Why we ALL have relational trauma... and what we can do about it.

#trauma #traumarecovery

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Four questions to challenge your assumptions.

#introspection

Are you making decisions based on fear?

#selfdevelopment #personalgrowth #fear #choice

You’re not unmotivated.
Your nervous system just doesn’t trust that effort will lead to anything different.

That’s not laziness; it’s learned helplessness.

And it can be unlearned.

#learnedhelplessness #nervoussystemhealing #mentalhealth #traumarecovery #selfdiscovery #relationalintelligence

Clarity isn’t purely cognitive. Here’s the psychology of wanting, safety, and unlearning everything we thought we were supposed to chase.

#psychology #desire #nervoussystem #relationalself #philosophy #healing #selfdevelopment #growth

Outgrowing isn’t betrayal.
It’s the natural grief of becoming someone new.

Who did you used to be to stay safe?

See more at www.aubreyaust.com/blog

#selfinquiry #growthseason #growth #emotionalintelligence

What does it feel like to be emotionally safe?

#officehours #emotionalsafety #psychology #attachment #relationships

How are we telling the stories about ourselves?

👤For more on narrative identity theory, head to my website aubreyaust.com/blog. Link in bio.

#self #selfhood #identity #identityformation #psychology #philosophy #whatistheself #narrativeidentity #danmcadams

What even is the Self? What if it’s not who you are, but who you become? #self #identity #foucault #psychology #philosophy #selfdevelopment #personaldevelopment