Connor Beaton argues trauma operates like living energy passed down through generations, particularly from sexual abuse to addiction. He frames recovery as releasing that trapped energy so healing can enter, emphasizing how emotional material must surface and move through the body to break the cycle.
Trauma is like energy. It's alive. It gets passed down, often between generations. And in sexual abuse in particular, we are injected with it literally. So many people have addictions. It's in particular after abuse. We're searching for something to make us feel better. And then you go to rehab and you say, I'm not going to drink anymore. Don't deal with the crap that's inside. When you allow that junk to start coming out of you, it's taking up space in there. It is directing you in ways that you have no idea about. And when you start getting it out, then more light can come in.
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