25: Overcoming Trauma, Reclaiming Your Power, And Embracing Personal Growth | Magida Ezzat

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses childhood abuse and trauma. Listener discretion is advised.

Host Nik Toth and guest Magida Ezzat ignite a conversation on healing from trauma and abuse. They explore trauma's wide-reaching impact, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging all forms of it.

Magida shares her unique approach to healing, drawing from NLP and hypnotic therapy to address trauma's subconscious aspects. Somatic work emerges as a key element in unlocking the body-spirit connection.

Nik and Magida delve into emotional regulation's essence, its profound effect on well-being and relationships, and its role in breaking free from the past.

Join this journey of healing, empowerment, and personal growth. Listen now to rise from the ashes of trauma into a life defined by resilience and limitless potential.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Magida’s journey of abuse and trauma [3:44]
• How trauma can be present even if it doesn't appear as "big trauma" [9:59]
• Long-term consequences of unaddressed trauma [15:09]
• Transgenerational trauma and its impact [19:38]
• Family trauma and the importance of doing the work to stop the cycle [20:59]
• Integrative therapies for healing transgenerational trauma [23:20]
• Advice for those seeking healing from abuse [29:21]
• The importance of emotional regulation [31:59]
• Why teach emotional regulation to children at an early age [32:01]
• Healing and Hope through Peter Levine's Work [33:01]

Episode Resources:

• Magida Ezzat’s website
• Magida Ezzat on LinkedIn
• Magida Ezzat on YouTube
• It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
• You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
• Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Working with Traumatic Memory by Peter Levine
• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine

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