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Learn to release your trauma safely (using free resources alone). Marina’s story

If you’ve ever read my emails and thought “but I can’t afford it” or “it’s only for people with money,” then this one's for you. My husband, Seth, recently interviewed Marina, an incredible woman from Egypt who healed from a mental breakdown and landed a new job – [...]

The link between anxiety & fight, flight, freeze (aka: our survival responses)

I’ve got something a little different to share with you this week…  If you’ve ever struggled with anxiety, this might be especially helpful for you. Even if you’re reading this, thinking, ‘Nah, that’s not me. No anxiety here,’ I’ll nudge you to pay attention.  Anxiety isn’t just mental [...]

Service to others via nervous system healing (Bernadet’s story)

Meet Bernadet. Today’s share is all about her story, but it’s also about much more than that…  It’s about how her own healing, via the nervous system education and practices that we teach in SBSM, has rippled out into the lives of the children she now works with [...]

A jaw-dropping passage in Bessel van der Kolk’s book, “The Body Keeps The Score”

If you're landing on this blog post, you have found some keynotes that Irene wanted to capture from the registration period of SmartBody SmartMind™ (SBSM) in September 2024. She highlighted an important passage from Bessel van der Kolk's book, The Body Keeps The Score, via two different social [...]

The time I invested $2K (I didn’t technically have) in myself… and it paid off!

The first time I ever bought an online program was in 2011. I was on an unsecured connection at a Starbucks in Bellevue, Washington. I still remember punching in my credit card number, wondering if I should be doing that (was it safe?).  The online program I bought was [...]

Are you truly regulated… or just managing dysregulation?

This week, we have a short video on what TRUE nervous system regulation looks like (hint: it's not what you think). You'll also find out why using techniques to regulate, though maybe helpful in the short term, doesn't create true, sustainable regulation long-term – and how simple ''hacks'' [...]

Coping mechanisms & early trauma – an alternative to going “cold turkey”

Nuanced nervous system education from inside SBSM…  Registration for the next round of SmartBody SmartMind™ (SBSM) is just around the corner!  And before doors open THIS Tuesday, September 3, we wanted to share one final nugget of nervous system education.  You’ll also find a run-down of what to [...]

“Feels like war between all the somatic gurus.” (My musings on this comment.)

Today's share is inspired by a comment on one of my recent Instagram posts: "Feels like war between all the somatic gurus." This video is my reply to this comment. In this video, you'll discover: If there is a war going on between all the somatic experts online [...]

Can you have “too much trauma” for an online course? Hosannah’s story.

I’ve TRULY been looking forward to sharing this powerful new video testimonial with you. It comes from Hosannah, a SmartBody SmartMind™ (SBSM) student who joined my 12-week nervous system rewire program after completing the 21 Day Nervous System Tune-Up course. Hosannah went into SBSM feeling “skeptical but hopeful.” [...]

Defying all medical odds via nervous system healing (Darla’s story)

Today, we’ve got another classic, long-form interview to share with you…  Darla is a longstanding member of SmartBody SmartMind™ – she first went through this 12-week program in 2017 and has done it every round since, learning new things each time.  While her healing is ongoing, her story [...]