RESOURCING OUR SYSTEM?

What is it and why is it imporant?

• A resource is anything which helps bridge access to deeper connection, ushering in calmness and lessening activation in our nervous system.

• Resources can be both from internal sources (such as our faith, strengths, and capabilities, etc.), and/or from external sources (such as positive experiences, places, people, material items, smells, sounds, etc.).

• We use the goodness of available resources to anchor our present experience in a place of safety, comfort, ease, and calmness.

• Resourcing helps our nervous settle.

• When resourcing we maintain focus on the positive/comfortable sensations in our body. This stretches our capacity to hold feelings of wellbeing, stretching our container of experiencing.

• A greater capacity and container is needed to manage the process of renegotiating trauma without being overwhelmed.

• Building resources helps set the safe foundation on which one can begin to process trauma.