Does Somatic Experiencing (SE) Work? SE practices for healing | Monica LeSage | TEDxWilmingtonWomen
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Trauma is an epidemic, contributing to problems in countless homes and workplaces worldwide. People who have experienced trauma are 15 times more likely to commit suicide, three times more likely to experience depression or use antidepressant medication, four times more likely to become an alcoholic, develop an STD, or inject drugs, and three times more likely to have serious job problems or be absent from work. While experts disagree on the single best modality to treat trauma, there is general agreement that it won't be one thing that does the trick.
Monica LeSage has used Somatic Experiencing as a core element of her recovery, and in the last 6 years has radically tranformed her life. Previously depressed, in constant pain, and unable to work, she was taught somatic experiencing practices by her counselor Dr. Nancy Bement, and now she works full-time, in less pain than ever. The Somatic Experiencing® method is a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders. It is the life’s work of Dr. Peter A. Levine, resulting from his multidisciplinary study of stress physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics, together with over 45 years of successful clinical application.
In her talk she describes how Somatic Experiencing works, how she uses it manage to daily stress, anxiety, and chronic pain, and shares a demonstration of how she used it to help a stranger when she witnessed a traumatic injury this year. Whether you learn Somatic Experiencing principles to heal yourself, a loved one, or a client, this is a tool that everyone needs to have in their healing tool belt.
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Leaving behind a successful career in biotechnology sales, after a life-altering motor vehicle accident, Monica started a career in leadership and talent development. Facing moderate-severe pain daily for 11 years, she has devoted much of her spare time to regaining vitality through play, learning to sit, and relentlessly exploring treatments or therapies that may help.
Through a unique version of trauma therapy called Somatic Experiencing, she now rock climbs again, plays guitar, and has recently started doing acrobatic partner yoga. She is integrating these experiences with her experiences as a leadership trainer and has created a workshop to help others learn to prevent trauma, or to heal trauma/pain to live fully again.
Leaving behind a successful career in biotechnology sales, after a life-altering motor vehicle accident, Monica started a career in leadership and talent development. Facing moderate-severe pain daily for 11 years, she has devoted much of her spare time to regaining vitality through play, learning to sit, and relentlessly exploring treatments or therapies that may help.
Through a unique version of trauma therapy called Somatic Experiencing, she now rock climbs again, plays guitar, and has recently started doing acrobatic partner yoga. She is integrating these experiences with her experiences as a leadership trainer and has created a workshop to help others learn to prevent trauma, or to heal trauma/pain to live fully again. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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"Help is on the way...but you are not alone. Help will come." I will carry this with me. Thank you!
I'm just crying.. so much pain I go though 15 years with PSTD, and im starting to heal.. thanks for this video God bless you
does body therapy actually help? how many sessions are needed?
Have you tried EMDR?
@ak1t4hax0r- Thanks for the encouragement. And the blessing. That's great news you are starting to heal. What's helping you? God bless you as well.
@@tekiero let me know if you'd like my thoughts, or if you were looking for feedback directly from the original commenter. Thanks and best wishes.
@@ijustwanttosleepnow thanks for your comment. While it helps many, I had tried EMDR but found it too difficult and triggered me. That's why I felt this alternative needed to be shared.
I watched my wonderful dad crash his racing motorbike in front of me at over 100mph in 1977. He survived but this has affected my whole life since. Have just found a somatic therapist to help me. God bless you 🙏
God help and bless you both.
How did he survive that Jesus. That's awful.
@jonalexander9133- oh wow....that must have been shocking and terrifying. I'm sorry you had to experience that, and grateful to hear he survived. Wonderful to hear that you found a somatic therapist to support your healing journey. Lord willing, this will help your process, along with prayer and enjoying God's presence. He has created our bodies in wonderful and mysterious ways.
I like her example of connecting to someone ELSE who has just experienced a shock to reduce their risk of ongoing trauma (look up 'trauma informed care') but the rest of the talk is only very light touch on the hows and whys of trauma release and somatic therapies.
