After my car accident in 2018, strength the way I knew it was no longer accessible to me for a long time. I learned to build up my resources and begin again after experiencing setbacks. It was a constant dance of choosing to slow down over showing up and the other way around.
Here are some of the lessons I’ve learned in gaining my strength back ↓
Lesson 1
The first lesson is how you see, hear, and perceive the world significantly impacts your well-being and how strong (resourceful) you feel. Your visual and audible receivers are gateways to your nervous system. If you feel disoriented or different in your senses after an accident or an event in your life, please take them seriously. Find yourself a practitioner that understands the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive system and how to treat it.
Lesson 2
The second lesson I learned the hard way is that manual therapy can be helpful after a concussion, but if the practitioners are not trauma-informed, they may trigger you even more. If you don’t notice sustainable progress, you may want to invest your resources in a more nervous system-focused treatment, i.e. Craniosacral Therapy, Feldenkrais, PDTR, Heart Resonance Therapy, and Tonal Chiropractic Treatment.
Lesson 3
The third lesson was a massive eye-opener for me. Depending on the impact of trauma and stress on your system, your posture is tremendously affected to accommodate a chaotic system; supporting your body with postural restoration treatment can work like water on fire. This process improves your breathing mechanics, how your feet touch the ground, and much more.
Lesson 4
The fourth lesson is improving your mobility. Your mobility is critical for rebuilding neuromuscular control in your body after an injury or trauma. Remember that mobility work is not the same as stretching; it’s different; think of it as strength training for your joint.
Lesson 5
Self-compassion is the fifth and the hardest lesson I had to learn. Self-compassion is necessary for healing; stop torturing yourself for everything you think you can’t do or how weak you feel. Instead, acknowledge the time and space your body needs to recover. Trust your intuition and how you feel. Be your best friend.
Lesson 6
The sixth lesson is to invest in yourself by hiring coaches, practitioners, and healers who can hold your hand along the way. I know this may not be financially available to some of you. Still, you may want to reconsider your priorities if you have extra money to pay for makeup, accessories, and clothes.
Lesson 7
Last but not least, celebrate the progress you’ve made no matter how small it looks on the outside; you need to remember the work you put behind each progress mentally, emotionally, and physically.
Feel free to reach out to me directly with any questions, or check out my online studio.
Be mov
ful,
Hedi