The Intersection of Trauma & Storytelling
Processing Your trauma through narrative: This one is huge. Often, we splice off our trauma as part of our brain’s attempt to control the experience. Storytelling allows us to explore the traumatic event safely, giving our brain and bodies a chance to make sense of the experience. Externalizing and Detachment There’s a reason I write fantasy. Creating stories about fictional characters provides traumatized individuals with a self-directed & non threatening way to think about the trauma, and...