There is a lot of free information out there though if you want to know more, e.g.:
- Peter Levine is a good speaker himself with lots of videos on youtube.
-'TRE' is a more in-depth look at trauma releasing exercises or tremoring, also some examples on youtube,
- some Qi Gong bouncing and swaying moves relate too, (traditional yoga has a lot of trauma healing aspects too - Indigenous and Eastern medicine traditions that don't arbitrarily separate mind and body for no reason have understood this stuff for a long time)
the whole 'release' process is something felt in the body so it's hard to 'get' what happens without actually doing it and feeling the point where the nervous system shifts.
The key goal is to find or get back to a state of ease in the autonomic nervous system - mostly via connection to safe calm humans and/or the now safe sensory details of the new present moment. Finding a 'felt-sense of safety in the body', as per Stephen Porges and Poly-vagal theory. Getting access to a 'safe and social' AKA 'rest and digest' state that is best for healing and ordinary unthreatening circumstances. Finding a point in the body that feels at ease is a step towards this if stuck in trauma mode in other parts of you.
If you have any fight or flight energy that you couldn't use in the moment of feeling a threat, you need to shake it out (or run, or swing your arms around, jump etc) to complete that survival movement, at some point, to let your mind and body relax again fully. It's not always obvious how to link the body movement up to the psychological side, to make it last, so it's good to get professional help, especially if it's deep and layered, or been a long time...
Good luck all
@lilyl5492- wonderful insights and resources! Thank you for posting!! I wish I had been allocated more time for my talk, and could have shared these ideas.
Thank you!
Thank you
Thank you ❤
Yes it's traumatic when a partner says " it's the past, get over it" And they end the relationship.....how do you explain to them when you don't understand yourself!! 😔
So true. Heard those words numerous times.
I hear that too. I found that some people don’t want you to bring it up but they bring up the past to you. So it’s not right if they don’t want the past brought up.
Because you're also affecting that person's life. Nobody wants someone that can't leg go of the past. If you're not willing to work on yourself and live at present, don't blame the person for leaving you, because you're emotionally damaged and don't want to work on improving it rather complaining about it all the time.
You deserve someone that will understand and love you for who you are and will be there for you. You deserve to feel better and heal.
as I watch this video, I say a prayer,
I pray for health, for wealth, and for love...
The trembling scares me more than anything. It’s both comforting and counterintuitive to hear that it’s safe and normal. My fear is always that it won’t stop. I’ve gone to the ER twice and they just inject me with Toradol to stop the trembling then send me on my way. It’s so hard to trust that it’s going to be okay. Thank you for such an eye opening talk!
You should do the shaking in a therapeutic setting. Most of the time there are emotions coming up when you shake (most likely fear) and if you are not resourced (meaning you don’t feel totally safe while this happens) you can “retraumatize” yourself (I put this in quotes because what really happens is that your window of tolerance is exceeded and your mind shuts itself off from your body). I struggle with this too, it takes a lot of trust and a bunch of resources to process difficult experiences
If you've ever seen a nature video where a deer (or some other prey animal) gets chased by a preparator and they manage to escape, you might notice that they almost immediately start to tremor. This helps metabolize/move out all of the fight or flight hormones their body dumped into their bloodstream, and also releases energy and tension from their muscles and other tissue. We as humans intuitively know how to do this, but suppress this response for various reasons. By not allowing our body its natural process to release the energy and hormones, it becomes stored in our body. This stuckness is what trauma actually is. I know your comment is a year old, but if you're still exploring this I'd recommend you search "Trauma Release Exercises (TRE). It's possible to induce tremoring through simple exercises at a time that is under your control, and when you're not actively under duress. I've worked with several people, and particularly woman, who have experienced substantial reductions in their PTDS symptoms after regularly practicing TRE. All the best to you.
