From Trauma to Trust™

A somatic map for embodied healing and sacred transformation

The Journey Begins in the Body

Healing isn’t a linear process—it’s a spiral. A sacred unfolding that asks us to meet ourselves again and again, with compassion, courage, and care.

The From Trauma to Trust™ Framework is a somatic map for transformation. It offers gentle guideposts to help you reconnect with your body, unwind survival responses, and move toward a deeper sense of presence, power, and peace.

Whether you’re just beginning or deep in the work, this map is a reminder: Your body remembers. Your truth lives inside you. And your aliveness is calling.

The Spiral of Transformation TRAUMA → TRUST

This journey unfolds in two arcs:

T.R.A.U.M.A. – Identifying what has been held in the body

T.R.U.S.T. – Reclaiming your voice, power, and wholeness

Each phase is both an invitation and a return.

T.R.A.U.M.A. – The Descent
A journey through survival patterns with compassion

T Titration

We begin slow. Safety is built one step at a time.

Trauma healing begins in the smallest movements. Titration means dipping in and out of sensation, memory, and emotion. This is how we earn trust with our bodies.

Reflection Prompt:
What helps you feel just a little more safe or supported today?

RRegulation

Breathing, moving, and returning to center.

We restore balance to the nervous system through practices that bring coherence—like breathwork, movement, sound, and relational co-regulation. This is where we start to feel choice again.

Reflection Prompt:
Where do you feel most grounded or resourced in your body?

AAwareness

Recognizing unconscious patterns with curiosity.

We begin to witness what we couldn’t see before: unconscious beliefs, emotional habits, body memories. We recognize patterns of fear, avoidance, or shutdown—and begin to meet them with curiosity.

Reflection Prompt:
What recurring reaction might be asking for compassion?

UUnwinding

Letting go of what’s been held too long.

Here, tension softens. Energy that was trapped in fight, flight, or freeze begins to move. This phase often includes physical sensations, tears, shaking, or breath shifts—signs that the body is processing.

Reflection Prompt:
What does your body want to let go of today?

MMeaning

Connecting to the deeper story beneath the pain.

As our system settles, we begin to make sense of what happened—not as self-blame or identity, but with integration and clarity. This is where insight meets embodied knowing.

Reflection Prompt:
What deeper truth is emerging as you reflect on your past?

AAliveness

Reclaiming vitality, emotion, and joy.

Beyond survival, we discover what it feels like to be fully alive. Emotions begin to flow. Pleasure returns. There is space for creativity, connection, and presence.

Reflection Prompt:
Where are you called to move, speak, create, or rest?

T.R.U.S.T. – The Return
A return to inner knowing, sacred embodiment, and wholeness

T Trusting the Body

Learning to feel safe inside.

This is where we stop overriding and start listening. Trusting the body means allowing signals to arise and be honored—not feared. It’s a deepening of felt sense and intuition.

Reflection Prompt:
What’s one signal your body gave you today?

R Reclaiming Boundaries

Saying yes and no with clarity.

True healing brings clarity around our own space. This stage supports us to assert needs, respect limits, and claim our space with dignity.

Reflection Prompt:
Where in your life is a clear yes or no trying to emerge?

U Unveiling the Shadow

Meeting shame, fear, and the inner critic.

This phase invites us into the depths of our psyche—into the parts we’ve exiled or hidden. With compassion, we begin to integrate these aspects, no longer ruled by them.

Reflection Prompt:
What part of you has been asking for love, even if it showed up as fear or sabotage?

S Sacred Embodiment

Living from presence and soul.

Here, embodiment becomes spiritual. We begin to feel that our body is not just a place of trauma—but a sacred vessel. Breath becomes prayer. Movement becomes devotion.

Reflection Prompt:
How do you feel the sacred in your body?

T Transformation

Living aligned, awake, and whole.

This isn’t the end—it’s the beginning of living from your deepest truth. Not perfect. But present. This is a return to authenticity, resilience, joy, and meaningful connection.

Reflection Prompt:
What truth are you ready to live more fully?

Want to Go Deeper?

This framework isn’t a checklist – it’s a spiral. You may find yourself in multiple places at once, or returning to stages repeatedly. That’s natural. That’s healing. If this resonates with you and you want to explore it in a supportive space, there are ways to work with me.

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