Overcoming Trauma and Unlocking Healing with EFT: Transform Your Life with Stephany Ann

In this episode, I’m joined by Stephany Ann, an extraordinary individual, a former attorney and recipient of the governor's award for advocacy with survivors of domestic violence, who triumphed over narcissistic abuse. With two marriages to narcissists behind them, she harnessed the transformative power of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to guide others on their path to healing and personal growth. 

Stephany is a dedicated advocate for survivors of narcissistic abuse and relationship trauma, specializing in helping them navigate the path to freedom. Her expertise lies in closing the door on past pain and opening new doors on their journey to healing and self-discovery. As a storyteller and conversationalist, she weaves the threads of healing, self-love, and worthiness into empowering narratives. She discusses the importance of using different modalities, such as journaling, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), and intuitive movement, to process trauma and regain control over one's life. Stephany also talks about setting firm boundaries, reframing her narrative, and an upcoming empowering retreat she is leading to Peru.    With a touch of Empress energy and an adventurous spirit, Stephany invites you to join her transformative journey toward love and liberation Timestamps:

[01:41] Stephany’s story and the patterns of unworthiness she experienced

[05:45] How Stephany shifted her perspective on her past relationships

[10:19] How Stephany used EFT to rewire her brain and heal from the trauma

[13:12] How "love bombing" in the beginning a relationships led to patterns of unworthiness

[15:53] The importance of sitting with and processing emotions through EFT

[19:43] Three-step process of EFT and how it helps clients release negative emotions

[23:12] Benefits of positive affirmations and visualizing the person you want to become

[25:00] The value of having quiet time for self-reflection

[26:17] Discovering different healing modalities beyond just talk therapy

[29:26] The importance of vulnerability and being honest with yourself 

[31:17] The power of journaling as a safe place to express yourself

[34:32] Reframing your narrative and finding the lessons in past relationships

[45:04] Learning to set firm boundaries and not participate in unproductive interactions

Quotes:

• I was just so stuck for so long in, in my victim's story, I couldn't shift out of it. And so when I felt like God was saying, Stephanie, see your story through a different lens. See your story through a different perspective. Take the step back and look. And I started to do that, because when you're stuck in the victim story, it's hard to see the lessons.
• Getting out of these relationships, we have to rewire our thought process. We have to rewire our brain. We have to shut off that voice of them in our head saying, right. No one will ever love you. You will never find anyone better than me.
• For so long we've been told the negatives. So we need a lot of the positive affirmation.
• It's going to take that vulnerability just with yourself. You don't have to make an announcement to anybody. Right. You don't have to do anything. Just saying like, I need to stop and be quiet and go, yeah. I still have something to work on.
• We have the keys to unlock our healing and our potential and our empowerment. But it's just, you need the tools. And if you don't have the tools, here is EFT is one tool that can go in your toolbox.
• There's something very empowering when you can, you know, you say you wanna be empowered and we've been tapping on it and doing all these things. Yes. So, okay, well, we're gonna go to another country. We're gonna do something very physically hard.

RESOURCES:

MARRIED TO A “NICE” GUY: GETTING OVER NARCISSISTIC ABUSE: SHOP HERE

FOLLOW THE PODCAST: http://www.thatswhereimatpodcast.com

BOOKS & JOURNALS: https://www.amazon.com/author/laurarichards

RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING: https://www.thatswhereimatpodcast.com/resources

FOLLOW STEPHANY: www.linkedin.com/in/stephanyann

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