Episode Description
Trauma recovery breakthroughs almost always follow a breakdown — and understanding why your worst moments are actually clearing space for healing can change everything. In this trauma healing podcast episode, Tracy Smaldino breaks down the tear down framework and shows you how to survive and grow through your biggest life breakdowns.
In this episode:
- Why your breakdown was actually a necessary tear down
- Why trauma survivors experience breakdowns so deeply
- The 4 stages of the healing tear down:
The Lights Go Down
The Audience Leaves
The Crew Gets to Work
The Empty Stage
- Why the empty stage is the most important part
- How to survive without rebuilding too fast
- What your breakdown was clearing space for
"Your breakdown was not a failure. It was your system saying the old stage has to come down. Because something better is being built."
— Tracy Smaldino
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