Annie Bowers on Life after Trauma with Clare Egan

I also took time off work, and ended up moving back in with my dad. It has been immensely difficult in many ways but I really needed to use the precious energy I had left and focus on healing. I also left an emotionally intense job working with kids, because I was just always on high alert, worrying about everything I did/didn’t do, constantly listening out for signs of abuse etc. I took a really mundane admin job which bores me to tears, but has freed up a massive amount of headspace and rarely stresses me out. Therapy, in particular somatic work, Internal Family Systems, and EMDR, have been transformative for me, as they have really helped me piece together what’s going on and tackle things before they get worse.