Beak down and allow
I know how you feel. I felt so embarrassed twice because I went to the emergency room and on the second time it’s when it dawned on me that I was happy a panic attack. Now I just take deep breath and exhale slowly slowly and that helps. Good luck to you. Also there is somatic yoga that I just recently found on TH-cam to help your body release and heal.
As someone whose life has been massively affected by trauma / cptsd and musculoskeletal injuries with chronic pain, I found this talk super relatable and super helpful.
Avic thank you for your feedback. I truly wish you strength and support as you work to recover. I have recently got on the Curable app and started using their tools and they are very helpful to support what I have learned about Somatic Experiencing. Best wishes.
@@monicaklesage Thanks for that tip, I'll give it a look! Best wishes!
Did you go out and find a somatic healer?
Have you tried somatic experiencing yet??
Bravo well said in a short time what somatic experiencing is. This canhelp everyone on such a deep level. Hats off to Peter Levine as well, gounder of somatic experiencing ❤.Thank you for sharing , so powerful n yet so simple 🎉
Lovely relatable talk. Shaking is so powerful and I had this after a healing session. I was made felt it was not OK and was asked to stand in my power. Now a year on, I know this is what the body needs to release and it is healing in itself. Please spread the word to educate people who don't know and understand 🙏
May i ask what you mean by the shaking?
@@tristennunemaker1868 basically the body trembles as a way to release stored tension. Society normally views shaking as a health concern and something to work against. That’s what @coco yoga was saying. I’m familiar with the work as I’ve done it and trembling is one of the things that body can do to release. It isn’t the only thing though.
wow
As SE pratictioner I thank you for this talk and I totally understand and agree on what you said. Thanks to Peter and to his immense gift.
Thanks for your feedback, Barbara. I just completed the SETI Level 1 Begining program, and having done this talk, I was a little concerned about how actual SEP's would react. Thanks for your feedback. And how you are supporting other trauma survivors.
Is SE for healing dissozation?
Look up Functional Integration; a phrase coined by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, 1904-1984. Thomas Hanna, 1921-1990. Essential Somatics channel with Martha Peterson.
Ah yes!!! Feldenkrais practice is another fabulous intervention to help reconnect brain/body. Thanks for mentioning this!! Nancy Bement, the practitioner who taught me SE, is a huge proponent of Feldenkrais's practice. I am not familiar with Peterson. Thanks for mentioning it.
Ah, I shut down when I'm stressed. I have friends who love it when work is busy and things need done now. They thrive on lt. But my brain stops working and I can't think and I want to curl up.
It's beautiful you have the awareness to recognize your own shut down and your reaction to stress and how it differs from others. Hopefully others around you recognize their own reaction and honor that your is different. There is no "right" or "wrong" reaction... only a signal we can pay attention to, to help us learn we would benefit from more self regulation.
Same
Thanks so much for presenting this and sharing your story as well as how to start unraveling the effects of trauma. I use SE in my therapy practice and I often wish more people knew how to use this wonderful processing machine that the body can be. Great share.
I am a therapists and will like to use this modality with my clients. Where can I learn it?
@@goddessjo4888 Peter Levine’s institute has some material online, and his books are superb for therapists who want to learn his methods. His book that taught me the most was called “Trauma and Memory: brain and body in a search for the living past.” I have also found his training and master class to be wonderful and validating. I first learned of Levine’s work when looking for better and more flexible trauma treatment protocols. I read his free article “Introducing Somatic Experiencing . . .” and I have been using and increasing understanding of the neurodynamics of healing ever since. So for certain, Levine’s materials give practical advice for professionals who want to put the principles into action.
