Episode 20: Healing After Trauma: Mind, Body & Soul Recovery with Karen Robinson
Trigger Warning:
This episode contains discussions about suicide, trauma, abuse, and assault. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know needs help, please reach out to the resources listed below. You are not alone.
In this deeply powerful and compassionate episode, Melissa is joined by Karen Robinson, the inspiring host of the Heal, Thrive, Dream Podcast. Karen is a trauma recovery coach, therapist, and advocate dedicated to helping survivors of trauma rebuild their lives with hope, self-awareness, and healing.
Karen shares her personal and professional insights into the deep connection between the mind, body, and soul, exploring how unprocessed emotions can manifest as physical pain or illness. Through behavioral therapy and self-awareness, Karen teaches how to track and categorize negative thoughts, separate core beliefs from inner lies, and reclaim your emotional balance.
She reveals an eye-opening truth: emotions can move through our bodies in just nine seconds, yet many of us spend years avoiding them. Instead of numbing or suppressing emotions through unhealthy coping mechanisms, Karen encourages embracing them with curiosity, compassion, and mindfulness.
Together, Melissa and Karen explore:
The powerful connection between trauma and the body
How emotional avoidance impacts physical health
The role of behavioral therapy in trauma recovery
Why self-compassion is key to healing
Ways to identify and rewrite negative thought patterns
The importance of seeking help, therapy, and community
Karen’s journey is a testament to resilience, healing, and the transformative power of facing your truth. Whether you’re healing from trauma or supporting someone who is, this episode is a reminder that healing is not linear, but it is possible.
Ways to Engage: Try tracking your negative thoughts, separating what are lies you’re telling yourself and what the truth is. Sift through what your core beliefs or values are, keeping them in your mind and getting rid of unnecessary negativity.
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Timestamps:
Prioritizing Self Care - ( 2:08 )
Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 7:57 )
Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 11:48 )
Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 18:03 )
Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 21:43 )
Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 23:48 )
Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 27:45 )
Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 30:49 )
5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 35:31 )
5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 37:33 )
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Resources:
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
call or text 988
National Domestic Violence Hotline
call 800-799-7233
text BEGIN to 88788
RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline
call 800-656-4673
text HOPE to 64673
CTRI
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