Tina leigh Vavro
DO | trauma support coach
Safety-centered
Trauma Support Coaching
for women with childhood hurts
Finding pieces of safety for Adult you & Little you
⁘ mind, body, and heart sensitive ⁘
⁘ inner child inclusive ⁘
⁘ nervous system focused ⁘
Informed by the heart of a Pediatrician
If you want to improve the world,
start by making people feel safer
Stephen Porges
Safety...
What comes to mind if you softly whisper this word to yourself?
When was the last time you felt safe?
What does safety feel like to you?
There are no wrong or right answers to these questions
Safety looks different for everyone.
And if safety feels confusing to you, you are not alone.
For those of us with childhood hurts, the concept of safety
can often feel unfamiliar and out of reach.
Safety signals get lost in the chaos.
And sometimes, we need help finding our way back.
This space was created as a place to reconnect to safety.
Humans have the inherent capacity to restore safety that has been
previously broken, forgotten, or nonexistent.
Even if we never knew safety as children.
Even if we never knew safety as adults.
These parts of yourself can relearn safety
and return to what was once lost...
...slowly, gently, and one small piece at a time
If you feel curious about what this may look like, please read here:
Hello, and welcome to my pieces of safety site.
My name is Tina, and I am a former pediatrician who now works exclusively as a trauma support coach and advocate. I help women create their own sense of safety and expand their nervous system regulation.
I combine trauma coaching, polyvagal theory and the somatic principles of NeuroAffective touch® to support this process. My services can include both education and advocacy.
I work with women who have naturally sensitive systems and may identify as empaths or HSPs.
I believe a Felt Sense of Safety is a human right.
It is something we are meant to feel in our bodies, our hearts, and our lives.
It is non-negotiable and meant to be honored.
Safety matters because it affects how we experience life.
When we feel safe, we handle stress differently.
We gain more capacity for pain and discomfort.
We cope with hard feelings more easily.
"Triggers" are still there, but they become manageable
and no longer derail our entire day.
Safety matters in trauma recovery.
Trauma therapy is often a valuable and necessary part of recovery.
But sometimes "processing" trauma can overwhelm the body,
leaving you feeling on edge or exhausted afterwards.
This reaction doesn't mean you are failing at therapy.
You likely need more safety
Adding safety slows things down inside,
making deep trauma work more tolerable and successful.
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And it needs to come FIRST, always
Recovery unfolds in three stages.
The central task of the first stage is
the establishment of safety.
Judith Lewis Herman,
Trauma and Recovery
A small note...
If the word safety feels uncomfortable or even jarring to your system, perhaps there's a different word that you would prefer to use instead-
comfort, calm, protection are possibilities.
I encourage you to use your imagination to generate a replacement word
that feels right to you.
Please use your alternative word in place of "safety" as you navigate the remainder of my site.