Recovery From The Lies We Tell Ourselves to Survive Trauma with Naomi Morad (Part 1)Recovery From The Lies We Tell Ourselves to Survive Trauma with Naomi Morad (Part 1)
Retrieving Sanity
Keegan Reid talks with trauma-informed practitioner Naomi Morad about how repressed trauma shapes core beliefs, recovery triggers and daily reactions. They discuss brain spotting, inner child work and the idea that healing is possible when someone is ready to face the lies they once needed to survive.
25:34•22 May 2026
Retrieving Sanity: Healing Old Trauma and Recovery Lies with Naomi Morad
Episode Overview
- Persistent, lingering reactions to small events can point to repressed trauma rather than just a bad day.
- Many core beliefs such as "I’m not worthy" began as childhood coping strategies to feel some control in helpless situations.
- Having context for feelings often reduces their intensity and creates a sense of choice and safety.
- Brain spotting uses eye positions and body sensations to let the brain process overwhelm from the subconscious level.
- Healing is possible but requires personal responsibility and ongoing work rather than a quick, one-session fix.
“Healing is 100% possible, regardless of the past, but nobody can do the work for you except you.”
What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol, self-hate and old survival patterns? This conversation between host Keegan Reid and trauma-informed psychosomatic practitioner Naomi Morad is aimed squarely at anyone in recovery who suspects that “having a bad day” might be about much more than spilt milk and stuck door handles. Naomi shares how repressed trauma shows up as rage at tiny inconveniences, chronic anxiety, relationship chaos or even physical symptoms.
She explains that when something “keeps lingering on and I'm angry about it,” it often points to old pain stored in the body and subcortex, not just a rough afternoon. For those in early sobriety, that can mean beer adverts or social scenes poking at buried beliefs like “I’m not worthy” or “I’m not lovable”.
She and Keegan unpack how these core beliefs start as childhood coping strategies: “Basically, those beliefs are our coping mechanisms… it’s a way to feel control when I have no control.” The twist? They’re lies we told ourselves to survive, and they keep shaping adult life until they’re challenged. Naomi walks through brain spotting, a method that uses eye positions and body sensations to help the brain process overwhelm from the inside out.
Instead of talking in circles, people use their own nervous system as a guide, often leaving sessions feeling “like a weight's been lifted”. She ties this in with inner child and parts work, describing trauma as a split from self and healing as returning to those frozen younger parts with presence and care. The tone stays honest, gentle and practical, with Keegan asking the questions many people in recovery quietly think but rarely say out loud.
If you’ve ever wondered whether your meltdown over a snagged shirt is really about something much older, this one might get you thinking about what your body has been trying to say for years. What if the first step is simply admitting, “I’m stuck, and I don’t want to stay here”?
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