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How to help anxious kids who are behaving ‘badly,’ with Stephen Terrell

I’m re-sharing an important interview featuring my wonderful mentor and colleague, Stephen Terrell. Here’s what we’ll cover: What this ‘bad’ behaviour actually is from a nervous system perspective. Why attempts to fix or change this behaviour are often futile (and what parents can do instead!). Why even parents [...]

How to help anxious kids who are behaving ‘badly,’ with Stephen Terrell2023-08-31T13:21:28-07:00

Feldenkraisian learning in action – Baby Liv Replay

I have something very special for you today. And rather than listening to me teach about today’s topic (the importance of awareness-based movement when healing at the nervous system level), I want you to watch and learn from a true Jedi master—baby Liv. When we’re born into the world, we learn primarily [...]

Feldenkraisian learning in action – Baby Liv Replay2023-09-11T09:58:27-07:00

Want to Become a Master Somatic Practitioner? Here’s What It Will Take.

A doctor goes to medical school. A lawyer goes to law school. A master somatic practitioner goes to…there’s really no equivalent in the worlds of somatic healing, working with trauma, and nervous system health.Yet. I’m working on changing that! But for those considering this path, I want to make one thing clear: This is [...]

Want to Become a Master Somatic Practitioner? Here’s What It Will Take.2023-08-31T13:18:17-07:00

Does shaking heal trauma?

I hear a lot of confusion (mainly from folks outside of my online programs) about what healing trauma actually looks like.  Many believe, for example, that releasing stored survival stress requires a big shaking response.  This is simply not true.  In fact, pushing our system to force out [...]

Does shaking heal trauma?2023-08-27T00:01:29-07:00

Mental Health and Illness – The Nervous System Connection

This article is an update of a blog post originally published in July 2019.  Some important context, four years on: The unpredictability of our world is now apparent and our need for healing, increasingly urgent. As the paradigm of conventional “wisdom” around our health and well-being shifts, it’s [...]

Mental Health and Illness – The Nervous System Connection2023-08-20T00:05:47-07:00

Will this heal my ‘XYZ’? (3-year update from ’21 Day’ student Elisabeth)

Most of the people who find this entire world of nervous system health and healing are looking for a way to solve a particular struggle.  Maybe it’s a chronic illness, a mental or physical health condition, a pattern of self-sabotage and choosing toxic relationships, or any number of [...]

Will this heal my ‘XYZ’? (3-year update from ’21 Day’ student Elisabeth)2023-08-13T00:05:03-07:00

The origin story of procrastination, self-sabotage, & fleeing from health

Find yourself regularly fleeing from what you want or need to do for your health and happiness? Not really sure why?  I’ve got a good one for you today: The origin story of procrastination, self-sabotage, & fleeing from health. The vlog was inspired by my most popular social [...]

The origin story of procrastination, self-sabotage, & fleeing from health2023-08-06T00:01:16-07:00