Trauma Comes in Many Different Shapes and Sizes

When you hear the word TRAUMA, what comes to mind?

Pain
Suffering
Anger
Loss
A disturbing experience
An action that broke your spirits

Physical trauma is what most people recognize and discuss but....

The silent killer is the trauma you can't see.

The invisible struggle .... 

The young child scared to come home
The woman who fears her partner, and cries herself to sleep
The student, who is bullied for simply being different
The judgment one faces is each their own, and no one pain is higher than another.

I remember for years when I was in high school my fear of public speaking.
Someone in my class was mocking me during my final report, as I spoke aloud to the class.

She mimicked my choice of words and apparently the word “like” offended her, because of my repetition.

For years, I allowed myself to be quiet and unseen in the fear of judgment

For years, I questioned everything I said aloud, afraid that word would escape my lips.

BUT no more! I remember the day I broke free, and spoke publicly for the first time.

I volunteered as a trainer to speak in a room of 50 or so colleagues, private investigators (my other hat), to teach these men how to do computer investigations.

There I was, half their age - and a woman, but I won them over with my mind! I owned that room, and was commended at the end of the lesson for the value I provided.

No snickers, No judgment, No rude comments

I had RESPECT.

I gave myself permission to be FREE and never looked back.

What are you ready to stand up to today?

It is never too late to hit the reset button.

Share Your thoughts below. 

XOXO
Amanda
Your Courage Catalyst