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Mini Trauma Recovery Talk: Overcoming Commitment Issues Linked to Unresolved Trauma with Wellness Coach Liz Blanding

Wellness Coach Liz Blanding Season 3 Episode 43

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In this episode we explored how unresolved trauma can manifest as commitment issues in various aspects of life, including relationships, career, and personal development. The conversation covered how trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) often lead to avoidance behaviors and difficulties in maintaining long-term commitments. Practical steps for recognizing and overcoming these challenges were discussed.

Key Takeaways:

  • Trauma can distort decision-making and impact the ability to commit.
  • Survival responses to trauma can interfere with maintaining healthy relationships.
  • Trauma-informed coaching and therapy can help address the root causes of commitment issues.
  • Establishing healthy commitments involves trust, security, and clarity of vision.

Topics Covered:

  • Trauma’s Impact on Decision-Making: Trauma skews reality, impacting commitments in personal, professional, and self-improvement areas.
  • Trauma Responses in Relationships: Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses can lead to avoidance of vulnerability and an inability to sustain relationships.
  • Signs of Commitment Issues Linked to Trauma: Examples include frequent breakups, fear of emotional closeness, and difficulty discussing future plans.
  • Healthy Commitments vs. Trauma-Driven Attachments: True healthy relationships are built on mutual trust and patience, not fear and trauma.
  • Steps to Overcoming Commitment Issues: Self-awareness, trauma-informed counseling, and building trust at a comfortable pace in relationships.

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