How Empowerment Helps Heal Trauma #mentalhealthawareness
2 Jun 2026 · 1 min
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In this brief excerpt, Shari B. Kaplan, LCSW, explains that healing trauma hinges on how a person visualizes and relates to their past experiences. Drawing a parallel to sports, she emphasizes that the factual details of an event matter less than the mental image and the individual's relationship to that image. By consciously reshaping one’s personal narrative and viewing oneself through the lens of the present self, a person can craft an empowering ending that prevents past hurts from influencing their current life. This empowering narrative is presented as a crucial message for trauma recovery.
