CELEBRITY Shares SECRETS To Finding Your TRUE SELF & Stop FEELING LOST | Laverne Cox & Lewis Howes

Therapeutic Practices

Laverne Cox emphasizes the importance of therapeutic practices in healing trauma. She mentions discovering Dr. Joe Dispenza and his teachings on managing stress hormones and resetting the nervous system 1. Cox also highlights the collective trauma experienced due to racial oppression, the MeToo movement, and the global pandemic, stressing the need to move from a trauma survival state to a place of resilience 1. She explains how internalized homophobia and societal pressures can lead to shame and the loss of social privilege, affecting relationships and self-acceptance 2.

So many of us are traumatized. I think we're collectively traumatized from this reckoning we're having around racial oppression.

--- Laverne Cox

Navigating these challenges requires a deep understanding of one's nervous system and the ability to ground oneself in resilience.

   

Self-Worth

Finding self-worth and embracing one's identity are central themes in Cox's journey. She reflects on her past struggles with self-sabotage and feelings of unworthiness, influenced by societal messages that she didn't deserve nice things 3. Through quarantine, she engaged in deep spiritual work, meditation, and journaling, which helped her realize her worthiness of love and belonging 3. In a profound moment, she shares her three truths about life, emphasizing the importance of aligning with one's purpose and energy 4.

I did not think that I deserved nice things because the whole world told me I didn't deserve nice things.

--- Laverne Cox

Cox's journey underscores the transformative power of self-acceptance and the continuous effort required to maintain it.