May 2, 2022 · Years ago, then-Counselor Scott Whittle, who spent a lengthy career at The Bridge to Recovery, described and illustrated a trauma tree to best describe what we do. Since then, the trauma tree model has been referenced across the globe when trying to understand the effects of unresolved trauma.

Jun 18, 2022 · Childhood trauma is often complex and can be catastrophic, leaving a lifetime of struggles in almost all facets of life. This is significantly true of trauma exposure during the prenatal and infancy stages (roots and trunk) when the brain is at its most critical and active phases of development.

The Trauma Tree is a companion for your healing journey. Saruga walks with you through her own story and the stories of survivors, demonstrating how you can move through trauma, avoid re-traumatization, and grow stronger in your mind, body, and spirit.

Imagine a young tree affected by wind, weather, or injury, then growing again but at an angle or with a large burl. Seeing humans as trees is a way to talk about prenatal and birth trauma as part of the earliest development of a baby, the root of the tree.

to use an analogy of a tree to expound on this, and to explain our vision, and a verse in Romans 11:16. The root of the tree is trauma. The leaves are the addictions and ailments that stem from it.

The Trauma Tree is a companion for your healing journey. Saruga walks with you through her own story and the stories of survivors, demonstrating how you can move through trauma, avoid re-traumatization, and grow stronger in your mind, body, and spirit.

Current models of care include an explanation of the Trauma Tree, or how the roots of many health issues lie in trauma experienced in childhood and prenatally. Current trends in healthcare include resilience and a “trauma-informed care” model. This poster will present competencies that

Trauma Tree: A Healing Metaphor. Our Trauma Tree exercise uses the poignant metaphor of a tree to map out the significant events in your life, representing your personal growth and resilience. This tool is invaluable for articulating and understanding how traumatic experiences have shaped you, allowing for expression without re-traumatization.

Whether you are new to EFT (tapping) or an old pro at it, the concept of the “Trauma Tree” can help you understand the relationships between troubling events and the emotions they create. Any significant traumatic event, or series of unpleasant events, causes disruptions in the body’s energy system and creates negative emotions.

The trauma tree is broken up into 3 parts: The Limbs: Representive of our behaviour, actions, and identity. The Trunk: Representative of our emotional response to historically significant events (most often our childhood development).