What to Expect from Transcending Trauma

I created this group to offer a gentle calm space for women to learn to trust in our healing process at our own time and pace- and because we cannot heal alone. Group allows you the support we need to practice effective new ways of being- as well as a place to just be ourselves and belong. Others who have had similar experiences can relate to our often contradictory feelings, helping us find compassion for ourselves and each other. Knowing you are not alone is one thing. Feeling it is something else.

Perhaps a group about healing from trauma sounds helpful but also a little scary. We all experience events in our lives that cause us to feel highly overwhelmed and helpless and the resulting symptoms of psychological trauma. You don't have to be diagnosed with PTSD to benefit from a trauma treatment group. This group is geared towards healing from trauma, which is a part of all of our lives but doesn't always resolve itself on its own. If trauma is still impacting your life, this group is for you.

Group is not a time to retell traumatic events or share anything you are not comfortable sharing (this is in our treatment agreements because we want to avoid re-traumatizing ourselves at all costs). Group is about finding safety because without it there can be no healing so safety always comes first. That's it.

Together, we will learn about psychological trauma and how to assist in our healing from it, find and practice our best coping strategies, feel the support of being with a group of people who "get it," realize we are not alone, and trust that we can transcend trauma. Shedding the shame and isolation of trauma by joining in a group is a hugely empowering step in our journey. Each and every decision we make to cope safely is another stone in rebuilding a foundation of safety in our lives after trauma.

Could Transcending Trauma be right for you? Call our intake coordinator at 706-850-7041 or email me directly at wood@livewellathens.com for more information or to enroll. You may also wish to check out my recent article on the subject. New members are welcome. We look forward to hearing from you. Take good care.