• How to Use This Course

• Questionnaire: Before We Begin

• Questionnaire: Recognizing Complex Trauma

Lesson

Many people with complex trauma grew up feeling unseen and misunderstood, unsure of how to meet their needs in healthy ways. This module introduces the 12 core human needs—physical, emotional, and spiritual—and shows how unmet needs shape our identity, coping, and attachment. You'll begin to understand the root of your patterns and lay the foundation for the rest of the course.

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For many trauma survivors, even basic needs like food, shelter, or rest were surrounded by shame, unpredictability, or unmet expectations. This module explores how early experiences with food, water, hygiene, housing, healthcare, and education shape our identity, coping strategies, and self-worth. You'll begin to reframe your relationship with these foundational needs and learn how to meet them with compassion, clarity, and consistency.

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If pleasure was discouraged, shamed, or tied to unhealthy coping in childhood, it can feel confusing or even unsafe to enjoy life’s simple joys. This module explores how trauma disrupts our relationship with pleasure—physically, emotionally, and relationally—and guides you in distinguishing healthy enjoyment from harmful escape. You'll begin to reconnect with pleasure as a vital, nourishing part of healing and wholeness.

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Many people with complex trauma were never taught how to safely navigate the world of intimacy, often receiving shame or silence instead of support. In this module, you'll explore how distorted experiences around sex and affection form, how to set healthy boundaries, and how to reparent your inner self through compassion, clarity, and connection. By the end, you’ll begin building a respectful, grounded relationship with your body, your needs, and others.

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Growing up, many people received love only when they conformed, leaving them with the belief that they weren’t truly accepted or understood. This module helps uncover how conditional love, criticism, shame, and emotional neglect erode self-worth—and how to rebuild it through self-compassion, boundaries, and authentic identity. You'll begin learning to treat yourself with the same respect and kindness you needed all along.

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Humans are designed to be in relationships, but for many of us, we weren’t given a framework for building healthy relationships. In this module, you’ll learn about the different levels of relationships, how this need was not met in your childhood, and how to begin forming healthy relationships in the future.

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We all long to feel safe, secure, and treated fairly, yet trauma often distorts how we understand and experience these needs. In this module, you’ll explore how a lack of safety shapes the brain and relationships, and then learn practical tools and boundaries for re-establishing stability and fairness in your life. By the end, you’ll be equipped to create a stronger sense of protection and justice for yourself, fostering healthier choices and relationships.

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Many people struggle to know who they are or why they matter, especially when early life lacked encouragement or guidance. In this module, you’ll uncover how trauma can distort your sense of purpose, and learn practical ways to rediscover your passions, set healthy boundaries, and nurture your unique identity. By the end, you’ll be equipped to build a life with clarity, direction, and meaningful contribution.

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Many of us grew up believing rest was lazy or unsafe, leaving us stuck in cycles of busyness, guilt, or burnout. In this module, you’ll uncover how trauma distorts the ability to rest, explore the five types of rest, and learn practical boundaries for creating safety and renewal. By the end, you’ll be able to restore balance between work and rest, fueling deeper peace, resilience, and connection.

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When life feels heavy or chaotic, it’s easy to miss the beauty that restores joy and wonder to our souls. In this module, you’ll discover how trauma distorts our ability to see and value beauty, and learn practical ways to reclaim it through self-compassion, creativity, and connection with nature and art. By the end, you’ll be equipped to invite beauty back into your daily life, bringing healing, inspiration, and hope.

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In the chaos of trauma, many lose the ability to feel wonder, leaving life flat, heavy, or disconnected. In this module, you’ll explore how awe nurtures gratitude, balances the nervous system, and connects you to something greater than yourself, then learn practical ways to reparent this need through creativity, nature, spirituality, and new experiences. By the end, you’ll be equipped to reawaken a sense of wonder that restores joy, healing, and perspective.

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For many with trauma, spirituality can feel confusing, unsafe, or distorted by fear and control. In this module, you’ll explore how early experiences shape your view of spirituality, and learn practical tools for setting healthy boundaries, reframing harmful beliefs, and safely reconnecting with spirituality on your own terms. By the end, you’ll be able to approach this need with curiosity and authenticity, opening the door to deeper meaning, hope, and connection.

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Most of us long to feel whole and at peace, but trauma often leaves us with unmet needs, shame, and disconnection from ourselves. In this final module, you’ll learn how boundaries, reparenting, and love help restore each of the 12 basic needs, and explore how healing shame transforms your sense of self. By the end, you’ll be equipped with practical tools to feel safe, grounded, and authentically fulfilled in daily life.