I'm so happy for you Monica. I knew when we met at TEDxPittsburgh in June of 2018 that you had an idea worth spreading and here we are. You are a great coach, a great speaker, and have been through a painful experience and have lessons to share. You have learned how to overcome the trauma you have faced and all you want to do is now help others. That is an idea worth spreading. You journey leading up to this video release was interesting for sure, but the release on Feb 28 made it all worth it. I'm so happy for you, I'm so proud of you, and looking forward to everything you have coming ahead
Jake, thank you for the encouragement and support in the process. As of now, sitting in Philadelphia Airport, in the city where it all started, having just completed my first official step in the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute Certification, I am in awe of how this has all unfolded. Thanks for your coaching along the way! You were an integral part and now a great friend.
Wow, beautiful. 😌🙌🏻👍🏻☀️
Thank you Monica for the insights of your experience. We need to continue to expand our knowledge of modes of healing - including somatic work, which has significantly helped a few of my friends. Well done!
Thank you for your clarity, compassion, and genuineness. Your talk is a great intro to SE.
This is remarkable!!! Amazing work!!
Thank you Monica LeSage
Thank you, so empathic
Thank you. I just keep crying because I never could figure out what to do or how to explain it.
This literally blows up my mind!!
Your bravery in sharing your story will help many individuals overcome trauma. Thank-you for your powerful message and for sharing it with the world!
She is a very good speaker.
Very helpful! Thank you Monica!💖 It seems like learning to heal from trauma needs to be #1 on our to-do list, which is hard in our society! Wishing you healing and happiness!💖
Her presence and authenticity is charming
Thank you.
Powerful, emotionally riveting talk. You are a beautiful human being! Thank you!
so relatable that i cried. thank you for being open with your experience
Thank you for the encouragement. So appreciated.
Me too - I really resonated with this presentation. Thank you!
This talk made me understand somatic therapy.
Excellent talk. Definitely opens the brain to a different mindset regarding trauma.
Thanks Jason! I hope all brains will be open to this mindset. :- ) And even more, that no one needs it. But it's here if they do.
That is healing! Its all about the somatic.
So powerful. Congratulations on your recovery and all the people you’re helping including me with sharing your experience.
What a blessing you met the therapist.
I had a car accident that resulted with a brain injury and also lost my daughter and spinal injury I spent £££ still struggling. I have been much better but sadly i had more trauma happened. I have no one to support emotionally. It’s so hard. My son deserves this better.
Much love and blessings to you and your son. It's truly unfortunate how much suffering we must endure at times, though it's the quality through which we all bond. I hope all gets better for you as soon as possible :)
I hope you are doing okay! Even though you have noone to support - please know that you are not alone. There are people all around the world who go through similar hardships. Always know: You are precious, loveable and much stronger than you think. My heart goes out to you!
Thank you 🙏🏽
Wishing you true healing
💜
Her midas had the golden touch .
Yes it works!
Thank-you.
She wasn’t drinking if you listen she was coming from rock climbing .. she admitted she was at fault and wasn’t drinking but that the hospital made the assumption she may have been under the influence… listen you may hear what happened
My trauma & Somatization perpetuates through my team of MH Drs who comprehend Narc abuse.
They indicate every single "DSM-like" diagnosis in 30-60 mins without conscience.
And no one even considers any kind of Family Intervention, at least for the childrens welfare, knowing our source of Trauma?
Just meds & coping, which you've stated that will not work especially given childhood trauma resurfacing with subconscious beliefs and somatic anxiety.
So now I'm traumatized by the Experts themselves who understand Narc abuse, who BTW are Mandatory Reporters, yet feel that my anger & traumatic reactions are offensive and exhausting.
Why are these Dark Tetra types allowed to roam free in this world without interference? 😕
Now that's INSANITY at it's finest!
Because our society values psychopaths, sociopaths, and narcissists.
Things will probably change but who knows when.
I’m sorry you’re going through this.
Never thought of it like this but finding a mental health professional who cares can be hard that’s why self research is important as well as having patience in the process. Not saying trust anyone but too developed different kinds of trust and communication styles for tangible progress
+TEDx *Thanks for an example case of somatic therapy.* As an autist, I've a compromised interoceptive network, am uncertain about the effectiveness of SE. Occasionally have pangs from the rib cage; have limbs go numb from sustaining pressure the wrong way.
