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Freeze, Shutdown and Dissociation.

Every time I teach about the nervous system to a new group, my heart aches. I hear the self-blame and shame people carry for how they responded to a traumatic event, adversity, or shock.

Why?

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The Vagus Nerve and Anxiety: How to Balance Your Nervous System

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If you experience anxiety, improving vagal tone is a powerful way to help balance your nervous system. Rather than thinking of the vagus nerve as one nerve that you can simply 'hack', it's actually...

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Self-Regulation Isn't About Calming Down: It's About Interoception

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Self-regulation isn't simply about calming yourself down. It's your ability to listen to your inner voice and express your emotions, wants, and needs in an empowered way.

Your inner vo

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How Your Environment Is Impacting Your Nervous System

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred has dominated our community this past week. Despite being downgraded before landfall, Alfred delivered damaging winds, heavy downpours, flooding, and widespread dysregul

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If You Want To Change Your Thoughts, Regulate Your Nervous System.

Thoughts and stories are not just psychological - they're profoundly influenced by what's happening in your body.

Your nervous system's state shapes how you perceive yourself, others, and the world a...

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Grief Doesn’t End When the Funeral is Over


The science behind grief and its impacts.

When Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler published On Grief and Grieving, looking at how we experience the five stages of grief, they took great pains to...

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