Healing Our Identity
- Cara Lake
- Feb 10, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 11, 2024
I’ve been contemplating the nature of healing, and why some situations and conditions are easier to heal than others.
From my perspective, genetics, trauma - regardless of when it occurred, our nervous system, identity, gut health, diet, toxins, the quality of our sleep, life stressors, and our support system/network, are all integral to healing.
In his book “Cured”, Dr. Jeffrey Rediger writes about healing our identity which I believe is fundamental to healing all dis-ease.
Our identity relates to how we regard our Selves - how we think about who we are, how our inner critic speaks to us and how we show ourselves compassion, or not.
Healing shame and trauma and regulating the nervous system through Energy Medicine, Somatic Therapy, Energy Psychology, NLP, Hypnosis and Regression Therapy are some approaches to healing our identity.
"In a universe made out of energy, everything is entangled; everything is one." Bruce Lipton, PhD.
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