29/06/2025
archiecoogan.co.uk
I can help you relive that trauma you are holding by using a powerful combination of these different therapies. I use Nuero linguistic programming, Havening technique, emotional freedom technique, chart work and my own modified swish technique to help you get the results you want. Let's make magic happen.
Trauma has a way of leaving fingerprints on the soulâsilent, invisible marks that linger long after the moment has passed. It doesnât always shout; sometimes, it simply alters the way you breathe, the way you trust, the way you see yourself and the world around you. It has the power to reshape your reality, to plant seeds of doubt in your worth, and to make you question whether youâll ever feel whole or safe again. And the truth is, not all wounds bleed. Some remain hiddenâburied beneath smiles, laughter, and strengthâbut they are no less real.
One of the most isolating parts of trauma is the misunderstanding that surrounds it. People who havenât walked through your fire may urge you to âjust move onâ or âlet it go,â as if healing were a light switch you could flip. But healing doesnât operate on a schedule. Itâs not a linear path or a race with a finish line. Itâs messy. Itâs personal. It ebbs and flows, and it often feels like youâre taking two steps forward only to be pulled one step back.
There will be days when you feel strongerâdays when you laugh a little louder, breathe a little deeper, and feel hope returning to the corners of your heart. And there will be days when the memories hit like a tidal wave, pulling you back into emotions you thought youâd already overcome. But please know this: relapsing into pain does not mean youâve failed. Feeling the weight of it again does not erase the progress youâve made.
Healing isnât about pretending the past never happened. Itâs not about forgetting. Itâs about learning how to live with your story without letting it control you. Itâs about reclaiming your voice, your joy, your futureâpiece by piece, day by dayâeven on the days when all you can manage is surviving. That, too, is progress.
You are not weak because you still feel the ache of what broke you. You are not flawed because you're still putting yourself back together. In fact, your willingness to face the pain, to continue showing up for yourself despite it, is a quiet kind of courage that many will never understand. You are not defined by what happened to you. You are defined by how fiercely you choose to rise from it.
So take your time. Be gentle with your heart. Donât rush your healing to meet someone elseâs expectations. There is no shame in carrying emotional scarsâthey are not signs of defeat, but of survival. And with every small act of love you show yourself, with every boundary you protect, with every breath you take despite the heavinessâyou are choosing to heal.
One day, perhaps without even realizing it, youâll look in the mirror and see not the version of you that was broken, but the version that endured. The version that bent but never gave up. And in that moment, you will knowâyouâve come so much farther than you ever thought possible.