Beyond Trauma
Post Therapy Survival Toolkit
Healing isn’t a “done and over it” thing. It’s a lifelong journey.
It’s a way of being.
I’ve been through years of therapy and, while it brought me a deep and intimate understanding of myself, I eventually had to learn how to function outside my weekly therapist visits.
What many people still don’t understand, is that trauma is an all encompassing experience. It’s not only about what’s happening in your mind, it’s a full body experience, and the body holds on to trauma until we learn to recognise it and find ways to release it.
This is why we often find that trauma responses:
- either continue long after you’ve completed the traditional therapy process,
- or they’re reactivated later in life, long after you think you’re “over it”.
Hi, I’m Michelle
What I wanted more than anything, after all the years of abuse, was to be witnessed. To verbalise my soul and have someone say, “I see you, and your life has been both beautiful and terrible. I see the triumph and the tragedy of your experience.”
This is what I bring to my work. A deep and resonant experience where women can re-engage with themselves through a practical, holistic approach, beginning with the nervous system, and ending in story…
I create safe spaces where we work with the breath and retrain the nervous system, shifting the trauma stored in our bodies.
I create gentle, bespoke pathways where I guide them along their healing journey.
It begins right here…
Do you experience any, or all, of the following?
- anxiety
- panic attacks
- depression
- muscle tension
- inconsistent behaviour or thoughts
- brain fog, spacing out or difficulty paying attention
- feelings of inadequacy
- forgetting important things
- losing your words or trouble completing sentences
- scattered thoughts and an inability to concentrate
- intense annoyance or even anger/rage
- disconnection from emotion
- “emotional rollercoaster”
- feelings of hopelessness
- bad dreams
- insomnia
The defenses you’ve built up over the years are still activated.
You’ve spent time building a career, working a job, nurturing your family, focusing on your partner.
Perhaps your kids have now grown, you may be divorced, or widowed; you’re starting a new business, or changing careers.
You’re at a stage of your life where you feel there should be more, but since you’ve never focused on yourself beyond the absolute basics, you have no idea where to begin…
Yes, this is me!
If you’d like to begin self regulating and learning proven techniques for grounding yourself, slowing your runaway emotions and responses, building resilience and finding safety within your body…
This toolkit is founded on my lifetime of experience dealing with my own trauma, and working with hundreds of women over the last 16 years as they navigated their own healing journeys.
1. Why Therapy is Not Enough = Featured Masterclass
2. Grounding
- Understanding Emotional Dysregulation [VIDEO]
- Grounding Techniques [VIDEOS]
3. Slowing
- The Importance of Resting Your Nervous System [VIDEO]
- Easing into Breathwork [VIDEO]
4. Sensing
- Sensing [VIDEO]
- Sensory Tracking Exercises x 2 [VIDEOS]
- Self Soothing Through the Senses [PDF]
5. Building Resilience
- Cognitive Distortions [VIDEO and PDF]
- Workbooks
This sounds like what I need...
If this sounds like what you need and you’d like to begin self regulating and learning proven techniques for grounding yourself, slowing your runaway emotions and responses, building resilience and finding safety within your body…
what do women say?
I am part of a writing group that Michelle runs for trauma survivors. When she asked me to try the toolkit, I was unsure, but it has made all the difference.
This will now be my starting point for learning more about the way I can heal my body in order to heal my mind.
Michelle’s teachings are always from a space of personal experience and that is why she is so relatable.
Yasmin S.
This Toolkit is wonderful! I had no idea of how trauma affects the nervous system and the body. I was spinning my wheels. The toolkit has been a great starting point. I can’t wait to work with Michelle further.
Genie K.
Thank you Michelle,
This has been so helpful in dealing with anxiety and the all too frequent panic attacks since last year! I will use these practices daily. Thank you for all your support.
Annie
Who is this toolkit for?
This toolkit is specifically for women who are struggling with anxiety, high stress levels, emotional dysregulation, difficulty remaining present in the moment, and other trauma responses.
Through this toolkit you will:
- learn why after all those years of therapy you’re back here, in this place
- learn some easy to use tools for when you’re feeling anxious or spun out
- understand why it’s so important to tune in to and rest your nervous system
How does the toolkit work?
- once you have purchased the toolkit, you will receive login information and you will be able to access the videos, workbook and journal at any time through the website.
- the toolkit is also available through a Facebook group should you find that more convenient. You can request to join the group and access everything through the Guides section.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do I have access to the toolkit?
What if I am unhappy with the toolkit?
Is this toolkit therapy?
I’m afraid of opening up old wounds. (Ok, this isn’t a question, but it is a concern.)
You will not be revisiting your experience in any way. The toolkit is purely tools to help deal with the symptoms you may be experiencing. If at any stage you feel uncomfortable, you are advised to stop. Many women use these tools as an adjunct to therapy and discuss the benefits during therapy.
What if I have questions?
I'm ready
If you’re ready and you’d like to begin self regulating and learning proven techniques for grounding yourself, slowing your runaway emotions and responses, building resilience and finding safety within your body…