The Awakened Self
About Me
“Once you become aware of You — the Self, your self-care becomes paramount.”
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), North Carolina
I am fauzia faizi shah, author, teacher of presence, dedicated to healing complex post traumatic stress disorder at its root through the body, breath and presence.
For decades, my clinical practice has focused on supporting individuals navigating complex trauma, anxiety, and the lasting impact of early relational wounds. My work integrates evidence-based therapeutic approaches with a deep respect for the body’s innate capacity to heal and regulate.
“Breath, Being, Body are necessary for awakening to your true essence of being”
My approach is also shaped by the teachings of Eckhart Tolle and Kim Eng. Through formal training in their work, I have come to understand healing as something that unfolds through awareness, stillness, and embodied attention. Rather than forcing change, we create the conditions that allow it.
At the heart of my work is a simple belief: healing does not come from becoming someone new. It comes from gently awakening to who you already are. In that return, something else becomes possible.
"The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it".
Through therapy, writing, and teaching, I aim to create spaces where that awakening feels possible.
“Awakened, you experience the true essence of this life only in this moment”
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Words of Wisdom
fauzia faizi shah
"Breath, Being, Body are necessary for awakening to your true essence of being"
Eckhart Tolle
"You are not your body."
Carl Gustav Jung
"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves"
Carl Gustav Jung
"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate"
Socrates
"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature"
fauzia faizi shah
"Once you become aware of You — the Self, your self-care becomes paramount"
Aristotle
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom"
Eckhart Tolle
"Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose"
Eckhart Tolle
"The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it"
Joseph Campbell
"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."
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When a teenager seems “difficult” — snapping at parents, isolating, losing focus — it’s often seen as rebellion, but sometimes it’s actually survival; what looks like bad behavior can be a nervous system shaped by chronic stress or trauma, showing up as emotional dysregulation (anger, shame, panic), hypervigilance (always on edge), dissociation (feeling detached), distorted self-beliefs (feeling broken or unlovable), relationship struggles (wanting closeness but pushing others away), and ongoing anxiety, sleep issues, and withdrawal; these aren’t signs of a broken child but of adaptation, so instead of asking “What’s wrong with this kid?” we should ask “What happened to this child?” — because the antidote to trauma isn’t punishment, it’s safe, supportive connection. 💛
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Fauzia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in North Carolina. If you are considering therapy, or have a question or a speaking request, reach out using the details below.
- fauziashahad@gmail.com
- Licensed in North Carolina, United States
- YouTube
This website does not provide emergency services. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, US) or your local emergency number.