"In Healing Ourselves, We Can Truly Help Others"
Overcoming the Wounded But Determined Self
In my mid-twenties, I sought personal therapy from the complex trauma memories I was struggling with, and was also in training to become a psychotherapist. I had entered the field of psychology from a need to understand my “wounded” self and also wanted to help others.
After several years I personally wasn’t getting better from the pains of those complex traumas, so I thought that perhaps the rigor of a Master’s degree would help free me from the burnout, anguish, and body pain that were constant companions.
Academics wasn't the answer, neither was understanding the problems.
A Smile Can Belie Great Turmoil
Living the Dream
"By the age of 35, most people will have experienced 3 - 4 traumas. When tragedy strikes in the life of a young child, the impact can reverberate for decades, and then, the adult is not aware that the solutions to the struggles they are currently experiencing can lie within the healing and wisdom of these wounds." S. Carapellotti
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