An Introduction to Identity Development (ID) Work

Guilt and Shame as Trauma Responses

The mainstream media is awash with references to trauma; however, there is limited understanding as to what trauma is, how it impacts us, and how to effectively process it.

From an ID perspective, trauma experienced early in life (from the time in utero through early developmental years) leaves a lasting emotional imprint on an individual's psyche. These traumatic experiences fragment our psyches, encapsulating our traumatized parts, and causing us to develop coping mechanisms that allow us to continue functioning.

However, these fragmented aspects continue to exist within our inner worlds long after the traumatic event. From this unconscious realm, they quietly wreak havoc on our lives - breaking our connection to ourselves, to our bodies, and to others - leaving us feeling anxious, dissatisfied, overwhelmed, distraught, or depressed. We find ourselves in a never-ending cycle of survival, with little space to attempt to thrive.

We cannot heal our traumas by thinking about them or by acting differently, or simply by talking about what happened or how we feel.

                                       Here is where ID Work comes in as it offers a unique approach to resolving trauma

Through the process of resonating, which accesses and articulates deeply buried experiences, individuals can begin to acknowledge and process the wounds and damage caused by trauma. The resonating process provides us with direct experiential insight to the period from conception through age two (and beyond), allowing us to welcome and reunite with the parts of ourselves we had to leave behind in order to survive our early years. In this way, we can access our implicit memories and begin to resolve the impact of the trauma that occurred during our pre-verbal development.

** Note ID Work is based on Dr. Franz Ruppert's work, Identity-Oriented Traumatheory and Therapy (IOPT).  To learn more, click here. ** 

  

We invite you to a special event to learn more about ID Work and to witness first-hand the power of an ID Session.  

The Institute's Faculty will be on hand to provide an orientation into the Work, and to speak specifically about the Guilt and Shame as Trauma Responses.

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EVENT DETAILS:

DATE: March 15, 2025

TIME: 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM ET

LOCATION: Via Zoom

FEE: Free

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