Integrating Echoes of Child Abuse in Society
Breaking the Cycles of Abuse: Digesting Echoes of our Childhood together
Online | English
What will we be exploring in this Lab?
The echoes of emotional, physical or sexual abuse in our childhood linger within us. 1 in 6 children grow up with some form of abuse from their caregivers. Parents often repeat what they lived as children, forming a cycle of broken attachment and childhood trauma. Survivors may struggle in life in multiple ways, perpetuate emotional abuse, neglect and violence against themselves or others, and cause further harm when in a position of power. Our lab is a safe space to metabolize these wounds so the cycles of harm and suffering do not repeat – in our bodies, relationships, families, and society.
Who is invited to participate?
This lab is for adults who grew up in settings that, in various ways, deprived us of the safety children need to bond, grow and explore the world. We may have been controlled by a narcissistic parent, or punished with ‘time-outs’, beating, or shaming. Some of us were neglected or sexually abused. As adults we see how our unhealed trauma hurts our health, relationships, work lives and how we may pass the trauma on in our own families and communities. This lab is for those ready to face the stories of their childhood, be fully heard, received and witnessed so that healing can begin and continue.
More about the journey of the Lab
Together we will enter a process of collective digestion—bringing presence, curiosity and compassion to patterns of emotional suppression, fragmentation, and survival. By listening to our stories and bodies, we’ll explore the burdens as well as resources that carried us through adverse childhood experiences. Together we’ll practice relational attunement, reflection, and co-regulation—so that we can feel and release frozen and activated energies of the past and turn them into a future of wisdom, resilience, connection and post-traumatic growth; all within a group of people with similar history.
When will we be meeting?
Two hour sessions on one Sunday per month: February 22, March 22, April 19, May 17, June 14, and July 19. An immersive weekend session Friday through Sunday August 21-23. A final integration session for 2 hours Sunday September 20. We will also assign participants to a triad group for the duration of the Lab for the participants to practice Transparent Communication, building coherence together, and staying connected between Lab sessions.
