We continue the crown chakra work on the Love Your WHOLE Self chakra journey by recognising the importance of GROUNDING in order to feel safe enough to connect to all the goodness life has to offer

This post was first published on 23/11/24, with exclusive content for Half Moon, Full Moon and Super Moon members of the Sole to Soul Circle: Self Care for Trauma Recovery, ADHD and More. SUBSCRIBE HERE

I used to think I was the only one going through life feeling broken beyond repair

As I learned more about complex trauma and PTSD in my 20s and 30s, becoming my first client and doing more trauma recovery than I’d ever believed possible, I became passionate (I know that word is massively overused but I mean it. There is SOOOOOO much ongoing traumatising of peoples even in 2024 and yet I have hope because we have amazing tools to help people heal) about supporting others’ trauma recovery too. THEN, as I learned more about ADHD and was diagnosed myself I was able to amp up the self compassion and understanding even more and it’s been a pretty transformative year!

Fortunately, looooong before I even learned about working with the nervous system and Polyvagal Theory and developed Feline Better Every Day (which has been a key part of my personal and professional practice since 2012), I was working with energy and grounding.

Grounding to support the crown chakra when you have a trauma history enables you to feel safe enough to open up to the magic of life. Really hard to do when you’ve been so hurt. Maybe repeatedly. Often, it’s easier to begin with nature – the sea, connecting with the nourishing supportive energy of the earth as well as opening up to the heavens.

This week’s Deeper Dive for Full Moon and Super Moon members will have a couple of yoga poses to help you with this (UPGRADE HERE)

Grounding is also really important with ADHD and something as (seemingly) simple as getting organised can have an enormous impact on your capacity to let yourself dive into creative dreams and ideas, let yourself be inspired and connect with your Self. I’ve spent much of 2024 going deep into all aspects of my life, work, finances etc etc – icky and sticky stuff sometimes (feeling like I should have a better handle on numbers and details) and the self compassion is ESSENTIAL in terms of properly grounding my understanding.

As a result, I’m looking forward to the brightest light at the end of SEVERAL tunnels

Trusting and surrendering is often something we only do in a crisis when life becomes too obviously unmanageable and our lower case self lets go and that Self takes over but with practise and by being gentle with yourself as you feel safer and safer and let go more and more, you’ll be amazed at how life opens up.

Even in terms of collective care (made possible by self and Self care and especially important in these interesting times in which it’s more important than ever that we take good care of others and the planet), if we’re ungrounded and feeling unsafe and scared, we lose sight of the beauty and wonder in the world. We’re less likely to see the incredible potential for healing all that’s coming up in such ugly ways. When we’re grounded, we remember that sunlight is the best disinfectant and we focus on the world we want to help co-create for the benefit of ALL.

ACTION: What are you going to do, THIS WEEK, to ground yourself in ways that support that feeling of safety and security and give you a strong enough basis to reach for the stars and moon?

Let me know – I love hearing how you’re getting on and you can comment across my platforms

le grá,

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