What will I learn from this course?

The Recovery Essentials course is grounded in two important trauma-informed recovery concepts: curiosity and compassion. Through curiosity, we come to healing with an open mind and a desire to understand ourselves and our behaviors through a trauma lens. We begin to see that our responses make sense given what we have experienced. As we begin to better understand ourselves and our responses, we start to develop compassion for ourselves and our stories. Through compassion, we cultivate hope in our capacity to grow and heal beyond our trauma.

Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Download the Compassionate Foundations Workbook

    • Getting to Know Sara - Author of the Survivor Wise Courses and Recovering Complex PTSD Survivor
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  4. 4

    • Polyvagal Theory and Fight/Flight/Freeze Responses

    • The Smoke Alarm and The Watch Tower

    • A Parts Perspective of the Nervous System
  5. 5

    • Introduction to Dissociation

    • Dissociation - In the Mind

    • How has dissociation impacted my life?

    • Seeing Dissociation as a Protective Response
  6. 6

    • Dissociation In the Body

    • Dissociation And Safety

    • Making a Safety First Aid Kit
  7. 7

    • Shame and Control

    • Getting to Know Your Inner Critic

    • Filtering Your Inner Critic's Messages
  8. 8

    • Why is Rest So Hard

    • What is BOTH safe AND restful?

    • Try One of Your Safe Rest Practices
  9. 9

    • What is Shame Resilience?

    • What is an Inner Champion?

    • Practicing Empathy, Connection, and Sharing with Your Shame
  10. 10

    • Meta-Emotion - How you feel about your feelings?

    • What are my feelings trying to tell me?

    • Developing Interoception
  11. 11

    • Understanding Trauma Triggers

    • What do triggers need?

    • Make A Trigger Safety Plan
  12. 12

    • Unpacking Your Relationship with Receiving

    • Identifying Your Needs and Turning Towards Them

    • Practicing Self Care and Collective Care
  13. 13

    • Unpacking Your Relationship with Boundaries

    • Developing Personal Boundaries and Self Trust

    • Boundaries and Circles of Trust
  14. 14

    • Unpacking Why It is Difficult to Ask for Help

    • Considering Who We Could Ask for Help

    • Invite One Person to Help in One Area
  15. 15

    • What are my next steps?

    • Restorying Your Trauma