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I’ve not met a single person who enjoys ‘sucking it up’ when they feel challenged or stuck.

After a traumatic experience, you may feel like a frazzled meerkat, anxious all the time and unable to relax. Just the thought of change can seem overwhelming.

If life has served you a crap sandwich, here’s the thing: you DON’T have to eat it!

I know that’s a little confronting, but it’s my experience. I’ve been through the ringer and taken charge again. Now I’ve distilled all that I have learnt, and drawn deeply on my professional expertise, to help you heal your trauma tale.

I’ve summarised the science with a side of spirituality to describe how you can begin to process life experiences. In this book, I share the insights and actions that have worked for me, and for the clients I coach. You’ll learn how to:

• Breathe calmly
• Soothe your nervous system
• Work through your fears
• Embrace your feelings
• Reconnect to yourself and your healing power

Yes, the traumatic event has happened. You can’t go back, relive your life or get a do-over. What can you do? You can choose to change and bloom from within.

For the past 18 years, Karen Humphries has guided her clients through big changes. Karen draws on a wide range of healing traditions including kinesiology, psychotherapy, neuro training, wellness coaching, meditation, and relaxation massage. She is also a survivor of PTSD, breast cancer and auto-immune disease, not to mention the societal stress we have all suffered from the global COVID pandemic.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter One:  Recognise the roar
• Chapter Two: Flick the switch
• Chapter Three: Take a breath
• Chapter Four: Everything is energy
• Chapter Five: Be like a tree, get grounded
• Chapter Six: Sitting with the feels
• Chapter Seven: Cutting the ties
• Chapter Eight: Learning to love again
• Chapter Nine: Start embracing life
• Chapter Ten: Become a mountain lion tamer
• Author’s final note
• Bibliography
• About the author
• Acknowledgements

Reviews

‘Karen’s experience in both work and life really shines through in her words. This book is a brilliant resource for anybody who is eager to understand the mechanisms behind their trauma, and also discover ways to help pull themselves out of the trenches.’

Claire Wakefield, Natural Body Lab

‘This book is somehow personal and technical, skilled and relatable, technical and easy to understand – all in one. It’s a memoir, it’s a text and most of all it’s essential reading whether you understand trauma is impacting your life or whether you just wonder why things are so hard all the time. Highly recommend.’

Natasha Berta, Connected Marketing

‘This book is a must read for anyone dealing with trauma. It’s a wonderful compilation of knowledge and wisdom gained through personal and professional experience by Karen. She brings a simple approach to many of the concepts where science and spirituality collide. This book is a testament to her dedication and commitment to her own healing and her service to others.’

Erin Miller – Intuitive Guide and Mentor

‘Karen’s quirky sense of humour combined with her innate amazing intelligence and insight make this a must read. Karen will take you on a journey to help you understand how dramatically our past traumas can and do impact us every day of our lives. While we think we are operating with what’s presented in front of us, so often, that is not what is happening.

Most importantly, she focuses on looking for the gift or insights from each of these challenging situations that we’ve all been through so we emerge wiser and with more compassion for ourselves and others.’

Jacque Mooney, International Speaker, Instructor, and Author – Simply the Brain