@BCSchmerker- you may have already explored this since you left your comment a year ago.... Somatic Experiencing and other mind/body modalities may support your nervous system and may help your muscles to let go. Unfortunately, no single modality is a cure-all, and I encourage you to try to find the right one for you. In my situation, many of my muscles "braced" after the accident, and stayed in a constricted/tightened position. (For years, my shoulders stayed up by my ears, rather than hanging loose where they were before the accident.) (My stomach muscles held tight, compressing my abdominal organs, and I can remember when they finally "let go" during a session. I thought I might pee on the couch I was sitting on, but didn't!) Best wishes!
check out ''the trauma geek'' she's an autistic person that's trained in somatic therapy :)
My dad didn't even let me tremble
@itsnotyourfaulttbh - that must have been very difficult. I bet it took lots of effort to contain! I hope you have found a trained professional to support your healing journey. And I deeply hope that others who watch this talk become aware that trembling IS normal as a pathway for the nervous system to release tension, and to support those who are trembling. (Rather than shame them or pressure them to stop!)
Right.
Ok but when she tell the story about a construction worker cutting off his finger at the end of her driveway and kneels down and says “idk if you can feel anything right now, but help is on the way” I swear she was auditioning for SNL 😂😂😂😂😂
Huh? Smh Ill read the book
@ms.fortune2957- I'm sorry that the tips offered were not supportive for you when you first saw this. One of the books that may help is Peter Levine's Waking the Tiger.
With being allocated 9 minutes at the TEDx event, only 3 keys mentioned:
- Become comfortable with trembling (your own or if others experience it) (become comfortable by accepting it as a natural part of the body's process for release of energy)
- Get reconnected with present surroundings by orienting to the people around you in the present or by orienting to nature you can look at or touch. Examples of how to do this include: touching a plant and feeling the temperature,/texture of it; noticing the color of the leaves or flowers, noticing the scent of the leaves or flowers, noticing the arrangement of the leaves (are they symmetrical or at odd angles); touch a pet ( noticing the temperature of the animal's body; noticing the texture of the coat; observe how it moves and responds to your touch; notice how it breathes)
- Become aware of your own body, noticing the parts that are comfortable/loose/pleasant vs the parts that are tight/uncomfortable/painful/etc. Then invite your attention to move back and forth from the uncomfortable to the comfortable. Move your attention at a slow pace, and see if you can invite the pleasant sensations to the less comfortable areas. See if there is a way you can imagine shifting the discomfort by any means imaginable.
If you'd like to learn more, I encourage you to check out Peter Levine's videos on TH-cam. He does a wonderful job explaining different aspects of the process. It's never linear, not like a step-by-step process, but more like a tool-box that you can use based on your knowledge and intuition. That's why it's great to have a trained professional to guide you when you are learning the tools. They have learned to observe people and get a sense of what that person's nervous system needs in that particular moment.
I hope that helps!
I need help. How do we get the word out to train nurses aids and Drs to help people in crisis units. I've had 3 horrible crisis unit experiences while having psychosis. They didn't talk to me and if they did they were cold. A Dr never came to talk to me during any of my visits. I have trauma of that and fear of it happening again in the future. I actually was brave and recognized I needed help and called 911 only to be put in the crisis unit with them not asking me and ignoring me when I said I was experiencing intense physical pain from sleep deprivation. I've blacked out in pain several times from them ignoring me. Patient advocate was not sympathetic at all.
I feel like maybe the are trained not to talk to us because we hallucinate and maybe they think we will hear them wrong? Idk...I just try to make sense of it and I can't. I feel there should be at least one person that comes to talk to you to ask..hey what are you experiencing? What can we do to help or explain treatment plan. But instead i get stuck in a room by myself. Completely cut off.
