The Take On Trauma For Coaches

The term trauma has several different meanings, and this may cause confusion. Approaching this topic and influenced by the work of Professor Franz Ruppert and others, we use the word ‘trauma’ to refer to the psyche’s injury. Not an occurrence that causes high stress or is distressing. Both of which have an emotional and physical impact of course but do not necessarily damage the psyche. The harm occurs when the psyche does not handle the high degree of stress and has to break to survive. The individual separates from the experience, becomes numb,’ plays dead,’ withdrawing from the truth of what is happening emotionally and cognitively.

Psyche is one of those concepts that is often difficult to describe, but it is the core of our ‘selves,’ our own spirit of life, the psychological elements of who we are, like personality, unconscious and conscious. It connects the body, emotions and mind, and is influenced by our experience of development. Therefore, the term ‘psyche’ is a metaphor and not a real object.