“A masterpiece of brilliance, insight, experiential exercises and David’s generosity.”
DO THIS BEFORE WORKING WITH TRAUMA
Discover the SAFE way to process your trauma, without triggering yourself or making it worse.
with David Bedrick
The live class is complete and the recording is now available!
This 3 hour training will teach you the sensitivity, skills, and awareness you need to safely process your trauma – the vital first step to deepening your self-compassion, growing your capacity for fulfilling relationships, and stopping unhealthy coping strategies from running your life.
If you're moved by David's teachings on abuse & trauma but you were not able to take his current 6 week program because of timing or resources, this is a great step into the waters. You’ll see huge benefits from 1 training session.
Here’s what students are saying about this masterclass:
“Brilliant and tender listening, witnessing and holding”
“So amazing”
“So validating”
“Life changing - unlocked decades of issues”
“Out of this world”
“Watching David work bring is so beautiful; it brings tears to my eyes”
Trying to heal your trauma without compassion & tenderness is being lost at sea without a life raft.
At some point, a storm will come – knowing how to work with your shaming witness will help you deal with hardship and struggles without being taken off course.
If you're going to work on abuse & trauma, you need to be able to talk to your body in words and touch - telling it it's lovely, intelligent, and being listened to.
You must be able to soothe your activated nervous system & have a compassionate response to your trauma.
When you grow your capacity to respond without shame, you come prepared to protect yourself from any storm.
Most approaches to healing trauma actually RE-traumatize you by asking you to go into your trauma without first teaching you how to keep yourself safe.
The key to safely working on your trauma? Becoming your own UNSHAMED witness.
If you’ve ever done these things, that’s a sign that SHAME has disrupted your healing process:
You cycle through painful thoughts + feelings, and can’t seem to break free from that pattern
None of the healing approaches you’ve tried have been sustainable
You have a harsh inner critic + a negative view of yourself, that is constantly telling you what you “should” be doing and how to do it
You work on your difficulties because you think something is wrong with you. Whenever you fail to witness our story and experience, your system is retraumatized (no different from the initial wounding)
You look at yourself + your problems as if you don’t matter. Ouch!
You deny your own needs for safety, soothing, protection, self-care, pursuing your life goals, or nourishing relationships
You don’t always notice when you’ve been hurt. Shame always treats hurt as something you caused or a symptom of your sensitivity, instead of an actual hurtful person or situation
You bypass your truth by ‘understanding” others. This does not promote healing.
Stop your anger from becoming true power. We live in a culture that pathologies, judges, and marginalizes anger. When we internalize that, shame rules and our anger doesn’t flower into the raw power we need to live.
Fall into spiritual holes that promise to rescue you from the pain of your abuse and trauma. This never works.
As long as this critical, distrustful voice lives within you…you’re putting yourself at risk of greater distress + further traumatization when you try to “heal” your trauma.
In this 3 hour masterclass, you will…
Learn how to talk to your body so you can calm your nervous system & lovingly hold your trauma. This is a key step to creating safety during the healing process.
Connect with your protective impulses that will help keep you safe & build a foundation of self-compassion to protect you from painful memories and experiences.
Discover where shame entered into your abuse story so you can better understand how it still lives in you and affects your life. This will be your compass & point you towards where you can deepen your healing.
Through learning about how shame interacts with abuse, understand how to talk to other people about their trauma in a way that alleviates their suffering instead of making it worse
Learn the 4 things you NEED to have in place to safely go into your trauma story in a way that CREATES HEALING without putting yourself at risk of more injury.
Find out how to create emotional + psychic distance from your past trauma – so you can look at it as an outsider in a way that supports your wellness, instead of being trapped inside all that pain.
Knowing how to go into your trauma story without causing further suffering is one of the most powerful healing tools you can have.
Take the first step towards a more whole + loving relationship with your life story.
What past students are saying…
“The environment you created last night felt like a cool breeze after a stretch of insufferable humidity. I now have new awarenesses to invite to the table and have open conversations with. Thank you for that internal movement.”
– Jenn
“It was incredible to witness the magic unfold during this masterclass. I was overcome with emotion. Thank you for offering this workshop and showing us our own medicine. So grateful.”
– Andrew
“There was a palpable essence in what our group created last night. I am still in awe. The strength of love - not judgment, not unsolicited advice - in people shook me to my core.”
– Maya
"Unveiling our stories in a safe space shatters the chains of shame. My conversation with David was a total game-changer for me, marking a pivotal moment in my life. I'm now fuelled with an unwavering determination to let my voice be heard, sparking positive change worldwide."
– Dorsan
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