Kristi Stark

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

@michelle_sims_ @Forbes Great article, thank you for sharing with all of us!💥

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Our emotions, past experiences, and unresolved trauma shows up within our body.

They can show up as "mystery illness", autoimmune disorders, or chronic pain.

Here's Why:

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

@Theholisticpsyc Ummm good stuff, mind blown on my current loving and supportive and healing relationship vs. my 17 year marriage that failed (shame) and the best gift I have ever given myself was to love me enough to leave!

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

@Theholisticpsyc How does this work for a disorganized attachment and one person with C-PTSD? I seem myself on both sides of this thread.

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

@michelle_sims_ @ForbesBizCncl Your best yet, very compelling!

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

THIS IS GOING VIRAL SO I WANTED TO SHARE IT HERE TOO:

A bit from my past:

My first job after getting my PhD was working as a therapist for people from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Almost all of them were diagnosed with depression, GAD, bipolar, or BPD. Most were highly medicated— some to a point that still sticks with me years later.

As I got to know their background and lives 3 things were very clear:

1. A vast majority had been emotionally neglected, emotionally abused, or physically abused as children.

2. A vast majority had experienced domestic violence or were currently living in it.

3. Basic needs were never met. Life was an hour by hour struggle. Treatment was an attempt to allow them to get to work in most cases. To just continue to surviving.

It was the start of me questioning the field I had been trained in. One that diagnoses people with disorders without taking a look at the whole picture. It began my path of holistic understanding.

A person cannot be well when one unexpected bill will have them fall behind on rent. When they lay their head on a pillow and all they can think about is expenses piling up. When a bill at the grocery store is almost double what they paid last year when their income has stayed the same.

An entire family unit deeply struggles within survival mode. When a job is lost. When daycare needs to be paid, but so does the light bill— what do you choose? When parents can’t even think about the emotional needs of their children because they have to figure out where their next meal is going to come from.

In 1942, 10 years before the diagnostic manual of mental illness was released Maslow knew what was once just common sense: we have a hierarchy of needs.

At the bottom are basic needs food and shelter. Then safety (resources, security). Then belonging (connection, friendship, intimacy.) Without three things we *will* be sick, period.

I get pushback for questioning the status quo. And I’ll continue to do it. The status quo is keeping people sick. It denies their experience. And it says we should bandage people’s symptoms so they can return to the environment that made them sick.

May we wake up, heal ourselves, and build conscious communities to help each other.

Retweet if you feel this is true in your body 🙏

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

@Theholisticpsyc I hear this loud and clear! I have a loving and supportive partner and feel like this is often his response when in problem solving in our home. Or when difficult emotions arise for either of us. Is that normal?

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

@SunnyAnderson please tell me where to get that adorable floral shirt from yesterday’s episode of the kitchen!

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Thanks for the mention @MensHealthMag

https://t.co/qgR7AtSiER

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

@Theholisticpsyc Your work has changed my life and I’m a pusher of good content so many in my inner circle now love your work, thank YOU for the good work you do for all of us!

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

This should be on the walls of every school. Learn young - especially with the impact of social media!

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

External validation can become addictive. A life lived for someone else is a life of regret. Have the courage to disappoint. Have the courage to be misunderstood.

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

For all of us with teenagers graduating, this is the key!

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Many people leave high school but never evolve emotionally after it. It takes conscious work to develop into a mature adult. It doesn’t just happen.

Prioritize growth.

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

@Theholisticpsyc @Theholisticpsyc wow, so insightful to take it to this level! Thank you! I am part of your community and this is the healing journey I have been on for several years now!

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Memory issues, feeling spaced out, and chronic procrastination can be symptoms of C-PTSD.

C-PTSD comes from childhood trauma and is often "invisible" or seen as all in your head. It's not.

Here's Why:

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

@selfhealerscirc Hi y’all! I’m from Dallas Texas :)

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

@Theholisticpsyc Hi! I’m from Dallas, Texas

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

Amen!

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

The path to self actualization is paved with uncomfortable truths.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

If you found this helpful follow: @Theholisticpsyc

I write threads every day on how to heal yourself.

My new workbook dives deeper into inner child healing :
https://t.co/cfspkMbDR3

[Kristi Stark @KristiLStark]

@Theholisticpsyc We just walked in from a weekend out of town - our books were FIRST on my list to open! Your work has changed us as humans and as a loving couple that is working to heal from trauma.