Healing the Hidden Hurts: Redefining Trauma and Emotional Strength S2 Ep6

“Grateful, Grounded & Triggered: Healing the Hidden Hurts of the Holiday Season” This week on the Chronic Health Collective, trauma recovery and transformation coach Jessica Hammock steps behind the mic to deliver one of the most powerful, honest, and unexpectedly comforting deep-dives into emotional healing you’ll hear all year. If the holidays leave you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, or like your nervous system is running the show… this episode will feel like someone finally turned the lights on. Jessica breaks down trauma—not as a label, not as a life sentence, but as an injury to the nervous system that can be understood, supported, and healed. And she does it with compassion, clarity, and real-life tools you can use immediately. Inside this episode, you’ll learn: 💛 Why holidays trigger so many people—even when nothing “bad” is happening 💛 How trauma stores itself in the body, timeline, land, places, and relationships 💛 Why gratitude doesn’t work when your nervous system is dysregulated (and what to do first) 💛 The difference between survival mode and connection mode 💛 How to recognize fight, flight, fawn, freeze, and flop in yourself during family events 💛 How your nervous system mirrors other people’s stress—and how to stop absorbing it 💛 Why sensory grounding can save you when emotions hit hard 💛 How to build trauma-informed holiday traditions that feel safe, not pressured 💛 The small wins that signal massive healing (and how to celebrate them) Jessica also teaches practical, trauma-informed tools including: ✨ Nervous system regulation techniques ✨ How to co-regulate with safe people ✨ How to use breathwork to step out of panic ✨ How to build boundaries that don’t require panic or guilt ✨ How to decline invitations without abandoning yourself ✨ How to rewire gratitude so it actually works And yes… there are moments that will make you laugh, moments that will make you think, and moments that will feel like your heart exhaled for the first time in a long time. If you’ve ever felt like the holidays bring out the best in others but the stress in you… If you’ve ever wondered why you shut down, lash out, over-function, or disappear during family gatherings… If you want to move from triggered to grounded… This episode is your roadmap. You’re not broken. You’re not alone. And your healing starts here. Tune in now. Your transformation starts today.