{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"When Your Crazy isn\u2019t Crazy - it\u2019s Trauma -- With Elizabeth Powers","description":"In today\u2019s episode of Channel Your Genius, I\u2019m joined by the brilliant and refreshingly real Elizabeth Power,  founder of the Trauma Informed Academy, intuitive translator, and longtime infiltrator of the systems that pathologize our pain. If you\u2019ve ever felt like your emotions were \u201ctoo much,\u201d or wondered why it\u2019s so hard to focus, cope, or make a decision when life gets overwhelming\u2026 this conversation is for you. Elizabeth unpacks the difference between real dysfunction and natural trauma responses, and offers a powerful, practical path to reclaiming your emotional wholeness without shame, stigma, or spiraling. With decades of experience consulting for psychiatric hospitals, corporations, and government orgs, she lays out exactly what it takes to move from trauma reaction to emotional resilience. From Swiss cheese development to \u201ctrauma Olympics,\u201d from invisible disabilities to the power of glimmers, this episode is full of wisdom, humor, and radical truth. Talked about in today\u2019s episode: 00:01:10 \u2013 What is trauma, really? Why most people\u2019s \u201ccrazy\u201d is a normal response to abnormal events 00:03:00 \u2013 The system isn\u2019t built for healing Why diagnoses are often required for care \u2014 and how that hurts us 00:04:47 \u2013 Swiss cheese development How trauma interrupts emotional learning and leaves \u201choles\u201d in our growth 00:06:00 \u2013 Trauma Olympics & emotional hierarchy Why comparing wounds keeps us stuck 00:07:45 \u2013 A different lens on healing How the Trauma Informed Academy supports people without retelling their stories 00:09:15 \u2013 Self-soothing and the power of feel-good glimmers What to do when your nervous system feels like it\u2019s had enough 00:11:15 \u2013 The 55-gallon barrel of pain How to add more \u201cgood\u201d to the system instead of forcing things out 00:14:00 \u2013 What is overwhelm? How to expand your capacity and build resilience without bypassing reality 00:17:30 \u2013 We\u2019re not broken Why most emotional struggles aren\u2019t disorders \u2014 they\u2019re unfinished development 00:20:18 \u2013 The myth of the bad brain Rethinking diagnoses through trauma, epigenetics, and neuroplasticity 00:22:00 \u2013 Barking like a dog A powerful story of symbolic communication and misunderstood behavior 00:26:00 \u2013 Healing at the foundation Why emotional intelligence skills and trauma recovery go hand in hand Guest Bio: Intuitive. Exotic. Translator. Infiltrator.  All words used to describe this Founder of The Trauma Informed Academy. The TIA offers online and onsite training in Trauma-Responsive Emotional Intelligence to help people reduce the time, distress, and costs of recovery as well as increase protective factors for the future. Connect with Elizabeth: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thetraumainformedacademy  https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ElizabethPoweronTrauma  https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elizabethpower  Free Resource: Unlock Life: Build a More Resilient Self https:\/\/the-tia.org\/unlockingyourstrength    Unlock Your Genius with Mellissa Seaman: Discover Your Soul Gift: Take Mellissa\u2019s free Soul Gift Quiz to uncover which of the five soul gifts is driving your life's purpose. Dive Deeper into Growth: Explore the Channel Your Genius Academy at channelyourgenius.com for personal and professional development resources. Stay Inspired: Connect with Mellissa on Instagram @channelyourgenius for ongoing wisdom and insights to help you live your purpose, expand your influence, and thrive in your business and personal life as a WiseWoman. \ud83d\udc49 For sacred transmissions and divine feminine wisdom from Ma, visit channelingma.substack.com and subscribe.     Keywords: Trauma Recovery, Emotional Intelligence, Healing from Trauma, Overwhelm, Invisible Disabilities, Swiss Cheese Development, Mental Health, Intuition, Spiritual Growth, Feminine Leadership, Energy Alignment, Resilience, Neuroplasticity, Channel Your Genius, Glimmers, Emotional Healing, Inner Wisdom ","author_name":"Channel Your Genius Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/channelyourgenius.com","html":"