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Having the courage to heal

How do you heal from traumatized?

Why it is important to heal trauma? And How do you know you’ve healed from trauma?

Having the courage to heal is one of the greatest and best things you can do for yourself. For some, it takes time to heal from a traumatized happened in their lives, and for some, they really move forward from trauma but then again healing from trauma is not a sprint but mostly it is a marathon.

In this episode, Verna interviewed Tambry Harris the founder of Going Forward Survivors to Thrivers, an organization that helps survivors heal through their traumas. Harris lived many years in survivor mode, so, just find the freedom you want for others. She too was molested and sexually abused as a young person.Tambry went into a marriage that was abusive and had to walk away from that. She helps others claim their best identities and lives as a spiritual director and leadership/life coach. This entails clients embracing their intrinsic character, personal barriers, and deepest goals. Her 20 years of counseling and 8 years of spiritual direction inform her work with Going Forward: Survivors to Thrivers (GFS2T). Tambry's Master's in Applied Psychology and Coaching, spiritual direction, change management, and diversity. These souls need a solid foundation. She helps survivors examine limitations. Find strength in their values, gifts, and abilities, and live wholeheartedly.GFS2T offers individual guidance, small-group retreats, and Speaking engagements to shed attention on abuse's shame and silence trauma. Tambry was named Mecklenburg Times 50 Most Influential Women of 2021 due to her advocacy for victims of abuse and trauma, her efforts within the Charlotte community, and the school system in the area of Character Education.

In this episode, you will know

Overcome not being affected
The power of authenticity
How do you handle negative energy from someone?
How we were treated amidst the trauma
The importance of loving yourself more than others
The importance of knowing your worthy
The power you can decide on what you want
The different types of abuse
The power of resilience

Thank you for tuning this episode, I hope you inspired and change your perspective on how to cope with trauma and how to find the courage to heal. You are not alone, Verna is always here for you.

Quotable quotes:

“At times we tend to think we have to stay in these relationships that are not working for us. We have to stay in this friendship that is not working. No, you don't because staying in that friendship or that relationship, you're dying. You're dying inwardly. You're dying outwardly. You just die, you're perishing or because you wanna save face or because you want to belong again that belonging that wanted to be loved, there comes a time when you have to think, now I need to step away” -Verna Haywood

“As you let go, you find release and authenticity, you become entirely hopeful ” -Tambry Harris

Connect with Verna Haywood:

Email address: hello@vernahaywood.com

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/6JQWJCBSsTR0fno9IMeCi1

Apple:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-unstoppable-life/id1611950827

Amazon Music:

https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c8d44950-155b-4ebe-9be0-567195c93e0a/the-unstoppable-life

Google Podcast:

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vdGhlLXVuc3RvcHBhYmxlLWxpZmUv

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