The obsessions generated by unresolved emotional trauma run deep and can leave festering scars of dissociation.

The obsessions generated by unresolved emotional trauma run deep and can leave festering scars of dissociation.

Modern doctors quickly prescribe antidepressants in the wake of emotional trauma. And while these can definitely provide much-needed help for some people, they can also be harmful to others, so some of us may try to walk a more natural path first.

This can be frustrating as well, for the emotional scars and mental toll that trauma leaves us with can sometimes feel impossible to overcome on our own. There are some natural remedies out there that may help make your journey to healing just a little bit less bumpy. These have helped me, and I hope they help you.

Take a Walk in Nature

When you’re in the depths of grieving, it’s easy to want to curl up in bed 24/7. However, getting out of the house, even for an hour, can lift your spirits. Going for a walk will get your blood flowing and remind you that you are a still a beautiful creature of nature. As an added bonus, taking your walk near a forest, creek or another natural setting can fill you with the serenity of living things and help you reconnect with the Earth.

Just Breathe

Deep breathing has long been a way to centre, focus and clear a weary mind. Deep breathing techniques saturate your blood with oxygen, something we lack when depressed. Try implementing the heart breath into your daily routine. Place one hand or both over your heart, and take deep, slow breaths, focusing on the heartbeat. Visualise your heart filling with universal light and love.

Write it Down

Writing is a phenomenal way to help you process negative emotions and make sense of trauma. Writing can even help you eliminate negative behaviours. Writing activates the part of the brain that regulates behaviour. Writing literally carves new neural pathways in the brain. This can help you address and change unhealthy behaviours such as resorting to drinking or drugs to ease pain.

Similar to writing, journaling helps you to process grief in a more systematic way. Due to its chronological nature, it also helps you track your progress as you heal. If you’re not sure how to begin, try searching for writing prompts, especially those designed for people struggling with grief, anxiety and depression. These help you calm and centre your thoughts and focus on where you are and where you wish to be.

Yoga or Relaxation Therapy

Yoga and/or relaxation therapy can help heal the grieving heart. Many Yoga studios will even offer a free session, which helps to get your feet wet with the practice. This has the added benefit of getting you out of the house. If you don’t wish to leave the house, YouTube offers a ton of free Yoga videos. Some videos only last a few minutes, which is great for those days you feel yourself lagging a little bit.

Or try Shavasana, lying flat on your back with your palms up, your legs gently apart, and your eyes closed. Slowly tense and then relax each muscle of the body, becoming aware of your physical self and any areas in need of added relaxation.

We tend to forget the complex structure that is our brain. The brain is an amazing and resilient mechanism. It contains 100 billion neurons and even more connections designed for healing, given the right conditions. Yoga can help you strengthen those connections and keep your brain sharp even in the most difficult of circumstances.

Be Scent-sational

Essential oils have been used in alternative medicine to promote relaxation and a calm spirit. Some of the best essential oils for lifting grief include lavender, rose, bergamot, ylang-ylang, chamomile and frankincense. You can find essential oil diffusers at many retail stores. Try a few drops before bedtime and before meditating. Mix a few drops with your favorite lotion to experience uplifting soul scents all day long.

Get Creative

Creative activities have the power to lift the grieving spirit. Painting or drawing a picture, planting a beautiful garden, playing a musical instrument or singing, crocheting a quilt or knitting a sweater are all wonderful ways to let your artist’s spirit soar. Even something as simple as rearranging furniture and redecorating a room on the cheap can lighten a melancholy mood.


Whatever your grief, acknowledge it, and remind yourself: you deserve time to heal. Practicing one of these techniques, or a combination of several, can certainly help you in your journey. Take the time to do what you need to do to heal your beautiful child within. And remember: people care about you, you are important, and help is there if you need it.

Our intuitive insight of using scent and nature.

Our intuitive insight of using scent and nature. These are both actually somatic tools.
To better understand the biology of trauma and why you feel what you feel

Be Mindful with Meditation

Be Mindful with Meditation

Do you find your mind clouded with thoughts? Do you dwell on worries a little too much throughout the day? Opt for a healthy dose of zen by setting aside some valuable meditation time to unleash your inner mindfulness whenever stress begins to hinder your obtainment of peace.

Start off by finding a relaxing spot free from any distractions or worries. Close your eyes and take a deep breath through your nostrils. Release the air through your mouth and repeat the process while concentrating solely on your body and mind.

Meditation not only puts your mind at ease but also boosts your overall mental and physical health. Mindfulness helps beat depression, strengthen your immune system, and decrease the total amount of stress that hinders your ability to achieve higher levels of happiness every day.
Immerse Yourself in Nature

In our current technologically driven age of endless screens, devices and increasingly advanced machinery, it’s sometimes easy to feel overwhelmed throughout the day. But while the world may seem bustling, and technology is now an essential part of our everyday lives, it doesn’t mean you can’t find a little escape in nature.

There’s no better way to find a sense of inner peace and mindfulness than by immersing yourself in natural surroundings. Vow to explore a new park or lake at least once a week to remind yourself of the beauty of the natural world. Nature is majestic and relaxing, and a quick look at the splendor of the environment shows you that you can achieve the same level of tranquility too.
Stretch Your Muscles Yoga-Style

Nothing helps put you in your zen-zone quite like a session of tension-relieving Yoga. From the simple Downward-Facing Dog to the more complex Scorpion pose, all forms of Yoga — from easy to advanced — help you get one step closer to strengthening both your body and mind.

