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Facing Forward © 2013 1
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“FACING FORWARD”©
In Trauma Recovery
“Facing Forward“ A Trauma Recovery Workshop Program.
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WE ARE NOT ALONE
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1 in 5 90% TRAUMA OCCURS WHEN AN EXTERNAL
THREAT OVERWHELMS A PERSONS COPING RESOURCES.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS IN WHICH A PERSON CAN BECOME TRAUMATIZED.
ONE PERSON’S TRAUMA IS NEITHER GREATER, NOR LESS, THAN ANOTHER PERSON’S TRAUMA IN ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT.
WE CAN HEAL FROM TRAUMA AND ITS EFFECTS.
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Feeling drowned in the tide
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NATURAL REACTIONS Trauma brings many things that are hurtful.
When we experience traumatic circumstances we find ways to adapt guided by our concepts of ourselves and the world around us.
We often unknowingly choose our adaptations, though sometimes when those choices seem to protect us they may instead be harmful to us.
There are also mind adaptations that come to us unbidden through no choice of our own.
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UNBIDDEN ADAPTATIONS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE HOW IT WAS “DEFINED” Unrelenting Fear Agonizing Emotions Feeling Threatened Rage/Punished/Pain Constant Alert/Doubt Fading Away/Empty Wrong in the Body Invaded/Different Untouchable/Odd
PTSD Anxiety Disorders Eating Disorders Personality Disorders Etc.
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IS THIS WHO WE REALLY ARE?
If we, as trauma survivors, turn back the fear, anger, shame and guilt, through
validation and true understanding, we may begin to see that these painful effects belong
on the trauma and are not part of who we really are.
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A LOSS OF CONTROLThe first loss of trauma is the loss
ofControl
The loss of our inherent right to choose
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When loss of control becomes the familiar in our lives
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ADAPTATIONS NOT SYMPTOMS, RESILIENCY NOT PATHOLOGY
Looking beyond a diagnosis to
“Acknowledge” the people we really are
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Trauma Adaptations and Choice
Normal Reactions to Abnormal Circumstances
If we could make sense of how our past experiences relate to how we think, what we do and why it is so difficult to overcome our mental health challenges, could we find the keys to reach lasting recovery and take back the control?
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THERE IS HOPE IN THE DARKNESS
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IF YOU COULD DEFINE RECOVERY FOR YOU, WHAT
WOULD IT LOOK LIKE ?Do you want to feel better and be happy?
Do you want more good things in your life?
Do you think recovery is possible for you? .
WE BELIEVE IT IS!
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RECOVERY FLOWS FROM MANY DIRECTIONS
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Common Recovery Values HOPE
INDIVIDUALITY
SELF-AWARENESS
SELF-DETERMINATION
MEANINGFUL LIFE
RESPECT
PEER SUPPORT
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
SELF-ADVOCACY
SET NO LIMITS
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A PEOPLE OF STRENGTHS
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I AM SLEEK SWIFT THRIFTY STRONG HANDSOME COURAGEOUS GENEROUS CREATIVE COMPASSIONATE POSITIVE RESILIENT NOT PERFECT
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Appreciating the Wholeness of One Self
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If I were a lonely palm tree
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Building and Accessing a Support Network
BUILDING SUPPORT ACCESSING SUPPORT Finding people to
connect with within the community
Making a connection Developing common
interest interactions Building Trust Offering mutual
support
Gathering support for life issues
Your kind of supporter Accessing supporters
effectively Learning where your
supporter’s strengths can most benefit you
Reciprocate Support
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RECOVERY PRACTICES Art Writing Scented Candles Music Enjoying Nature Biking Swimming Reading Fiction Smiling & Laughing Learning new things Whole-Self Awareness Focusing on Positives
Speaking Out Asking for Help Acknowledging
Strengths Peer Support Spirituality Belonging to
Community Thinking Things Through Practicing Creative
Release Creating Positives
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Believing in Possibilities
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I opened my eyes wider and found I could
be so muchMore
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HOW DO WE MAKE IT HAPPEN?With persistence
Each step in your own timeWith people who Believe in You
We can do it by..
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Taking Control of Change
It is not an easy task to Face Forward.
Change is not without pain and doubt, yet, when we face change with the power of understanding it becomes less frightening.
We weigh the advantages and disadvantages of what may come from change, yet change is inevitable.
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Create the Positive Change You Want in Your Life
Hold the Hope Project & Respond to positives in your life Keep your mind open for opportunities to get
what you want in life. Accept what you cannot change Change only what you want to change Seek supportive people who believe in you
and Your Chosen Path.
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IT IS POSSIBLE TO HEAL Trust in Yourself,
Believe, and…
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remember to keep FACING FORWARD©
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BeginningsHow did this workshop idea come about?
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Why a Peer facilitatedworkshop?
Who is the Expert on traumatic experience?
Information is a Powerful Tool.
Shared Experience can make it easier.
Trust and Understanding is key.
Peer Support Works.
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“This is a great idea, BUT….”
What if people get triggered? What if people start having flashbacks? What if people get suicidal? What if people dissociate? What if the facilitators get triggered? What if people get angry or … What if, what if, what if…
“What if we can support each other to heal?”
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Melt the Ice of Isolation
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PANDORA'S BOXThe Shadows that grew out of
Pandora’s Box
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Grieving Trauma Denial Evasion Anger Fear Shame Guilt Pain Numbing Weeping Acceptance Forgiveness Letting Go
In the process of grieving our trauma, we move through these emotions in our own way.
Grief comes up as unexpected as the trauma event did.
In Facing Forward, we hope to come to accept what happened, find forgiveness where we can, for ourselves and in understanding others. By practicing creative release, with support and self care, we find healing.
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If we share it togetherwe will bring it’s shadows to light.
It can and will get better.
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CLARITY VALIDATION TRUST
Clarify Take out Labels and Judgments
Focus on Strengths Add New Possibilities
Add New OptionsListenAccept
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FACING FORWARD©
A ten week peer facilitated trauma recovery workshop
( two hours per week )
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