If you have a history of trauma your thinking brain may automatically assume: "there's something wrong with me," rather than "there’s something wrong with this situation" when you face stressors today...
Just like training your muscles so they're healthy and strong, you can learn to work with your nervous system to make it more adaptable, balanced, flexible and resilient. The key to this is the VAGUS ...
Understanding your vagus nerve - and how to get it back to baseline - is a critical aspect of physical and mental wellbeing.Ā
Here’s the thing. Our brains aren’t optimised for rational thinking, or s...
Befriending and understanding the unique responses of your nervous system, is a powerful antidote to the dysregulation that can arise from chronic or traumatic stress.
Dysregulation can make you feel...
Your immune system is a powerful system that helps to take care of you. It protects you from infection, injury and even psychological distress. The nervous system and the immune system communicate clo...
Suppressing your anger increases nervous system dysregulation. It can lead to chronic shut-down, freeze and even burnout.
Your nervous system is wired for fight in response to a threat. Mobilising en...