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How Do We Heal From Trauma We Don’t Even Know Exists? We Dig.
A (very) personal story about Ayahuasca, meditation, and #MeToo
The mind is one wild thing. I’m still baffled at what it’s able to do. Turns out, there are parts within us that have the ability to completely wipe memories from the surface of our awareness. I’m not talking distant childhood memories, I’m talking recent adolescent memories.
As one might imagine, repression is not the most sustainable way to cope. Yes, it may be in our favor at the time, when we’re unable to process events as they happen because we lack sufficient coping skills. But repression doesn’t equal dissolution. These repressed memories don’t just turn into thin air, they get buried deep down in our subconscious and continue to live in our shadow. And from there, they amplify behaviors and reactions that are often unwanted and inexplicable to our rational, conscious mind.
Today I want to share an incredibly personal story with you. The story of how I found out that I had my very own #MeToo experience just a few years ago.
I was able to elevate this completely “forgotten” memory to my conscious awareness by working with the psychedelic brew Ayahuasca, and with meditation (specifically Vipassana) as well as Internal Family Systems therapy. It took over…
