Facing Challenging Experiences

How can we better resource ourselves to face the challenging, even traumatic, experiences that lie in our past?

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Key Topics:

03:45: The necessity of eventually contacting trauma material in order to heal.

06:50: Challenges, resources, and vulnerabilities. 

11:20: Key resources for facing challenging experiences. 

16:15: Courage and self-worth.

22:00: General resources for disengaging from activation.

28:00: Contacting challenging material safely.

36:20: The nature of all experiences. 

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