The true battleground of trauma is with your Self. Dr. Alauna has designed a path to trauma recovery called Empathy Skills Practice,™ a trauma-informed, skills-based program that guides the learner through simple and practical application of self-knowledge and self-control skills, that begins with a firm commitment to self-examination, clear intentions, and deliberate actions. Activation of Your Best Mind is therapeutic and rewarding, as better thoughts, words and reactions create better outcomes in your life.
Our world is experiencing the effects of eons of generational trauma. We are programmed with so much emotional misinformation and misguidance that it has become increasingly hard to distinguish fact from fiction, truth from falsehood and true identity from a false sense of self. We are in an emotional, psychological and spiritual crisis due to a collective lack of education about the connection between our brain, our bodies, and our Selves. With no formal education structure about these key components of our psyche in our homes, schools, workplaces and beyond, we are stuck in cycles of individual and collective trauma.
Our core identity is that we are a 3 part creature: animal, human and spirit. Our biology dictates our psychology which leads to what we choose to create. As Creators, Our thoughts drive our feelings, leading to powerful urges to do or say (or not do or say) something, leading to predictable outcomes. As we (humans) are currently operating, our primitive brain systems are driving the bus! Thankfully, breaking free of the self-created emotional rollercoaster of trauma is simply a matter of practice. Learning to engage in balanced, evolved, (prefrontal cortex) thinking will change your experience. The Empathy Skills Practice™ helps give you back control of your life. After all, you are the only person who can control you.
Our training begins with fertile listening, a most valuable tool for assessing and providing results for people experiencing trauma. It is an intentional practice that requires the following from both the skills trainer and the person experiencing trauma:
carefully listening to the persons traumatic experience as told by them.
repeating and to trauma sufferers what is being said.
attention to body language, facial expression, and eye movement
responding with intentional, skillful care and concern
awareness of how one’s own history, values, and vulnerabilities
impact trauma treatment delivery.
providing a safe, non-judgmental emotional space for self-reflection, healing and compassionate refinement.
