Wellness For All: Collective Consciousness and Its Hidden Impact on Individuals

Dear Reader -

World Mental Health Day is Monday. In recognition of WMHD, I am hosting a virtual retreat this morning to help you improve your mental well-being. More on that later!

Below, I'm sharing an article, Collective Consciousness and Its Hidden Impact on Individuals, written by Senior Partner of The Wellness Universe, Jennifer Whitacre Gardner. You can meet her today, as she is a expert speaker in today's live online event.

Enjoy the read and resources and hope to see you later today.

~ Anna

Written by Wellness Universe Senior Partner and Host of our soon to launch Wellness for All Podcast.

Collective Consciousness and Its Hidden Impact on Individuals

Originally published 10/7/22 on The Wellness Universe

Collective trauma refers to invisible scarring that makes a group of people rigid in their beliefs, black and white thinkers, less empathetic, more suspicious, and more divided. Collective trauma can affect small groups, such as a family; bigger groups, such as a school, an organization, or a community; all the way up to massive groups, such as an entire state, society, or global community.

Because collective trauma affects groups, it can be harder to identify as a contributing factor to the signs and symptoms an individual may be experiencing. We are taught to look to our personal experiences as the root causes of our issues, and there is generally less regard for how the collective affect us at an individual level. The thing is, collective consciousness does affect individuals, and it can exert coercive power over us while operating beneath our conscious awareness.

To complicate the matter, even more, one doesn’t have to experience a traumatic event firsthand to be affected by it. Some people are changed by watching events unfold on the news or by studying history. Some examples include the Sept. 11th?attacks, natural disasters like Katrina, the Holocaust or Holodomor Genocides, mass shootings, war, and pandemics.

Collective trauma and Societal Dysfunction are aspects of collective consciousness. A shared sense of reality and a foundation for meaning and purpose in our lives are also aspects of collective consciousness. It’s a double-edged sword.

There’s good news! You can become more aware of how collective consciousness affects you in beneficial and detrimental ways. With awareness, you have a choice in how you choose to amplify the benefits and reduce the detriments.

For a more in-depth explanation of collective consciousness, how it affects us individually, and what you can do about it, watch the vlog.

Jennifer joins us today for World Mental Health Day live virtual event.

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Leah Skurdal, Resilience Guide. Talk: 3 Ways to Reset the Vagus Nerve for Improved Mental Wellbeing. Tool: Guided imagery to reset the parasympathetic nervous system.

Nicole Batiste, Mindfulness Educator, Transcendence Catalyst, and?Inner Empowerment Life Wellness Coach. Talk: Create New Rules - Mastering Your Eating Habits for Wellbeing. Tool: Pre-Empt The Salesman.

David McLeod, Certified Master Life Coach. Talk: Embracing Your Holistic Nature. Tool: Holistic Light Breath: A powerful tool for introspection, awareness, healing, and integration.

Debbie Prediger, Empowerment Coach and Business Strategist. Talk: Choose Calm. Tool: AURA: Awareness, understanding, reset, and action/anchor.

Jennifer Whitacre Gardner, Trauma Specialist, Empowerment Strategist, and Shadow Guide. Talk: Collective Consciousness and Resonance. Tool: Resonance Meditation Practice.

Marisa Ferrera, Women's Empowerment Coach & Mentor/Connection Practice Certified Coach & Trainer. Talk: Releasing Past Wounds. Tool: Self Inquiry/Journaling Exercise: 5 Step Process for working through 1 painful past memory so it can be released, opening the door to experiencing more peace, love and joy.

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