@@apryllshowersm6669 I feel so much sympathy that you experienced such isolation. It definitely magnifies our experience of "aloneness". Ugh. I know how alone I felt in that trauma room the night of the accident. And I wasn't even being held there against my will. So awful.
My deep hope is that this TEDx gets shared enough that more providers realize there is another option besides EMDR, and that every crisis team (for physical and mental health issues) become aware of the incredible healing power of a gentle voice, a soft touch (if permission is granted) and listening. I hope you find providers who can walk you through this. Good ones ARE out there. They are diamonds in the rough.
The doctor on duty when my baby was born (nurses did the actual delivery) commanded me to stop shaking afterwards, so I did what I could to resist. I thought leaning in felt less tense, less painful. Could that resistance be a (small) piece of why that specific experience got stuck?
It seems like a likely cause. I am not a licensed professional and cannot diagnose anyone or anything, but based on my knowledge, that does fit. If the memory still bothers you or if you find your body is uncomfortable when you remember the situation, you may benefit from working through it with a trained professional. :-)
great story, love SE ,thank you for sharing Monica! what baffles me is you standing on these immensely unhealthy high heels .....
Hahahaha-- regarding the high heels. I only put them on for the talk, and took them off within minutes of the talk. I prefer shoes that allow my feet to feel more connected to the earth, and my low back to be in a more neutral position. How did you come to know the SE process?
There’s a Movie on You Tube “-EARTHING “” - Grounding with. Mother Earth 🌍
Teria como liberar com tradução ?
Lo siento. No tengo las habilidades para traducir esto. Espero que encuentres a alguien que pueda.
No hablo mucho español, perdoname
1. Necesitan acustumbrar a temblar, es saludable
2. Connectan con una persona, y sino tienen una persona, connectan con el tiempo de ahora, por ejemplo Cuando hueles los Flores
3. Buscan un lugar en su cuerpo que se siente seguro, aunque la mayoria se duelen. Solamente Podemos sentir el trauma poco a poco, y Cuando Podemos sentir in poco de seguridad a dentro de nos mismos, nos estamos mejorando
I love how her legs stay wide and her posture is upright and big, taking up space in the whole entire time. More women need to this is dresses and skirts so it becomes normalised.
I’m going to dress and stand however I choose, no matter what gender I identify with. I’m not slapping on a skirt and spreading my legs to make you happy, and neither should anyone else. Furthermore, the last time I checked, a woman dressed in a short skirt showing off her legs has been the norm in Western countries since at least the 1920s. I’m watching this video because I’m skeptic, not to see a “pretty” lady.
@@racheltheehermit7314 thanks for sharing Rachel 😂
Will this work for me, I think I have depersonalization/derealization disorder
There is no guarantee any single treatment modality will help all people. I wish there was. Have you found a competent therapist who is helping you to address whatever root issues may have contributed to your symptoms? I hope you have!!
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JORGE JACOBO THANK YOU
Yes! Just wanting the answers to focus on your own stuff is fine too. Thank you!
Damn! One minute in I thought it was going to be the chick who hit Levine!
Hahahahahahahahaha that was hilarious. (not that Levine got hit, but what if that WAS where the story was going???)
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Help somatic expiercing By dissozation?
Yes, Somatic Experiencing helps with dissociation
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Super helpful! Thanks for posting these!!!
Attacked by four people, (police), hit on the head with a brick, that's a coincidence!! But I still don't know what somatic healing is...
I have no idea what she’s talking about
Ya how much????
Do you mean how much does treatment with a Somatic Experiencing Professional cost? That totally depends on the provider. You can find a list of providers on the website of the Somatic Experiencing Institute. Many factors affect how much providers charge.... some are PhD counselors, some are master's level, and often people charge more based on the years of study they have accumulated. I hope that helps.
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Ok great, but HOW DO I DO IT? I thought I was at least going to get a taste.
