How do you overcome trauma?
Answering a question like this could take years. It also could take a few seconds. This depends on who you are asking. If variables are x'd out of the equation - what kind of trauma?, how long ago?, what has been attempted to overcome it so far? - bare bones answers can actually present viable, helpful options.
Absent subjective details, the application of basic good advice can provide not only a springboard for recovery from trauma, but also a road map for continued maintenance of memories and feelings.
Good advice is something you can apply to many areas of your life. Good advice has roots in experience and wisdom. Good advice can be used indefinitely and still yield positive results repeatedly. This is the primary reason why elders exist. Without them, basic good advice would be a lost resource!
Here is some basic good advice from a few sources:
From Kurt Vonnegut:
"I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'"
From a bumper sticker:
"Don't believe everything you think."
From Robert Frost:
"In three words I can summarize all I've learned about life: It goes on!"
From Julia Child:
"Moderation....in everything."
From Peter Seeger:
"'Do so' is more important than 'say so.'"
From Willa Cather:
"There are some things you can learn best in calm, and some in storm."
From Grampa Harry:
"Think twice, speak once."
From Maya Angelou:
"Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayers."
From Ralph Waldo Emerson:
"Finish each day and be done with it."
From Anonymous:
"Do what makes you happy and be loving."
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