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Connecting the Dots from “Freeze” to Autoimmune Disease

The anatomy of trauma: it's time to connect the dots.  My YouTube channel turned 15 years old earlier this year 🤯 FUN FACT: The first video I posted was based on high performance sport and the Feldenkrais method. If you are interested, check it out. This is also [...]

Nervous System Dysregulation Can Trigger Autoimmune Disease

The autoimmune disease trigger that your doctor might be missing. My team and I have pulled together another short educational video for you.  This one dives into something that most doctors miss when it comes to autoimmune disease (and other chronic ‘syndromes’). Have a watch >  [...]

The Physiology of Anxiety—9 Essential Insights from a Nervous System Expert

Up until just recently, anxiety was believed to be:  A chemical imbalance A mental illness  A symptom that needs to be calmed  Something to live with forever But here’s what I’ve learned after years of working with thousands of people: Anxiety is trapped survival energy in the body.  [...]

Can’t Calm Down? Why Your Coping Strategies Fall Short — A Nervous System Expert Explains

Hi folks!Did you know that, every month, over 150,000 people scour the internet for:“How to reduce stress”“How to calm down”“How to relax”And that’s just according to what Google trends can measure. 🤷🏻‍♀️As a nervous system expert who’s practiced and taught this stuff for over 25 years… I’m not surprised.Modern day [...]

Is Your Nervous System Stuck in Survival Mode? The 5 Basics You Need to Start Healing

Any writers here? Math nerds? Foodies who cook from scratch?  What’s one thing that all these have in common?  No matter how masterful you might be, at one point you were a newbie and started with the basics.  As most of us know, when we begin to write [...]