Episode 2: Trauma Informed Mindfulness Tools: Autonomic Listening

Please note: This course is intended to be taken in combination with Professional Mental Health Therapy. Please visit our website @MindfulMountain.Org for a list of Mental Health Therapists.

From a very young age we develop patterns of protection. Some people become very reclusive and closed off to the world, creating a barrier of safety. Some people become very competitive and aggressive, seeing everything and everyone as a source of criticism and a reason for challenge. Some people use a façade of humor and comedy to occupy feelings of complete irrelevancy. Some people use substances, food, or excessive exercise to create a sense of protection between themselves and reality. Some people are a little bit of two or a mixture of all.

How do you notice habits of self-protection? Do you know how to recognize destructive resistance when it faces you? What are you resisting? Are these habits serving you well? Is it preventing healthy growth full of connecting to a life well lived? Ask yourself these simple questions and notice what thoughts, feelings, and emotions become present.