Is Trauma Alchemy Right For You?

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Quiz Questions

1.
Which best describes you right now?
- A.
  I’m here primarily for my own personal healing
- B.
  I’m deeply interested in healing work but not a practitoiner
- C.
  I’m a helper/practitioner (therapist, coach, healer, breathwork facilitator, doctor etc.) and want to learn somatic work.
- D.
  I want to be a helper/practitioner or am currently learning how.
2.
What would make this quiz feel most helpful to you right now?
- A.
  Feeling understood, not analyzed or sold to
- B.
  Clear language for what’s actually happening in my system
- C.
  Insight that helps me decide what kind of support would help
- D.
  I’m not sure. I’m just following my curiosity
3.
Much of the time, my body feels…
- A.
  On edge or braced, even when things are “fine”
- B.
  Tired, heavy, or shut down unless something activates me
- C.
  Up and down, sometimes energized, sometimes collapsed
- D.
  Generally settled and able to respond flexibly/dynamically
4.
In moments of emotional closeness or conflict, I tend to…
- A.
  Shut down, go quiet, or feel myself disappear
- B.
  Get activated and push, explain, or try to fix things
- C.
  Hold it together in the moment, then feel it later
- D.
  Stay present and repair without losing myself
5.
At night, my nervous system usually…
- A.
  Feels tired but wired, making it hard to fall asleep
- B.
  Wakes me in the middle of the night with tension or racing thoughts
- C.
  Lets me sleep, but I wake feeling un-rested
- D.
  Settles enough that sleep feels restorative
6.
When it comes to my patterns, what’s most true
- A.
  I understand them, but my body still runs them
- B.
  I’ve made progress, but it doesn’t hold consistently
- C.
  I’m just beginning and want a clear path
- D.
  I feel integrated or I have had experienced real change in how my body responds
7.
Over time, nervous system dysregulation has cost me… (Select all that apply)
- A.
  Moments of connection in my relationships that I can’t get back
- B.
  Emotional closeness because I shut down, snap, or pull away
- C.
  Time and energy managing my reactions instead of being present
- D.
  Sleep or the ability to truly rest and recover
- E.
  Missed opportunities or reduced performance at work
- F.
  Real financial cost (burnout decisions, lost work, medical expenses)
- G.
  Confidence in how I show up with others
- H.
  Time and money in therapies
- I.
  A sense of ease or enjoyment in daily life
- J.
  I don’t feel a clear cost right now
8.
When I try to “regulate” or calm myself, what usually happens?
- A.
  I get brief relief, but the same activation returns
- B.
  I manage enough to function, but it takes effort
- C.
  I have feel gradual sustained change in my baseline over time
- D.
  I’m not sure what actually helps yet
9.
When I slow down and turn inward, I often notice…
- A.
  Tension, restlessness, or an urge to stay busy
- B.
  Numbness, fog, or a sense of disconnection
- C.
  A mix. Sometimes sensation, sometimes blankness
- D.
  Sensation and emotion that I can stay with
10.
When learning about healing or the nervous system, I’m most drawn to…
- A.
  Quick tools that help me feel better in the moment
- B.
  Clear structure that I can practice consistently
- C.
  Understanding how patterns actually rewire over time
- D.
  Integrating across systems and parts and expansion
11.
If my nervous system could change in a lasting way, what feels most true?
- A.
  I would show up differently in my relationships
- B.
  I would have more energy and clarity for my life
- C.
  I would trust myself more under stress. Stress would smoothly support my continued growth.
- D.
  I’m not sure, but I know something needs support
12.
When working with activation in myself…
- A.
  I’m still learning how to notice it somatically
- B.
  I can notice it, but depth varies
- C.
  I notice activation easily across situations
- D.
  I often lose reality or orientation under activation
13.
My primary reason for wanting this work is…
- A.
  Personal healing that will also inform my practice
- B.
  Deepening my own nervous system organization
- C.
  Refining how I facilitate with others
- D.
  I’m in acute distress and need immediate support
14.
When clients become dysregulated, my internal experience is…
- A.
  I often feel unsure what to do
- B.
  I can stay present, but I think afterward
- C.
  I track their system while staying grounded
- D.
  I feel destabilized or reactive
15.
My somatic training background is best described as…
- A.
  Minimal or informal
- B.
  One or two somatic trainings
- C.
  Multiple somatic modalities I actively integrate
- D.
  None, and I’m currently overwhelmed
16.
In my own healing and professional development, change mainly comes from…
- A.
  Releasing activation so I can feel relief and keep functioning
- B.
  Learning techniques that help regulate activation when it spikes
- C.
  Reorganizing my nervous system so patterns change at the root
- D.
  Integrating unresolved material so my baseline responses shift
17.
My confidence facilitating somatic work comes from…
- A.
  Wanting to build it through my own process
- B.
  Experience, but I want more depth
- C.
  Years of embodied practices
- D.
  I don’t feel ready to facilitate safely
18.
When working with multiple frameworks…
- A.
  I feel fragmented or unsure how they fit
- B.
  I see overlaps but want clearer sequencing
- C.
  I synthesize them fluidly
- D.
  I struggle to hold frameworks coherently
19.
Right now, my nervous system capacity feels…
- A.
  Ready to learn with structure
- B.
  Ready for depth with pacing
- C.
  Constantly stable and well-resourced
- D.
  Unstable or unsafe
20.
When it comes to trainings, I’m most drawn to…
- A.
  One clear framework I can practice over time
- B.
  Integrated learning that builds capacity slowly
- C.
  Advanced synthesis across multiple frameworks
- D.
  Breadth first: lots of instructors introducing many approaches, even if it’s more of an overview/masterclass than learning the methods deeply

