“Pain travels through families until someone is ready to feel it.” - Stephi Wagner Intergenerational trauma is trauma that’s been passed down through generations; also known as generational, transgenerational, or ancestral trauma. This is never a fun one to write about, but it is true that we ‘keep’ [...]
Today I have a NEW expert guest interview for you with the brilliant Dr. Erika La Vella. She’s a board-certified bariatric surgeon (caring for patients with obesity), with a passion for preventative medicine and teaching people how to heal their gut in ways that go way beyond diet [...]
Hi folks, Have you gotten acquainted with the free resources on my site? To help you navigate these offerings, my team and I recently curated a collection of these stellar resources in one handy bundle for you to download and keep. >> Irene Lyon’s Nervous System Starter Kit [...]
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 [...]
Maya Angelou once said, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” If there’s one thing I know for sure after more than a decade of teaching people around the world how to heal, it’s this…learning is healing. When people [...]
A few months ago, I posted something on Instagram that was a bit controversial, and it offended some people. Here’s a screenshot of the post: Let me be clear—I’m not here to apologize for it. I stand by what I said. AND I understand why [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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