Second Adolescence Ep 46: Nathan Serrato (they/he) and the Identities We Adapted to Defend Against Shame
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Dec 7, 2023 This week features Nathan Serrato, a PCC-certified life coach and queer mindset coach dedicated to helping the LGBTQ+ community heal from shame and trauma. Nathan delves into how past identities shaped by religion can limit authenticity. They explore internalized shame, recognizing its impact on relationships and behaviors. Healing is framed as both intentional work and a natural part of living. Nathan also emphasizes the importance of play and creativity while discussing the complexities of sobriety within queer culture, encouraging trust in one's inner wisdom.
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Night Terrors From Religious Shame
- Nathan described waking from night terrors after coming out because Catholic guilt and shame haunted his nervous system.
- Timeline therapy helped him locate the origin and stop the nightmares by reframing those fears as past conditioning.
Trauma Lives In The Body
- Trauma often lodges in the body and not just the mind, so intellectualizing problems won't fully resolve them.
- Somatic coaching and breathwork 'shake out' stored trauma by changing the nervous system's experience.
Use Timeline Therapy To Reframe Fear
- Use timeline therapy to place reactions in chronological context and see where fears originated.
- Reframing those roots helps you stop carrying old fear into present relationships and daily life.