Tracing Trauma

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Naome Bradshaw was born in Concord, New Hampshire and raised in Florida. The oldest and only girl of four siblings, Naome entered the foster care system at age 13, after suffering years of neglect and abuse.
A tumultuous adolescence, bouncing between foster homes and the streets, led Naome to a perplexing adulthood as she struggled with emotional regulation and alcohol, eventually resulting in chaos, in her personal and professional life, as a wife, mother, singer and entertainer.
In 2017 Naome was given a life changing diagnoses of c- PTSD, due to childhood trauma, which motivated her to commit to healing the wounds of the past, in order to save her family’s future.
As she became more trauma informed, Naome began to see herself and everyone in her family, past and present, in a new light. Stories told long ago took on new meaning. Patterns of generational trauma revealed themselves, as they were now easily recognized. Understanding grew compassion and self acceptance. Self acceptance stopped self sabotage.
Naome has finally found healing and happiness through EMDR therapy, practicing yoga and tracing her family tree. She believes there is healing power in the stories of our ancestors and is compelled to share her story and encourage others to do the same.
"My goodness! Who would ever have imagined such inner turmoil hiding behind those sparkling eyes, dazzling smile, angelic voice, and incredible spirit? Your strength is so beautiful, and your words are so pure. You have a tribe behind you, Naome, you need not ever worry about having to stand alone !!" -Anonymous

Patrick "Tuddle" Fowler Inverviews Naome Bradshaw
One of the most amazing reads you can find! This one gets personal for both of them as they talk about trauma, and the continued path to recovery. AMAZING INTERIVEW!
Tuddle Talks with Naome Bradshaw & J. Aaron Sanders
(Sept 2, 2020) Tuddle has special guests Naome Bradshaw from Tracing Trauma, and J. Aaron Sanders about their upcoming project garagemovie.com. They touch on the topics of abuse, trauma and the journey to recovery.
Patrick "Tuddle" Fowler Inverviews Naome
Tuddle holds court again with Naome Bradshaw of Tracing Trauma. Listen, you've got to just check her blog out -- it is AMAZING! (August 18,2020)
Growing Bolder - Television show interview
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS: Naome Bradshaw describes herself as a mom, wife, singer and friend. But mostly she’s a survivor. The trauma she survived in her past colors everything about her present. Here is her story as told to Growing Bolder's Amy Sweezey.
Art Therapy for Everyone!
I show my friend Tuddle how painting fences helps my anxiety! (2021)
A Corporate Time with Tom and Dan - Real Radio 104.1
(Naome's interview is from 1:43:10 - 2:16:33)
(Sept 3, 2020) Naome Bradshaw! Many of you will know Naome from her talented singing voice and her newest project, "Tracing Trauma." "Tracing Trauma" is her passion project of self-healing and a way for her to try and track down her origin story of abuse. Heavy? Sure. But we all have something that we have to deal with - some more than others - and the greatest thing that we can do when facing shit like this is to hit it head-on and do our best to better ourselves. Thank you Naome, for sharing your story.
Resources

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Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255 – 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress.
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Got Your ACE, Resilience Scores – ACEs Connection
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ACES Too High – Get your ACE score. ACES Too High is a news site that reports on research about adverse childhood experiences.
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The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk M.D.
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EMDR Institute – EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences.
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Alcoholics Anonymous – Need help with a drinking problem?
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SMART Recovery – Self-management and recovery training.
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Little Ro – Help, Hope & Healing from children sexually abuse.
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Heal Write Now – How to live on earth when you were raised in hell.
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American Music Therapy Association – Music therapy in response to crisis and trauma.
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American Art Therapy Association – A not-for-profit, non-partisan, professional, and educational organization dedicated to the growth and development of the art therapy profession.
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Yoga – Practice yoga with a focus on recovery from trauma.
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72 Hour Hold – A blog by Linda Balaban and Aaron Sanders about recovering from trauma one story at a time.
Disclaimer: THIS BOOK DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE – The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained on this book are for informational purposes only. No material in this book is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this book.




