Beck Thompson

From Trauma to Triumph

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Hidden Layers of Trauma

Yesterday I woke up feeling enormously sad. It felt reminiscent of darker days of my life some twenty years ago when depression was all I knew. As quickly as the tsunami of overwhelming sadness surfaced, I wondered what was happening. As I had learned to do many years earlier, I questioned my pain, ... Read More

Trauma Lens

Trauma Lens Before trauma, I wished for nothing but school, my next play date, the next moment I could buy lollies down at the local milk bar with a coin I'd sneak out of my father's bedroom. I'd predictably meet my mum at the door when I arrived home from school. I'd look to my mum for a ... Read More

To overcome my past I had to confront it.

One of  the most powerful lessons I discovered on my journey to recovery was that the only way for me to overcome the pain of my abusive childhood, and heal was to confront it head on. To face my demons no matter how difficult, no matter how long it took and no matter what I had to do. So many ... Read More

Why Do We Fight Change?

Many people are so afraid of change that they spend their whole lives carrying around pain and dissatisfaction. They fear that they are not able to handle the many emotions, revelations and truths that will appear as a result of change. But what if you focused purely on the outcome instead? The ... Read More

Filtering Your Mind

What happens when you start pouring dirt into a clean jar of water? Gradually the water becomes dirty and the water is no longer clean. ... Read More

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  • Stuck in a rut? Attract the wrong people in your life? Do people not respect you? Struggle to achieve what you want? The cycle feels never ending. If you feel like you're not getting what you want, it might be time to look at the beliefs you have in all areas of your life. We don't like to think that we get in or own way, that we block our own goals but our beliefs about who we are and what we believe we deserve can completely sabotage what you're trying to achieve. So take some time to truthfully think about what you believe in all areas. Truth of it is... we get what we believe. Our experiences are a direct reflection of what we believe we deserve. It simply doesn't work any other way. The way to see your world change is to release the old belief and install a new belief. You world must correspond with it. #theothersideoftrauma #trauma #traumatotriumph #anxiety #panic #lifeskills #lifetips #mentalillness #changeyourbeliefs #youcan #disorder #depression #beliefs #childhoodtrauma #abused #mindset #growth #youareincharge
  • More than likely most of your negative thoughts are BS from the past and you're just running old tapes in your head. Things that have been said over and over, how you've been treated by family, friends etc... most of it we keep bringing the past rubbish into the present and make it true for now. But is it? Are you just running auto tapes? Give yourself a chance to prove that those BS self talk statements are not about NOW. In this present moment YOU get to decide what you believe about you. The past BS will want to speak louder but you have to learn to make the present self talk be louderr and stronger. It's a habit to let the negative self talk run in your mind and dominate. Stand up and catch them and decide you get to choose NOW. #theothersideoftrauma #trauma #traumatotriumph #anxiety #panic #lifeskills #lifetips #mentalillness #changeyourbeliefs #youcan #disorder #depression #selfhelp #suicidal #selftalk #youdecide #traumaaware #traumasurvivor #theothersideoftrauma #traumacoach #iwasabused #traumahealing #livingwithanxiety #anxious #ptsd #youcan #trainyourmind
  • You'll know when you know. You'll know when you're ready. You'll know when the fear is there but instead of putting you off it drives you. You'll know when the opinions of others no longer bothers you or is a reason to shut up. You'll know when you're ready to face any obstacles. You'll know because the #universe will align to show you the path. You'll know because everything in you will tell you it's time. #theothersideoftrauma #trauma #traumatotriumph #anxiety #panic #lifeskills #lifetips #mentalillness #changeyourbeliefs #youcan #disorder #recovery #beyondtrauma #livingwithanxiety #anxious #breathe #itstime #improve #improof #mystrategies #mystory #thisisit #goforit
  • What ever you want to achieve, personally, professionally. Whoever you want to become, to get there you must stay the course.. no matter what the obstacles. Obstacles WILL happen.. they are not roadblocks or signs that you're on the wrong path, They're indicators that a skill you need to get there needs refining. A new approach, a new response, a new way of thinking about it. Obstacles are not dead ends. They are mean't to be there. Stay the course. Learn the lessons along the way and you willl get there. #theothersideoftrauma #trauma #traumatotriumph #anxiety #panic #lifeskills #lifetips #mentalillness #depressed #youdecide #anxietytips #growth #maturity #mystrategies #choose #improof #iwasabused #selfhelp #mentalhealth #childhoodtrauma #abused #selfworth
  • You actually can handle more than you think you can. But sitting thinking about it doesn't make it happen. Mental rehearsing the HOW is a great first no-risk place to start . As you can plan out your steps in your mind. But it's still not the same as actually doing it! You have to step out beyond what your fear. It doesn't matter how you finish it.. just do what you fear and be proud that you tried and then keep refining it. It won't feel comfortable but it will feel easier the more you keep trying. #trauma #theothersideoftrauma #traumafree #healtrauma #fear #afraid #childhoodtrauma #abused #selfworth #selfhelp #improof #mystory #mystrategies #youdecide #anxietytips #growth #maturity #lifetips #mentalillness #lifeskills #youcan
  • My abuse started in grade 2. New school, new teacher, new life. So much had changed and would neverever go back to how it was. While I struggled to adapt to the trauma I was living every single day, consequently I shut down at school. I have no recollection of grade 2 and 3. It wasn't until grade 4 that I remember the time my teacher took to acknowledge me. To bring out any strengths he noticed, to praise me, that I felt I had someone I could connect with. Only then did I begin to engage in school, in learning, in activities. I began interacting more as my teacher spent time connecting with me. How powerful is it when a teacher spends that time building a relationship with a student that the student feels safe and secure enough to begin learning? Connect first, then the student can learn. #educators #teachers #schools #trauma #traumaaware #traumasurvivor #theothersideoftrauma #traumacoach #iwasabused #traumainformedschools #connect #relate #childhoodtrauma #childhoodabuse #recovery #beyondtrauma #livingwithanxiety #anxious #breathe
  • Living through childhood trauma, my only source of kindness, protection, care, trust, nurturing of any kind was received from my teachers. I'm not sure I'd even be here today if I didn't have them to rely on. They saved me in so many ways. #theothersideoftrauma #trauma #traumafree #teachersmakeadifference #teachersarecritical #traumaaware #adversechild #childhood #childhoodtrauma #abused #neglected #abandoned #recovery #beyondtrauma #livingwithanxiety #anxious #childhoodabuse #school #traumainformed #improof #mystory
  • Teachers have so much power to make difference particularly to children experiencing trauma, neglect, abuse, abandonment. Teachers are often the only adults providing a child's basic needs of security, trust, love, nurturing, even something as simple as a smile. #theothersideoftrauma #trauma #traumafree #healtrauma #teacher #traumaaware #adversechild #traumainformed #improof #mystory #teachersmakeadifference #childhood #childhoodtrauma #abused #neglected #abandoned #recovery #beyondtrauma #livingwithanxiety #anxious #breathe #coping