Quiz Outcomes

1.
Trauma Alchemy is a Strong Fit. Foundation First then Deep Repatterining
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Your nervous system has been working hard for a long time.You’re not falling apart, but you’re also not fully settled. A lot of your energy goes into managing reactions, staying functional, or holding things together. Over time, that creates tension, fatigue, and the sense that life takes more effort than it should.Many people with this pattern understand what’s happening in their life, but their body hasn’t yet had the chance to reorganize.What’s actually happeningThis usually means:Activation hasn’t fully resolvedRegulation happens, but doesn’t stabilizeYour system hasn’t built enough capacity to stay settled under stressThis isn’t a lack of effort or insight. It’s physiology.Is Trauma Alchemy right for you?Yes, especially if you approach it as foundational work.Trauma Alchemy is designed to help the nervous system build regulation from the inside out, without forcing release or pushing intensity. For systems like yours, steady pacing and repetition create the biggest long-term change.
2.
Trauma Alchemy Is A Great Fit For Deeper Rewiring
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You’re likely ready for deeper change.Your nervous system may show enough capacity to work with underlying patterns and not just manage symptoms. In trauma alchemy we call this stage 3 work. You may already have tools or insight, but you’ve noticed that understanding alone hasn’t been enough. You’re looking for change that holds under real life, especially in relationships and stress.What’s missing isn’t effort. It’s integration.What’s actually happeningThis usually means:Your system can tolerate activation without total hijacking or collapsingPatterns are visible and accessibleThe next step is rewiring, not more informationIs Trauma Alchemy right for you?Yes. This is the level of work Trauma Alchemy is designed for.Trauma Alchemy focuses on how the nervous system reorganizes over time through sequencing, containment, and completion. This is where insight becomes embodied change.
3.
Trauma Alchemy Is A Strong Fit For Refinement, Integration, and Expansion
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Why this result likely fits youBased on your answers, you may already be quite familiar with somatic work or deeply engaged in other personal growth traditions.You likely don’t feel lost in your system. You may already have access to regulation, awareness, or insight. And yet, there’s a sense that things could be more coherent.Not more techniques. More clarity about how everything fits together.What Trauma Alchemy would offer youFor someone at this stage, Trauma Alchemy isn’t about starting from scratch or fixing something that’s broken.It would likely support you by:offering new frameworks for understanding and working with your mind-body system.helping you see and work with patterns you may not have named yetclarifying your internal maps and better understanding others as well.supporting more consistency under pressure, not just in ideal conditionsIt becomes less about symptom relief and more about integration.How people often use the program at this stageselectively, rather than linearlyas a reference point rather than a rescue toolto deepen embodiment rather than gather informationto refine how their system organizes in daily life and relationships
4.
Explore Other Options First. Trauma Alchemy May Still Work Alongside Support
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Your nervous system is likely carrying a high level of unresolved activation right now that would be difficult to address with trauma alchemy exclusively.When intensity rises, it may be hard to stay oriented, present, or grounded. You might feel overwhelmed, shut down, or reactive in ways that don’t match your values.This doesn’t mean you’re “too much” or doing something wrong. It means your system needs more support, not more pressure.What’s actually happeningThis often shows up as:Rapid overwhelm or shutdownDifficulty staying present under stressStrong reactions that feel outside your controlIs Trauma Alchemy right for you?Yes, but not as a standalone container right now.Trauma Alchemy works best when the system has enough safety and containment to engage depth work. For now, direct relational support and stabilization will help build the capacity that makes self-paced depth work effective later.
5.
Trauma Alchemy Could Support You By Learning The Fundamentals First And Then Deeper Rewiring From The Inside Out
