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How stored trauma creates somatic symptoms (aka chronic illness)

What is a chronic illness? Why do we experience chronic symptoms? What can we do to find relief?  These are all important questions.  And I provide answers (in under ten minutes!) in this vlog: How stored trauma creates somatic symptoms (aka chronic illness). Chronic illnesses abound (especially in [...]

Returning to our roots. A story of healing and regeneration with Kate Kavanaugh.

Today, I have a NEW long-form conversation for you about earth, humanity, and the deep interconnection between the two with my good friend, Kate Kavanaugh.  She’s a farmer, butcher, holistic nutritionist, and host of the Mind Body Soil podcast, exploring what it means to be a human woven [...]

Why my students’ plants start thriving when they get regulated

Many of the students going through my online courses report benefits—better health, stronger relationships, deeper sleep, greater focus, more energy, and greater connection to their life purpose.  And one that may come as a surprise…HEALTHIER HOUSEPLANTS.  As they do the work to heal trauma and restore regulation back [...]

The Force of Resistance & How to Use It to Your Advantage

This article is an update of a blog post originally published in December 2015. * * * Feeling stuck?  Like you’re hitting a brick wall?  Pulled back into the same self-defeating patterns again and again by some kind of magnetic force?  You might be experiencing resistance. Two things [...]

Healing Sexual Trauma – A Somatic & Nervous System Approach

A few years ago, I released an important special topic lecture that I’m re-sharing today—Healing Sexual Trauma (A Somatic & Nervous System Approach).  Because this topic is so broad (ranging from sexual abuse to surgical trauma involving the sex organs) and complex, this lecture landed for many.  After [...]

Why survival-based eating might be keeping you dysregulated, up at night, and irritable.

I’ve got a very special treat for you today—an expert guest interview with Jessica Ash. She’s a Functional Nutritionist and self-proclaimed “hormone nerd” who’s here to teach you how to use food to become FULLY NOURISHED.  I found her on Instagram less than a year ago, while working [...]