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. [...]
As we are learning more and more, a lot of approved drugs get overused and abused (the biopic series Dopesick comes to mind). Now, don’t get me wrong, there’s a time and a place for pharmaceuticals! Personally, I know that if I needed pain medication for an acute [...]
Hey everyone! My team and I have pulled together a short video that dives into the essentials of anxiety. When you click play, you’ll hear my husband (and colleague) Seth Lyon speaking. It’s from a masterclass that we co-taught earlier this year. All on anxiety. So if you, [...]
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 [...]
This is part two of an unofficial two-part series on why people do evil things…  If you missed last week's installment, you can find it here.  * * * One of the most compelling stories of early trauma (medical in nature) I’ve ever heard is the history of Ted [...]
I’ve got a doozy of a story for you today. It’s a case study that I read years ago in Bruce Perry’s book, Born For Love: Why Empathy Is Essential – and Endangered. At the time, it stopped me dead in my tracks and made me say: I’ll [...]
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 [...]
What a day! 6.5 hours, talking with amazing humans! And then, 2+ more hours of online work! But this image is less about my day and such. It is a massive milestone in my nervous system regulation… This is just me stuck in traffic heading back to my hotel. [...]
The night Juan Pablo took ayahuasca, he didn’t just step into a ceremony – he stepped into a nightmare. Within minutes, the fear took hold. He wasn’t seeing visions or having profound revelations. Instead, he felt like he was slowly losing his mind. And that was just the [...]
Nine years ago I wrote what I believe to be one of the best articles of my life. Back then, only my Somatic Experiencing colleagues understood I was predicting. (If memory serves, it did offend a fair few…) Patiently, I’ve been waiting to see if my predications were accurate. [...]
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