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Can Trauma Create High-Achievers?
Does trauma result in a unique form of ambition? This article explores the significance of...
Written by: Pippa Thackeray
Written on: April 22, 2025
Updated on: May 9, 2025
Written by: Pippa Thackeray | Written on: April 22, 2025 | Updated on: May 9, 2025
Quick Read
- Early trauma can sometimes fuel ambition and high achievement, but the line between using it as motivation and needing healing is critical.
- Trauma is multifaceted, encompassing the event, the individual's experience, and the lasting effects on the nervous system and body.
- Healing from trauma focuses on restoring balance through rest, reconnection, and addressing root causes rather than solely pursuing achievement.
- It's important to differentiate between healthy transformation of trauma and unhealthy obsession with success or trauma-as-identity, seeking help when needed.
Contents
- 1. Can Trauma Create High-Achievers?
- 2. When pain is transformed
- 3. Is ‘Trauma-transformation’ under the spotlight?
- 4. The missing piece: the body keeps the score
- 5. ‘The Three E's of Trauma’: why trauma is multifaceted
- 6. Offering an alternative lens on trauma healing
- 7. So what actually helps build success?
- 8. What to remember
