Trauma Specialist: Do This to Release Your Trauma’s Negative Energy & Rediscover Yourself!

Welcome back to The School of Greatness! Today, we're joined by Dr. Frank Anderson, a leading trauma expert and psychiatrist. Dr. Anderson opens up about his challenging journey, growing up in a traditional Italian American family that was both intensely loving and painfully unaccepting. From enduring six years of conversion therapy starting at just six years old to breaking the chains of generational trauma, Dr. Anderson's story is one of courage, healing, and the transformative power of embracing one's true self. Today, he's here to share insights on how to navigate through personal traumas and to help us understand the profound impact of acceptance and love.

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0:00 Intro
00:04:44 - The Journey of Healing
00:09:04 - Therapy and Suppression
00:13:44 - The Difficulty of Living an Authentic Life
00:18:38 - Healing from Anger and Releasing Trauma
00:23:20 - The Four T's to Trauma Healing
00:28:04 - Connecting with our Inner Wisdom and Healing from Trauma
00:32:58 - The Power of Corrective Experience and Release
00:37:28 - Finding Love and Healing
00:42:17 - The Divide of Us and Them
00:46:49 - Reliving Traumatic Experiences
00:51:14 - The Many Parts of Ourselves
00:55:54 - The Cycle of Caretaking and Seeking Love
01:00:25 - Parenting Patterns and Emotional Triggers
01:04:53 - Healing Trauma and Prioritizing Self-Love
01:09:36 - Setting Boundaries with Love and Compassion
01:14:17 - Releasing Trauma and Healing Yourself
01:18:51 - When to Seek Extra Support
01:23:37 - The Complications of Medication Use
01:28:04 - Starting the Work and Overcoming Shame
01:33:10 - Shame Cycles and Healing
01:38:27 - Learning to Love and Heal from Trauma
01:43:23 - The Complexity of the Human Experience
01:48:00 - Stress and Trauma's Impact on Autoimmune Conditions

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[lewishowes]

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[IamCoachCourt]

“You don’t need gurus, you know what’s best for yourself!”

This is the absolute best

[elainec]

The Four T’s to Trauma Healing
1. Thank your trauma responses. Thank your protective responses. Thank drinking. Thank binge eating. Thank suicidal thinking. Thank the depression and anxiety. Thank your responses bc they’re just trying to stop the pain.
2. Trust that you have what you need inside to heal. Don’t need a guru. Trust your gut. Trust your intuition.
3. Transform. What doesn’t serve you doesn’t belong to you. Witness experience and share the story, thoughts, feelings and physical sensations. Share whole experience without reliving it but be with it but not in it. Disconfirm the trauma. I’m loved. I’m seen. I’m important. Relational repair. I love myself. A friend loves and cares about you. Can love the other person who harmed you. Corrective experience after share. Release is possible. Body shakes. Feel lighter. Energy releases. Pain dissipates. You become you again. It’s freeing to let go of trauma. Reclaiming yourself.
4. Take back your power. Become you. You’re more you every time you release something. I can love and move on despite… Forgiveness is not condoning. If you choose to it’s more for you but you don’t have to. Who hasn’t harmed or been harmed? Forgive self. Trauma blocks love. Love heals trauma.

[lauragoodman]

Thank you. I've been on a healing journey most of my adult life. The last few months were dark, I was in my head in a negative way. I remembered a skill given to me during counseling. I needed to go back and rescue me from my trauma, and love me and tell me I am safe and loved and whatever else that me needed to know. So I started to do this with every trauma I could remember. I thanked me for the trauma response because it protected me, and told me I didn't need it anymore. Oh and a whole lot more. A week ago I looked in the mirror, smiled at me and felt peace, and I felt me, for the first time. I looked at me and loved me, I am 61, and proud of me. Then I found this podcast, and you supported me and gave me more guidance. Thank you.

[lsunshine]

Whenever a negative emotion triggered by trauma takes over my body, I stop and i talk to it" I hear you, i aknowledge you but i don't need you today. You are from the past and it is ok to leave.We are safe now".
I then sit and feel where it is in my body, breath, and feel it leaving my body. I am no longer trying to carriy it around.

[oaktreedialogues]

"You don't have to carry stuff that isn't yours". This idea of trauma as holding somebody else's negative energy resonates with me. It makes sense for trauma as a relational injury.

[sharang]

Your nervous system IS the "master key." It impacts everything...
Your cells, your blood vessels, your immune system, your endocrine system, your muscular system, your digestive system, your brain and signaling pathways... EVERYTHING!
But most of us are still ignoring it.

[dianeclayton]

I talk to my parts in the car all the time. I don't need to close eyes or meditate. I talk to my inner parts just as I would a close friend. ❤

[shinewithheart]

Wow. I'm not even 20 min in and this is powerful. Your mom apologized for not protecting you. That is what I wish I could hear.

[mindbodymedicine]

A psychiatrist who doesn't push drugs and is relatable. I admire him and I loved this podcast. Dr. Anderson, thank you for your dedication to help those with trauma. I have the utmost respect for you.

[chriestinenpape]

When you think you could never have had any more deep, thoughtful healing podcast from Lewis and his guest.... I love his podcast more and more

[kathylibby]

Generally speaking people who face their life trauma will get better. Those who don't choose to go on a personal quest will become bitter. Choosing to become better rather than bitter has served me well. And I'm still working on getting better.

[Dawn-tvbk]

Pleasing others is really a protection of self.

[middleofnowhere]

I'm with Dr. Ramani. My forgiveness must be earned. It is not a door prize for the undeserving. Love myself when they didn't, yes i do. Those who deliberately made my life awful deserve and get nothing from me.

[TheBams]

One of THE best interviews I have ever listened to. No doubt this came across my feed for a reason.

[allisontaylor]

Still working on this journey called life... i hit rock bottom 3 years ago and have had therapy since...so many feelings I kept inside, no boundaries, door mat, abuse, yelled at my kids, alcoholic parent, alcoholic myself...etc. Boy, have I come a long way since then. Learned alot of great things about myself.

[Stacy-ss]

"Awareness does nothing for healing when it comes to trauma because it's still in you and comes out of you." Now i don't feel like a failure when I get blindsided & overreact. Now I believe healing is actually possible. Thank you for giving me that hope -- it's been 62 years in coming.

[terrahillman]

I agree with Frank about releasing trauma makes us look younger. Stress energy and trauma energy age humans. And makes us sick. There is no illness in healed humans. Only love and complete health. And youth. 🙌🏼❤️

[elainec]

He’s genuine and doesn’t hold back on what’s important and helpful. He whole heartedly cares and wants to help. You can feel it.

[litalooloo]

As a random lady, I'm so proud of these two men. They are putting in the work to heal themselves. Thank you for all you are doing to help others on this path. Hugs to you both!