Exposing Wounds and Showing Scars: Vulnerability Is Essential to Growth After Trauma

Coach Donna Marie addresses a tough topic in this fourth episode of the fourth season of the Plant Your Seeds of Transformation podcast.

Showing scars is embarrassing, and exposing wounds is absolutely terrifying. This is why continuing as a podcaster was so hard for me this year. For my own growth, it was essential for me to get back up on the horse and face my fear. Watch or Listen to hear my perspectives on how vulnerability helps us all keep growing, especially as we continue recovering from traumas and crises. Scroll down to see my notes (aka key takeaways) for this episode.

How can black women leaders understand themselves better and make better choices so they will live more happily and have more joy in their relationships? Getting past perfectionism and being overly self-critical are keys to healing well after trauma.

~ Coach Donna Marie
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Key Takeaways and Other Notes:

  • REVIEW: episode 2 about boundaries and episode 3 about resilience for important takeaways, recommended reading, journal prompts, and more to support you as you go after your goals even while recovering from traumas or crises
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  • JOURNAL PROMPTS:
    • What are your current inputs and how do they shape or affect your outputs? (Remember: use this journal prompt to be more curious and compassionate with yourself, instead of judging yourself)
    • Why are you covering your wounds and hiding your scars? Which inputs can help to heal you from the inside and which ones make you feel more self-conscious about your wounds and scars?
    • Traumas and crises do not last forever. Who will you be after the dust settles? How can your inputs help shape who you become afterwards?
    • How can you ask new questions of yourself and create new journal prompts for yourself?
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This was episode 4 of the 4th season of Plant Your Seeds of Transformation. I’m grateful to God for sending those of you who have been watching or listening. If you’d like more support from me with learning how to use journaling as an official or more formal way to keep learning and growing so that you can achieve your goals despite past traumas or crises, join my Patreon community to access my coaching resources.

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