Did you know that engaging in muscle-strengthening activities such as Yoga and aerobics four to six hours a week can improve your physical and mental health as well as your mood? Setting aside the time to stretch your muscles in a relaxing environment strengthens your physique and your spiritual awareness.

Dedicate a half hour to an hour of your time every day to practice Yoga, your mind and body will thank you for it.
Brew a Glass of Green Tea

The next time you find yourself tempted to swig back a bottle of soda, consider swapping your sugary beverage for a refreshing glass of green tea instead.

Drinking a hot cup of tea is an act full of relaxation, but that’s not all. The components in your warm drink may just hold the key to calming you down when you most need it as well. The leaves in green teas possess high levels of L-Theanine, a chemical associated with lower levels of anger and stress.

Whenever you need to find your zen, pour a freshly brewed pot of green tea into your favorite coffee mug or cup. Sit back, relax, and take a soothing sip of this feel-good drink as a sense of peaceful content ensues.
Remember to Pause

Finding your zen may just be a matter of slowing down throughout the day. If you find yourself regularly on the go, hurriedly rushing from one place to the next, peace may seem like just a dream, not a reality.

Rushing around at work is one of the top causes of stress and can make you feel less productive throughout the day. Remember to set aside at least half an hour each day to pause and reflect. Consider jotting down your thoughts in a journal to put your worries onto paper.

By setting aside this time to stop and contemplate, you’ll find that achieving a sense of ease throughout the day is not only obtainable but simple.

Remember that the key to achieving your perfect zen can be as simple as slowing down and taking a moment to reflect on your life throughout the day. While stressful moments can be an everyday part of existence, that doesn’t mean they have to be an inevitable component of your life too.

With these peace-inducing tips and tricks in mind, you can unleash your inner zen whenever you need a moment to pause, think, and obtain a much-needed sense of peace. Treat every breath of every day like a blessing, and it will soon feel much more like one!

Our everyday lives have become chaotic.

Our everyday lives have become chaotic.

 It’s easy to feel worn down when dissociation exhaustion starts to throw our daily existence off balance.

Within each of us lies the power to separate ourselves from the confusion of dissociation by harnessing a higher level of consciousness and peace known as our meditation level.

Whether you’re looking to merely slow down and relax, or achieve a greater sense of consciousness throughout the day, here’s a list of five quick ways you can find your inner happiness and tranquility anytime, anywhere.
Be Mindful with Meditation

Do you find your mind clouded with thoughts? Do you dwell on worries a little too much throughout the day? Opt for a healthy dose of letting go meditation by setting aside some valuable meditation time to unleash our child hidden within whenever stress begins to hinder our obtainment of a peaceful mind.

Start off by finding an interior relaxing spot free from any distractions or worries. Close our eyes and take a breath through our nostrils. Release the air through our mouth and repeat the process while concentrating solely on our body and mind.

Meditation not only puts your mind at ease but also boosts your overall mental and physical health. Mindfulness helps beat depression, strengthen your immune system, and decrease the total amount of stress that hinders your ability to achieve higher levels of happiness every day.

Immerse Yourself in Nature

In our current technologically driven age of endless screens, devices and increasingly advanced machinery, it’s sometimes easy to feel overwhelmed throughout the day. But while the world may seem bustling, and technology is now an essential part of our everyday lives, it doesn’t mean you can’t find a reality in nature.

There’s no better way to find a sense of child within and mindfulness than by immersing ourselves in natural surroundings. Vow to explore a new park or lake at least once a week to remind ourself of the beauty of the natural world. Nature is majestic and relaxing, and a quick look at the splendor of the environment shows you that you can achieve the same level of tranquility too.

Stretch Your Muscles Yoga-Style

Nothing helps put us into our child withins presence quite like a session of tension-relieving meditation. This helps us get one stage closer to strengthening both our body and mind.

Setting aside the time to stretch our muscles in a relaxing environment strengthens our physique and our awareness.

Dedicate a half hour to an hour of our time every day to a personal practice , our mind and body will thank us for it.

Brew a Glass of Green Tea

The next time we find ourselves tempted to swig back a bottle of soda, consider swapping our sugary beverage for a refreshing glass of green tea instead.

Drinking a hot cup of tea is an act full of relaxation, but that’s not all. The components in our warm drink may just hold the key to calming us down when we most need it as well. The leaves in green teas possess high levels of L-Theanine, a chemical associated with lower levels of anger and stress.

Whenever we need to find our peace spot, pour a freshly brewed pot of green tea into our favourite coffee mug or cup. Sit back, relax, and take a soothing sip of this feel-good drink as a sense of peaceful content ensues.
Remember to Pause

Finding our peace spot may just be a matter of slowing down throughout the day. If we find ourself regularly on the go, hurriedly rushing from one place to the next, peace may seem like just a dream, not a reality.

Rushing around is one of the top causes of stress and can make us feel less productive throughout the day. Remember to set aside at least half an hour each day to pause and reflect. Consider jotting down our thoughts in a journal to put our worries onto paper.

By setting aside this time to stop and contemplate, we’ll find that achieving a sense of ease throughout the day is not only obtainable but simple.

Remember that the key to achieving our perfect elle can be as simple as slowing down and taking a moment to reflect on our life throughout the day. While stressful moments can be an everyday part of existence, that doesn’t mean they have to be an inevitable component of our life too.

With these peace-inducing meditations in mind, you can unleash our child within whenever we need a moment to pause, think, and obtain a much-needed sense of peace. Treat every breath of every day like a release from dissociation, and it will soon feel much more like ones passport back into reality!