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Trauma, Shame & Self-Care

Self-care and compassion in response to trauma

 

Please note: This course is designed for individuals who have experienced trauma, not for people seeking knowledge for professional development or studies.

 

Course overview:

Trauma, Shame & Self-Care is a course designed for anyone who has had difficult negative experiences as a child or an adult. The programme aims to empower attendees to make positive changes by increasing awareness and understanding around trauma and shame, how it affects our thoughts and behaviours, and providing information on what we mean by self-care and the different methods of self-compassion.

This course is intended to raise the understanding of trauma and how experiencing trauma can affect our behaviour. We will explore the nature of shame and its link with trauma, as well as looking at the differences between shame and guilt. The programme will then move on to start to unpick what we mean by the concept of self-care, helping you to notice things so that you can accept some and try to change others.

The subjects we will cover include the following:

  1. What do we mean by trauma? How can it affect our attitudes and behaviours?

  2. How can traumatic experiences lead to people experiencing feelings of shame?

  3. What is shame, how does it affect us, and what happens when we’re triggered?

  4. Exploring self-care, compassion, self-regulation, and ways to be more accepting

“A mindblowing course that gives you an induction to what trauma and shame is/does — put together in a simplistic way. ”
— Previous participant on the course

Course format:

Trauma, Shame & Self-Care is delivered as a full-day course consisting of a single 6-hour session split into two parts (with a lunch break in between). The course is hosted by our Recovery Practitioner staff and Support Volunteers, who will guide attendees through presentations focused on the core topics above. Each session will include elements of group discussion and will allow time for questions. This course is free to attend. Registration is required to join.

 

Please note:

This is a course for people who have experienced trauma and shame and we will be discussing complex trauma and how shame might affect us in present lives.  It isn’t a therapy group to process trauma so we would ask you please not to share personal stories as we cannot guarantee confidentiality and we want everyone to feel comfortable and safe. However, there will be plenty of opportunities for the group to comment and get involved in discussions.

 

Upcoming course dates:

We are running Trauma, Shame & Self-Care on the following dates:

  • Session date and time:

    Thursday 21 November 2024, 10:00am — 4:00pm

    Location:

    Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club, Rolle’s Quay, Barnstaple EX31 1JE (map)

    Please note: registrations will be live on Thursday 10 October 2024

  • Session date and time:

    Tuesday 26 November 2024, 10:00am — 4:00pm

    Location:

    Ernest English House, Buckwell Street, Plymouth PL1 2DA (map)

    Please note: registrations will be live on Tuesday 15 October 2024

  • Session date and time:

    Wednesday 4 December 2024, 10:00am — 4:00pm

    Location:

    Encompass, 1 The Candar, Ilfracombe EX34 9DG (map)

    Please note: registrations will be live on Wednesday 23 October 2024

  • Session date and time:

    Wednesday 11 December 2024, 10:00am — 4:00pm

    Location:

    Ivybridge Town Hall, Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge PL21 0SZ (map)

    Please note: registrations will be live on Wednesday 23 October 2024

  • Session date and time:

    Friday 13 December 2024, 10:00am — 4:00pm

    Location:

    Tavistock Library, The Quay, Tavistock PL19 8AB (map)

    Please note: registrations will be live on Friday 25 October 2024

Register for this course:

You can sign up for any course date starting within the next 6-weeks. If the course date is later than that, please check the dates above for more information about when sign-ups will be going live. Registrations will close 1-week before the course start date or sooner when full.

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Frequently asked questions:

Check out the answers to some common questions below. If you want to ask something else, please contact us.

  • Trauma, Shame & Self-Care is free to attend. Register to secure your place on the course.

  • Anyone in Devon aged 18 years or over is welcome to register for the course.

  • Attendance varies, but to keep everyone comfortable we aim for a group size of up to 12. At times this may be slightly less or more dependent on various factors, including room size, available facilitators, and demand for the course.

  • Any future dates for this course will be added to this webpage as soon as they are confirmed. We also recommend signing up to our email newsletter and following us on social media to keep up with new course and workshop dates!

  • Yes, all locations we use for our courses are accessible for wheelchair users. Please indicate on your registration form if you require wheelchair access so that we can ensure we make your arrival as easy as possible.