Discover the key healing moments that transformed decades of abuse into my greatest gifts
with David Bedrick
Understanding How Trauma Forms & Discovering a Path to Freedom from Abuse
Past abuse lived inside me for years until I learned how to work with it as an ally.
In this video guide you will discover…
How abuse can continue to impact your body and psyche – even if it happened years, decades, or generations ago
Why the role of authority is inherent to abuse, and why knowing this distinction is so important to reclaiming your story and preventing it from happening again
How examining your responses to trauma can make you more free to think and act in integrity with your whole being
How to access the intelligence and strength within your suffering, so that you can forge a better relationship with yourself
Your most potent gifts are living within your wounds, waiting to be freed.
When you break free from the suffocating grip of abuse + learn how to find the beauty and wisdom in your trauma, you embark on a profound journey of healing, self-acceptance, and empowerment.
If you leave this page with nothing else, I want you to know this: Trauma is preventable.
Trauma is not an inescapable result of violence.
Most of us experienced abuse during childhood, from parents or other adults. I am one of those people, and this is integral to my trauma story.
But even if you had a “good” childhood, almost everyone will face abuse at some point in their lives – be it from romantic partners, family, friends, colleagues, or authority figures.
Does all abuse turn into trauma?
The answer is no.
If someone punches you in the face, it will hurt. But it won’t penetrate your defenses and lodge itself inside of you unless your pain goes unwitnessed.
Trauma happens the moment you internalize SHAME around the abuse you suffered. When you begin to believe: I deserved that. No one stopped them from saying that, so it must be true. I am powerless against it.
Learning how to lovingly witness your abuse without shame is a powerful step towards healing past injury + preventing future trauma. The Anatomy of Abuse and Shame will give you the tools to begin doing exactly that.
There is beauty in unraveling your abuse story.
In this short video, you’ll gain a new understanding of how abuse shows up in your life, and how your trauma could be hiding your most precious gifts.
I’m David Bedrick, a teacher, author, and psychological activist helping you live a life free from internalized violence.
My passion for studying shame and abuse arose from my childhood growing up with a father who used fists and belts to express his rage, and a mother who coped by denying and gaslighting my experience.
Because I didn’t have a loving witness during my childhood, I didn’t learn how to create a sense of safety and security within myself. I knew there had to be a better way – one that could be more loving, powerful, and healing.
So I developed a radical approach to alleviating the pain of all manner of physical and emotional difficulties, including trauma and abuse.
For over 30 years, I’ve supported my students in reconnecting with their wisdom, power, and intelligence by releasing the grip abuse has over their lives.
This work has transformed what I once saw as “problems” into gifts, allies, and sources of wisdom.
What will deepening your understanding of abuse + trauma unfold for you?