Tolson 4 TEARS Talks About Trauma & Relationships

Michele Rosenthal hosted a discussion with me Lynn C. Tolson about how trauma affects relationships. Ms. Rosenthal is an expert on PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) recovery. She says, "The effects of trauma run deep — all the way into your relationships with yourself and your loved ones, friends and colleagues. How do you handle that? How can you repair damages done? This will be the first in a series of February 2012 shows tackling the topic of survivors and relationships." Click here for the link to the conversation:



Lynn says that we cannot engage in healthy relationships when we continue to perceive ourselves as a victim. This will only lead to circumstances that perpetuate the victim role. Instead, we can cultivate the qualities of self-esteem, self-acceptance, and self-love. When we develop self-awareness, we will attract appropriate people into our lives. Self-awareness allows us to be conscious of our feelings. The better able we are to determine our own emotions, the better able we will be to discern the motives of others, eliminate toxic relationships, and reap rewards of healthy relationships. (See post about feelings.) You can follow Lynn on Twitter @lynntolson (I tell the full story of trauma and recovery in Beyond the Tears: A True Survivor's Story ).



Visit Michele at her extensive web site for all education and enlightenment about PTSD.


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Michele Rosenthal & Baylee
She is writing a book about her own personal trauma and recovery titled "Before the World Intruded: Conquering the Past and Creating the Future." You can follow the progress of its publication on Twitter @micheletrauma