Ep106: Let your trauma lead to your transformation with Amy Van Slambrook

Quick exercise before diving into this episode. Scan your body. Notice any area of tension, stress, pain, or discomfort. Focus on that. Give that feeling a color and then give it words. What does it say? Is it saying “I want to break free”, “I want to get away”, “I want to burst”, or “I feel so weighed down”? Or do you find it hard to articulate how you feel?   One of the ways to determine unresolved trauma is by identifying this very subtle symptom - having difficulty with articulation. Do you have unresolved traumas? In this episode, Heather brings in licensed psychotherapist and certified coach, Amy Van Slambrook. She helps high-impact, mission-minded women and couple CEOs, entrepreneurs, and leaders to reclaim and elevate into the most aligned and powerful version of themselves in their business, relationship, and life by doing deep healing and transformation in the soul, mind, and body levels. With 30 years of professional experience in psychotherapy, coaching, executive leadership, genetic and psychological research, functional medicine, and entrepreneurship, as well as her own 35-year personal journey of trauma healing and personal development, Amy brings vast experience to her work in post-traumatic growth and holistic wellness and empowerment. She is a sought-after speaker, podcast guest, and published author. Amy builds her life and works on a strong foundation of faith.   In this episode, Amy talks about the ways past trauma show up and how it affects the person’s ability to manifest the life they envision, the signs of trauma, the hidden ways it sabotages a person’s relationships and work, and the steps to better communicate what it is that a person truly feels, wants, and wishes. She also shares how she overcame her trauma, miracle stories, and the wins she has gone through.   Listen ‘til the end of the episode to know about Amy’s new offering for CEO women as well as her free consultation call.   Listen to the Episode Now:   00:28 Heather introduces her lovely and powerful guest - Amy Van Slambrook   02:53 Trauma as an increasingly popular topic   03:21 Main ways true traumas show up in our lives   06:31 One of the subtle signs of trauma - difficulty with articulation   07:30 Amy shares her trauma story   09:48 Steps to speak your truth   11:09 Body exercise for the listeners   14:42 How to address when you or someone’s afraid   17:34 Heather shares her trauma story   20:13 Amy’s biggest wins   26:00 Intuition is a powerful tool to help people get through trauma   26:28 What’s new for Amy? (Amy’s new private one-on-one offering for CEO women & free consultation call) Soul Stirring Quotes:   “Nobody's childhood is perfect by any means and I believe that those wounds actually create the greatest strengths in our lives.”   “Whatever we find is not going to be bigger than us and so let's go forward and let's count on yourself to be there for yourself.”   “If I could just sit the version of me now with my four-year-old self and hold her hand and tell myself, at least you're not alone. I can't change what happened. We have to accept it.”   “It happened, but you know what, you're not alone and you never were.”   “There's so much power in what you said in just being willing to be with yourself. ”   “You are often married to your absolute dream partner. It's just that your wounds are speaking to each other more than your heart.”   “No matter how much we achieve financially, the issue of scarcity is often what's behind all of these things and the feeling as if you are constantly running in fight or flight.” Links Mentioned: Free Breakthrough Call with Amy: https://amyvanslambrook.com/getting-started   Join The Atmana Intuitive Coach Collective Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atmanaintuitivecoachcollective    Join the next Live Your Purpose, Launch Your Practice Workshop here: http://www.intuitivecoachlaunch.com/    Connect with Amy: Instagram: @amyvanslambrook