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You’ll benefit most from learning the fundamentals from the inside out.Based on your responses, Trauma Alchemy is a strong fit for you as a practitioner, especially as a foundational learning environment.This doesn’t mean you lack intelligence, commitment, or sensitivity. It means your nervous system hasn’t yet had the chance to fully experience the principles you’re learning, rather than just understand them conceptually.Trauma Alchemy is designed for exactly this stage.What this tells me about you as a practitionerYou’re serious about doing your own work, not just learning techniquesYou want to build confidence that comes from lived experienceYou’re interested in somatic work, but want it to make sense in your body, not just your mindMany practitioners try to facilitate somatic work before their own system has had time to reorganize. This program helps you reverse that order.Why Trauma Alchemy works well hereTrauma Alchemy gives you:A paced introduction to nervous system organizationClear language for what’s happening physiologicallyTime and space to integrate concepts without overwhelmA way to feel the work, not just study itThis creates a much stronger foundation for future facilitation.My recommendationTrauma Alchemy: Master Your Nervous SystemUse this program as a place to build embodied understanding first. As your system changes, your presence and confidence with others will change naturally.
6.
Trauma Alchemy is ideal for you. Support both your personal work and your facilitation confidence.
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Trauma Alchemy is likely to support both your personal work and your facilitation confidence.Based on your responses, you’re very well suited for this work.You already have some somatic understanding or training, but you may feel that things don’t always click together yet. You may understand the concepts, but want more confidence when you’re actually in the room with someone.This is one of the most common places practitioners land, and often where Trauma Alchemy makes the biggest difference.What this tells me about you as a practitionerYou’re open to learning from direct experienceYou want your presence to do more of the workYou’re interested in integration, not just accumulating methodsMany practitioners at this stage feel competent, but still effortful. Trauma Alchemy helps reduce that effort by reorganizing how your own system responds.Why Trauma Alchemy often helps most hereThe program:Bridges theory and lived experienceHelps you track activation without rushing to interveneClarifies sequencing, pacing, and containmentSupports deeper nervous system stability through your own processAs your system learns to settle and organize, facilitation often becomes clearer and less forced.My recommendationTrauma Alchemy: Master Your Nervous SystemEngage with the material both personally and professionally. Many practitioners find that doing the work themselves changes how they show up with clients more than any single technique.
7.
Advanced Practitioner. Trauma Alchemy can support your integration, refinement, and deepening.
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You may not need fundamentals, but this can serve as an integration dojo.Based on your responses, you already have significant training and embodied understanding. You likely work through multiple somatic lenses and feel comfortable tracking physiology, affect, and relationship dynamics.You may not need a foundational course.That said, many highly trained practitioners still choose to work with Trauma Alchemy as a place for integration, refinement, and personal nervous system support.What this tells me about you as a practitionerYou’ve invested deeply in your trainingYou actively work with somatic materialYou understand nervous system theory and practiceAt this level, growth often comes less from new information and more from how everything fits together internally.How Trauma Alchemy can still be usefulPractitioners in this range often use the program to:Refine their own nervous system organizationIntegrate across multiple frameworksNotice subtler patterns in themselves and othersClarify how they transmit the work relationallyThink of this less as a fundamentals course and more as an integration and embodiment space.My recommendationTrauma Alchemy: Master Your Nervous SystemIf you join, use it selectively. Let it support your own regulation, clarity, and synthesis rather than treating it as linear training.
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Direct Support Before Self-Guided Depth Work
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A different container would be more supportive right now.Your responses suggest that at this moment, it may be difficult to reliably stay oriented, reflective, or grounded when intensity arises.Trauma Alchemy is a self-paced, depth-oriented program. It works best when there is at least some capacity to stay in relationship with internal experience, even when things feel challenging.When that capacity isn’t available yet, direct relational support is usually the safer and more effective starting point.What I recommend insteadWorking with a therapist, somatic practitioner, or supervisorUsing simple, stabilizing practices alongside that supportReturning to Trauma Alchemy later as an integrative resourceThis isn’t a failure or a judgment. It’s about choosing the right container at the right time.The work will still be here.

Is Trauma Alchemy Right For You?

2-minute quiz. You’ll get a clear fit result + the best next step.Some people come for personal healing.Others come to learn somatic facilitation from the inside out.

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