Skip to content

Healing Trauma

Explore a comprehensive collection of articles on healing trauma, recovery, and reclaiming your medical sovereignty. Dr. Rita Louise, PhD, bridges the gap between biological stress responses—including Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn—and the energetic impact of past experiences. Learn how to identify the roots of chronic trauma, understand the role of the nervous system in emotional health, and discover intuitive tools to move from a state of survival into a life of authentic self-expression and wholeness.

Are You Healing from Trauma? 6 Signs to Celebrate Your Progress

Are You Healing from Trauma? 6 Signs to Celebrate Your Progress

We all go through life’s ups and downs. If you have experienced trauma and especially if you have a history of struggling to control your emotions (emotional dysregulation), I want to share the subtle, beautiful signs that indicate you are healing. It’s like finding little breadcrumbs on your path to feeling whole again.

The Ultimate Guide to Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn: How Trauma Engines Your Reality

The 4 Types of Stress Response: Understanding the Biology of Trauma and Sovereignty

Our stress response allows us to react quickly to threats. Our body is naturally and automatically programmed to respond to frightening situations.  Its goal is to minimize or avoid real or perceived danger.  It is designed to protect us and survive physical, mental and emotional challenges.  In the modern world, it can help us to perform better under pressure and better cope with demanding circumstances.

Emotional Dysregulation & the Stress Response: A Guide to Trauma Recovery

Emotional Dysregulation & the Stress Response: A Guide to Trauma Recovery

Having and experiencing emotions is a normal part of our lives. Everyone has them, both positive and negative. When we are able to effectively manage our response to an emotional situation, we are demonstrating good emotional regulation. When we are unable to emotionally recover from negative events, we are in a state of emotional dysregulation.

inner child

Healing the Inner Child: A Clinical Guide to Trauma Recovery and Emotional Balance

We can all act childish every now and then especially when we our world is challenged. While we may appear to be adults on the outside, when situations occur, that trigger one of our scripts, our wounded “inner child”, can appear and take over the show. This unconscious part of ourselves can at times covertly control our demeanor. In some situations this part of ourselves can unknowingly run our lives.

authentic self

Finding Your Authentic Self: What It Means To Be The True You

Many people want to be happy and experience a life filled with joy and bliss. One component to being happy on a consistent basis is through connecting with your authentic self. We stay true to who we really are when we are authentic to ourselves. There is a level of congruency within us. Our inner world aligns with our outer world. What we think and believe matches what we say and do.