As the physiology heals, the self-concept shifts.
New behaviors become possible:
• speaking boundaries
• resting without guilt
• trusting the body
• allowing joy
• connecting more deeply
• creativity reawakening
• feeling worthy of care
This is the phase where life expands.
✅ PHASE 8 — MAINTENANCE: THE ANTI-TRAUMA LIFESTYLE
Trauma healing is not an event —
it is a new way of being.
Daily anchors:
• slow mornings
• grounding
• sunlight exposure
• nourishing rhythms
• honest relationships
• time in nature
• body movement based on sensation
• adequate minerals & hydration
• emotional boundaries
• restorative sleep
These behaviors keep the nervous system in the restorative, regenerative state.