@jondoe6926 - I'm sorry that the tips offered were not supportive for you when you first saw this. The "taste" was intended to be the 3 keys mentioned:
- Become comfortable with trembling (your own or if others experience it) (become comfortable by accepting it as a natural part of the body's process for release of energy)
- Get reconnected with present surroundings by orienting to the people around you in the present or by orienting to nature you can look at or touch. Examples of how to do this include: touching a plant and feeling the temperature,/texture of it; noticing the color of the leaves or flowers, noticing the scent of the leaves or flowers, noticing the arrangement of the leaves (are they symmetrical or at odd angles); touch a pet ( noticing the temperature of the animal's body; noticing the texture of the coat; observe how it moves and responds to your touch; notice how it breathes)
- Become aware of your own body, noticing the parts that are comfortable/loose/pleasant vs the parts that are tight/uncomfortable/painful/etc. Then invite your attention to move back and forth from the uncomfortable to the comfortable. Move your attention at a slow pace, and see if you can invite the pleasant sensations to the less comfortable areas. See if there is a way you can imagine shifting the discomfort by any means imaginable.
If you'd like to learn more, I encourage you to check out Peter Levine's videos on TH-cam. He does a wonderful job explaining different aspects of the process. It's never linear, not like a step-by-step process, but more like a tool-box that you can use based on your knowledge and intuition. That's why it's great to have a trained professional to guide you when you are learning the tools. They have learned to observe people and get a sense of what that person's nervous system needs in that particular moment.
I hope that helps!
Did it bug anyone else that she never took ownership for causing an accident that almost killed people? Or talk about if any of the other people even survived?
its a human error, thats the dangers of driving in general, she didnt want it to happen either
@@paulgeorge9228 no kidding, but it did, and it was her fault. Then she spoke of her trauma. It was tone deaf to not first and foremost be shameful and apologetic about the catastrophe she caused.
@@DarcyCarmen the point of the,talk is,the somatic experience therapy, talking abt that wud,stray from the topic
@DarcyCarmen- you bring up a very important part of the situation. It WAS terribly sad that my driving caused the situation. Part of working through it all was to let go of how guilty I felt for having caused the accident, once I knew it was my fault. I do wish I had been allocated more time for my talk at TEDx and could have explained all the complexities of the situation and the entirety of the SE process. As it was- I was given 9 minutes to speak, and I was told what parts of the story had to be included. (That forced other parts to be left out.)
I sense you're a caring person with a strong sense of justice and accountability. You might like to know some of what I had to leave out of the story....
Yes- all others survived. The two people affected were the driver of the taxi and his passenger. The driver didn't go to the hospital at all. The passenger wasn't wearing her seatbelt, and was hurt, which is why she was taken to the hospital with me.
At first, I didn't know I had caused the accident. I can still see the green light in my memory. As I lay in bed at the hospital, I felt very angry at the taxi driver. When a policeman interviewed me at the hospital and got my statement, he explained witnesses were saying I had had a red light and it was MY fault. I was so confused and then upset to think it was my fault. That may have even been when the trembling intensifiied, but I"m not sure. A couple days after the accident I revisited the intersection to figure out how I could be sure I had seen a green light, and yet witnesses said it was red. It was only through that effort I figured out I must have been looking at the light AHEAD of the one I was at. Once I figured that out, I tried to find the passenger of the taxi, to apologize and ask forgiveness, but the police record didn't show her name. I've had to leave the situation with God- and pray that she has gotten healing after it happened.
people don’t understand that an accident is an accident. two of my dear friends were killed in a head on with a truck. it was an accident but the truck driver had to live with their deaths. all i wanted after their deaths was to find the man and tell him that he would have loved them, they were great. they weren’t people who would blame him and that they were together in heaven. the police wouldn’t let me contact him. i pray for him and think of the impact . i’m so sorry that this happened for you and i’m proud of you for talking about how the impact of trauma can help you to be there for people who are experiencing really bad things in the moment. after their deaths i was there when a car accident happened and the man didn’t speak english but i got to speak kindly to him and comfort him in that moment too.
what is the trauma is with a dog? being bitten
SE can potentially be beneficial for any trauma. Even being bitten by a dog.
