Beyond Recovery to Restoration Rebecca Born, LISW Executive Director, Connections: A Safe Place rborn1@fuse.net www.connectionssp.org
This program is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not meant to replace the counsel or treatment of a licensed therapist.
Restoration Let each become all he was created capable of being. Thomas Carlyle
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Sculpture by Dean Kermit Allison
You have a relationship with trauma • What is a relationship? • Guides you • Listens to you • Counts on you • Hurts you sometimes
Is trauma your Boss? • Tells you what to do • Where to invest your time • Gives you a paycheck • Provides evaluations
Is trauma your Significant Other? Aids in making decisions Nurtures You Give it respect and honor
Is trauma your Jailer? Isolation Guilty Taking Responsibility
Is trauma your pet? • Feed it • Walk it • Cuddle up with it
Or someone you used to know? Presence gone Baggage gone Emotional Health No longer empty
Change your relationship! What is keeping you trapped? Are you willing? What need does it meet?
Freedom! • Fire that Boss! • Divorce that partner! • Break out of jail! Accept the fact, process the emotion, shift your beliefs, make the exchange! Use your Power of Agreement • Align with truth that sets you free and puts you on the path to destiny
This month at VH – Our Community Relationships March 11 – Safe people March 18 – Fishing for needs March 25 – Safe People