Healing Is a Journey: The Spiral Beyond "Fixed"

Healing after trauma is so often sold as a finish line: one day you'll be "over it," never triggered, never overwhelmed again. In this episode, Naomi gently unpacks why that expectation keeps you stuck—and offers a much more honest, hopeful map. You'll explore healing as a journey and a spiral, not a destination, so you can stop wondering "Why am I not better yet?" and start noticing the real progress you're already making.

Naomi shares her own story of chasing the "fixed" fantasy, then discovering the spiral of change: stages like pre‑contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and revisiting old patterns. You'll learn why it's normal to hit plateaus, feel like you're getting worse, or circle back to behaviors you thought you'd "dealt with," and how neuroplasticity and your nervous system make healing non‑linear by design.

From there, you'll get concrete, trauma‑informed tools to support you on the path. Naomi walks you through somatic practices like 4‑7‑8 breathing, orienting, and gentle movement, paired with CBT‑style thought tracking and reframes to calm your body and rewire old stories. You'll also try a short guided "Journey Reset" practice you can return to whenever you feel overwhelmed.

Finally, this episode explores why healing isn't meant to be done alone. Naomi talks about the power of co‑regulation, safe relationships, therapy, coaching, and community support—and invites you to see reaching out as wisdom, not weakness. If you've ever felt behind, broken, or frustrated with your progress, this conversation will remind you that you're not failing; you're walking a very human, very courageous spiral of healing at your own pace.