1. Introduction to Trauma
Dive into the provocative premise of "The Erotic View of Trauma," where suffering is reframed not as a lifelong wound to nurture, but as untapped energy waiting to be transformed into power and vitality. Explore how trauma culture has hypnotized women into identifying with their pain, building an economy that profits from fragility rather than liberation. Discover a radical path forward, embracing erotic energy as the key to reclaiming sovereignty and breaking free from the cycle of victimhood.
2. Tumescence
Uncover the concept of tumescence as the universal congestion of undigested life experiences, manifesting as trauma, anxiety, or stagnation when arousal—the natural flow of erotic energy—is blocked. Learn how this stuck energy isn't a unique affliction but a shared human condition, intensified by disconnection from our innate creative force. Explore how consciously reconnecting with arousal acts as an internal force to dissolve this blockage, transforming suffering into clarity, resilience, and abundant love.
3. Repression Doesn't Heal
Examine how repressing natural arousal—emotions, intensity, and sexual energies—leads to clogged systems and pathologized states, mistakenly labeled as trauma rather than unexpressed power. Delve into the cultural pressures that teach women to contain themselves, resulting in anxiety, rigidity, and fragility instead of freedom. Discover why true healing requires activating and allowing this energy to flow freely, turning repression into a pathway for reclaiming vitality and untamed life force.
4. The Trauma Industrial Complex
Explore the rise of the trauma industry, a multibillion-dollar empire of therapies, pharmaceuticals, and influencers that perpetuates suffering by framing it as a permanent condition requiring endless management. Trace the historical shift from viewing trauma as an initiation to a lifelong affliction, benefiting systems that profit from fragility while discouraging true transformation. Learn how breaking free from this complex involves rejecting victim identities and embracing erotic power to render the industry irrelevant.
5. Eros Steps To Flourishing
Embark on practical steps to become Eros-informed, integrating healing with creation by harnessing raw arousal as a transformative engine that transmutes trauma into genius. Explore practices like Orgasmic Meditation to build arousal capacity, shifting from fragility to resilience through sustained immersion in sensation. Witness how accelerating into erotic intensity, rather than regulating it, pulls you forward into thriving, making suffering a byproduct dissolved in the heat of aliveness.
6. Trauma and Sexuality
Investigate the deep link between trauma and sexuality, where what we call trauma stems from cutting off the erotic channel, leading to stagnation and symptoms mistaken for inherent brokenness. Understand how societal repression of sexual energy turns natural power into pathology, policing desire and creating a world that mirrors internal shutdown. Reclaim sexuality as the antidote, reopening this channel to flood the system with life force, rendering trauma obsolete and restoring unmanageable, sovereign power.
7. The Science of Tumescence with Vivian Siegel
Join Dr. Vivian Siegel, a renowned biologist and researcher with the Institute of OM Foundation, as she breaks down the scientific underpinnings of tumescence—the buildup of stuck energy underlying trauma. Explore neurological and physiological evidence showing how undigested experiences create congestion, and how practices like Orgasmic Meditation can dissolve it by enhancing arousal capacity. Gain insights into how reconnecting with erotic impulses rewires the brain, transforming universal suffering into a pathway for resilience and creative flourishing.
8. The Brain on OM: Insights Into Healing Trauma
Delve into the scientific exploration of Orgasmic Meditation through documentary footage and expert analysis, highlighting its role in building arousal capacity and resolving trauma symptoms. Examine studies showing reductions in PTSD severity, anxiety, and depression via this structured practice of clitoral stroking and focused attention. Uncover the paradigm-shifting evidence that challenges traditional therapy, proving arousal as a healable muscle that fosters connection, safety, and profound nervous system repatterning.