As you listen to today's talk,
I invite you to witness a voice deep inside of you as you listen to my voice.
I invite you to listen to a guide inside of you that has walked through the darkest tunnels and emerged alive and present in this moment.
A guide who has monumental potency not only to survive,
But to live and be alive.
I am Anna Meil,
Somatic Experiencing Therapist for PTSD and Trauma Recovery.
I lived through and survived three wars.
I hope my lived experience and my professional experience can make a good companion in your own discovering and welcoming your voice to the main stage of your existence.
Let's begin.
Hearing Yourself Nothing surprises more human soul than hearing their own voice carried through the room after years of being silenced.
At some point in life,
You became scared of your own voice.
You became silent.
You lived in silence.
Deprived of expression.
Deprived of hearing your own voice.
Deprived of taking up space.
And nothing is more healing than witnessing your voice being accepted,
Respected,
And nurtured by others.
That is the moment when you will start to heal.
For you,
Even if you are trembling and feel shaky,
Say to yourself,
I need to hear my voice.
I deserve this.
Even if it's scary,
I will do it.
Try speaking out loud with a group of safe,
Mature people you feel comfortable with.
And really,
Hear yourself.
Hear your voice.
Maybe you can share something with your colleagues,
Tomorrow at work,
Or with your friends.
Set an intention.
Tell yourself,
I will hear my voice.
I will take a space even for one minute.
Maybe even for 20 seconds.
And that's all.
What you say doesn't have to be smart or thought-provoking.
You just need to comment on something.
That's all.
And look around.
People say things,
All the time.
And it's okay.
So set the intention that you will share something,
And that you won't focus on how people are looking at you,
Or whether they're smirking or not,
Or whether you will be covered in embarrassment.
And then,
Once you let your voice to be heard,
Notice how nothing bad actually happened.
Nothing.
When you spoke.
And that people around you were genuinely kind.
And that they just continue with their own lives.
It's nothing as it was back in the past.
Let your voice move.
Let your voice move through the room.
That experience can be monumentally liberating and healing for trauma body.
Only don't let it be.
Only those who have lived it,
Get it.
I get you.
I do.
You have the right to share your beautiful voice.
Much love.