It's like watching a scene from Annie. So ultimately it's body scanning. Connecting with one of the five senses and connecting with another human. Why are these basic common sense things being coined?
Because people in general need to wake up from the default dissociated slumber and put these things into practise to elicit results.
you’d be surprised how many people are dissociating daily. these simple things are so important.
Love to know more about your comment about Annie. You captured my attention with that comment and I'd love to understand. Sadly- when trauma happens- it interrupts what is normal or common. It often makes these senses inaccessible to the person who goes into "shut down" mode automatically. It's not the person has chosen to lose the senses, it's a biological/physiological coping mechanism the body/brain does. And the re-learning part is how people heal. And it doesn't often happen by accident. Does that help?
"We've flagged this talk for falling outside TEDx's curatorial guidelines." 🙄
lol
Most of people suffer of minnimum wage trauma. You people don't know sh.. basicly
1:53 hang on there lady, you were driving while drunk? 🤨
@xXx_Regulus_xXx- I was not driving drunk. I can see how it could have sounded that way. In a motor vehicle accident, they will test your blood to verify your statement about alcohol or drug consumption. I was in an unfamiliar area, on a rainy night, and my mistake was looking at the light at the intersection 50 yards ahead. I hope that helps clarify.
As a first responder, i have a problem with the way she describes the hospital staff in a way that is traumatizing when they were trying to save her life. How about a thank you. The reason youre here today isnt peter Levine, its the first responders.
just because they were trying to save her life doesn't mean it wasn't traumatizing for her. those things are unfortunately not mutually exclusive :/ and that doesn't at all diminish the value of the work medical workers do.
They need to be better trained
Are humans really becoming this fragile?!..... for God's sake... man up.... we are built to hunt beasts and overcome harsh environmental conditions and survive environmental calamities.....
You almost killed people with careless driving and this whole speech is about you and your suffering
@morgenmorgen4625 I sense you're a caring person with a strong sense of justice and accountability. You bring up a very important part of the situation. It WAS terribly sad that my driving caused the situation. I do wish I had been allocated more time for my talk at TEDx and could have explained ALL the complexities of the situation and the entirety of the SE process and how it can help people who faced sudden/acute trauma as well as chronic traumas. As it was- I was given 9 minutes to speak about SE, and I was told what parts of the story had to be included. (That forced other relevant parts to be left out.)
You might like to know some of what I had to leave out of the story....
Yes- all others survived. The two people affected were the driver of the taxi and his passenger. The driver didn't report any injuries ot go to the hospital at all. The passenger wasn't wearing her seatbelt, and was hurt, which is why she was taken to the hospital with me.
At first, I didn't know I had caused the accident. I can still see the green light in my memory. As I lay in bed at the hospital, I felt very angry at the taxi driver. When a policeman interviewed me at the hospital and got my statement, he explained witnesses were saying I had had a red light and it was MY fault. I was so confused and then upset to think it was my fault. That may have even been when the trembling intensifiied, but I"m not sure. A couple days after the accident I revisited the intersection to figure out how I could be sure I had seen a green light, and yet witnesses said it was red. It was only through that effort I figured out I must have been looking at the light AHEAD of the one I was at. Once I figured that out, I tried to find the passenger of the taxi, to apologize and ask forgiveness, but the police record didn't show her name. I've had to leave the situation with God- and pray that she has gotten healing after it happened.
@@monicaklesagemaybe a part 2, on your own terms, on your channel, migjt be a good idea. Because rbis ted talk gives the wrong impression in my opinion
@@morgenmorgen4625 She explained enough. The talk was about SE. And still, in such a situation, everyone suffers. It's ok for her to share her side too. I do hear what you're saying though and, like she said, respect your sense of justice.🌻
Thank you.