Connection Heals Trauma | Dr. Frank Anderson

Trauma heals in connection. Yes. Because trauma is a violation of a relationship. Say that again. Trauma is a violation of a relationship. Is it a relationship with others or with self? Both. We disconnect from ourself to survive and other people we disconnect from to protect ourselves. Okay? Wow. Okay. So this corrective experience is a relational repair. Even if the person's not there. -Even if the person's not there, it can happen with somebody else. That's what therapy. Ideally, it's supposed to be a therapist saying, or ideally it's the self. I'm here now, I'm an adult, I heard what happened, you shared it, I love you, I care about you, and the part receives that. Or from, I've had corrective experiences with my kids. When they've seen me in a way that I've never been seen before. We have children to grow ourselves also, right?