by Deidre Beacham | Sep 2, 2010 | The Medusa Effect, Trigger Tripping™ & Somatic Awareness
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” ~Ambrose Redmoon I LOVE this quote! How many times have you not done something because of fear only to resent the decision afterward? I can ask...
by Deidre Beacham | Aug 31, 2010 | Love, Energy & Conscious Leadership, The Medusa Effect
What or who is it that helped you to overcome and move in the direction of healing? My friend, Diane and her mother (aka “Mom”) loved me during the most confusing time in my life. While they weren’t able to help me to stop my downward spiral, I truly...
by Deidre Beacham | Aug 26, 2010 | Cognitive Dissonance & Power Voice, The Medusa Effect
If you haven’t already, please try to explain your thoughts and hopes about the future as you were experiencing your personal trauma. The future? I had absolutely no dreams for a future. I simply existed. As a matter of fact, because I had no hope for happiness, I...
by Deidre Beacham | Aug 24, 2010 | The Medusa Effect, Trigger Tripping™ & Somatic Awareness
Why was this experience debilitating for you? I was already quite withdrawn from being separated from my family during third grade. By the time I was molested at the age of 12, I had become increasingly withdrawn, confused and scared. (The person that attacked me was...
by Deidre Beacham | Aug 17, 2010 | Cognitive Dissonance & Power Voice, The Medusa Effect
As a child, did you have a dream about the future? As a child, you were probably asked this question by a wide variety of people. Parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, teachers, clerks at the grocery store…perfect strangers felt the liberty to ask you what you wanted to...
by Deidre Beacham | Aug 16, 2010 | Nice Girl Training & the System, The Medusa Effect
What areas of your life could be upgraded or tweaked? This can be a difficult question. Especially if you’re a woman, as we’re not conditioned to think of how to make our lives better. If you’ve had trauma in your life, this is an even stronger...