Everyday Trauma by Tracey Shors Summary
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Neuroscientist Dr. Tracey Shors reveals how everyday stress rewires our brains, challenging traditional trauma definitions. Featured in Scientific American and praised by top researchers, her groundbreaking MAP Training offers a science-backed path to healing the invisible wounds we all carry.
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The Stories We Can't Stop Telling Ourselves
Your brain is always narrating. Right now, it's weaving together sensory input, memories, and emotions into a coherent story about who you are and what's happening around you. But what happens when trauma hijacks that narrative? When the stories your brain tells become dominated by fear, loss, or violation, they don't just live in your mind-they reshape its very structure. Trauma isn't just something that happened to you; it becomes the lens through which everything else is filtered. And here's the unsettling truth: over 70 percent of us will experience at least one traumatic event in our lifetime. The question isn't whether trauma will touch us, but how we'll respond when it does. Understanding this response-the biological, neurological transformation that occurs when our brains encode danger-is the first step toward reclaiming our narratives.
Trauma Wears Many Faces
Two Systems, One Overwhelming Response
The Thought Trap: When Your Mind Becomes Your Prison
Your Brain's Hidden Superpower: Growing New Possibilities
MAP Training: Rewiring Trauma's Legacy
Reclaiming Your Narrative in an Uncertain World
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"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
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