the truth: these practices are most effective when we are not alone. Community and support create the safety needed for deeper healing.
✉️ An Invitation
My hope is that this community becomes a place where we share our experiences, celebrate progress, and reach out when we need support.
If something in this post resonates, share in the comments, make a post of your own, or DM me or another member. Let’s use this space to walk the path together.
And if you want to go deeper, whether you are exploring your core wounds for the first time or you know them but feel stuck in protective patterns, comment here or send me a message. I would be honored to support you.
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