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One of the most challenging barriers to overcome when contemplating attending Milestones is the priorities and responsibilities people leave at home. When you have people depending on you, it can feel selfish to walk away from your life for 30-90 days to focus on yourself and your healing.
Today on the Treating Trauma Podcast, we welcome Milestone's alum Shawnna, who candidly shares about the barriers she overcame as a mom of seven children to attend both Onsite and Milestones. Shawnna shares how the healing hospitality she experienced enveloped her and gave her the permission to do the most selfless thing she's ever done—prioritizing her healing in a season when she needed it most.
Mentioned in this Episode
2:56 - Shawnna's Onsite and Milestones journey
4:21 - How growing up in a restrictive religious environment impacted Shawnna's view of therapy and herself
7:39 - Shawnna's first days at Milestones
9:59 - The importance of safety in trauma healing
11:10 - How somatic therapy impacted Shawnna's trauma healing
13:30 - Navigating faith through trauma therapy
15:29 - How Shawnna overcame her resistance to Milestone's healing hospitality and learned to ask for what she needed
21:33 - The ongoing lessons from Milestones that Shawnna takes into her work as an educator
24:04 - How Shawnna's community supported her journey
26:53 - Shawnna's biggest Milestones takeaways
28:59 - Shawnna's encouragement for someone considering Milestones
4:21 - How growing up in a restrictive religious environment impacted Shawnna's view of therapy and herself
7:39 - Shawnna's first days at Milestones
9:59 - The importance of safety in trauma healing
11:10 - How somatic therapy impacted Shawnna's trauma healing
13:30 - Navigating faith through trauma therapy
15:29 - How Shawnna overcame her resistance to Milestone's healing hospitality and learned to ask for what she needed
21:33 - The ongoing lessons from Milestones that Shawnna takes into her work as an educator
24:04 - How Shawnna's community supported her journey
26:53 - Shawnna's biggest Milestones takeaways
28:59 - Shawnna's encouragement for someone considering Milestones
Creators & Guests
What is Living Centered Podcast?
So many of us go through life feeling out of touch with ourselves, others, and the world around us. We feel disconnected, overwhelmed, distracted, and uncertain of how to find the clarity, purpose, and direction we so deeply, so authentically, desire. The Living Centered Podcast in an invitation to another way of living.
Every episode, we sit down with mental health experts, artists, and friends for a practical and honest conversation about how to pursue a more centered life—rediscovering, reclaiming, and rooting in who we truly are.