The Link Between Chronic Pain & Nervous System Dysregulation

Chronic pain is one of the most common symptoms of nervous system dysregulation. You activate the same network in the brain whether you experience emotional, physical or social pain like rejection....

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Your Emotions Aren't your Enemies - They can be a Doorway to Healing

Maybe you’ve learned or decided that emotions are dangerous and you try to push them down or control them. 

Maybe you’ve been taught from your parents, teachers or bosses that...

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Understanding Nervous System Dysregulation: A Guide for Professionals

As a dedicated professional navigating the complexities of modern life, you might often find yourself facing a whirlwind of challenges. The pressures of constant fatigue, difficulty focusing, and...

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How Dysregulation Takes a Toll on our Body

Our survival states like the intense sympathetic arousal or dorsal freeze - are meant to be a temporary state that serves the specific survival purpose of preserving life at all costs. These types...

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Shame is a Body Response Driven by the Freeze State of the Nervous System

You may notice that you’re in the freeze response by a disconnection from your body, somebody talking or your environment. You may feel numbness, like a fog coming over you, stopping thoughts...

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How Stress Impacts the Vagus Nerve

Stress takes a toll on our physiology and can change the way our nervous system functions. Allostatic load refers to the wear and tear that can accumulate in the mind-body system, following periods...

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