I believe not only that trauma is curable, but the healing process can be a catalyst for

profound awakening.

My name is Andrea and this is Adult Child.

Welcome back to Adult Child, where we take a deep dive into the impact of growing up in

a dysfunctional family.

And today, we are diving deep into somatic healing, how the hell we address the stored

trauma within our bodies that resulted from our dysfunctional upbringing.

So trait 10 of the laundry list.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the laundry list, it is the 14 common characteristics

of an adult child.

If you're wondering whether or not you're an adult child, go check that shit out.

I will leave a link in the show notes, but trait 10 is we have stuffed our feelings from

our traumatic childhoods and have lost the ability to feel or express our feelings because

it hurts so much.

Now trait 10 really highlights the impact that the disease of family dysfunction has on

our bodies.

In the ACA Big Red Book, it says clinical research strongly suggests that childhood trauma

or neglect are stored in the tissue of the children.

The emotional or physical trauma does not go away without any effort to address the original

cause.

In some cases, these stored hurt creates a dissociative effect in the adult.

The adult child has dissociated from his or her body.

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