Quotes from David Berceli

all humans have an innate capacity to heal from traumatic experiences. We as a species are genetically encoded with the capacity to heal ourselves. If we did not possess this ability, our species would have become extinct shortly after we were born. Not only can we heal from traumatic experiences, but trauma itself has been part of the natural evolutionary process of our species, and all traumatized individuals have access to this natural healing method that is genetically encoded within them.

Culturally we are taught to disregard our gut instinct. But it is a crucial element of our ability to face and cope with traumatic situations.

Letting go is not for the purpose of forgetting or forgiving the past, it is about releasing the energy of the past to give us back our lives in the present which is necessary to deliver us into a new future" (Holloway 2002).

The realization that she could feel the old longings and feelings of being abandoned without disintegrating gave her courage to start reaching out for social contact again.

She also gained confidence that the world would still continue to exist if she allowed her somatic and emotional reactions to be present, meaning that she would not be abandoned again and that she would not lose herself if she made space for her reactions and self-regulating responses. 4. Case Story

She also gained confidence that the world would still continue to exist if she allowed her somatic and emotional reactions to be present, meaning that she would not be abandoned again and that she would not lose herself if she made space for her reactions and self-regulating responses.