Healing Trauma

“The only thing that not only worked but changed my life” Hosannah’s SBSM Success

2025-07-18T07:01:54-07:00Early and Developmental Trauma, Healing Trauma, SmartBody SmartMind|

If you do one thing this week, please watch these two videos (just under 7 minutes in total).  They are both self-filmed updates from SmartBody SmartMind™ student, Hosannah.  Her first video made me cry. This latest one made me smile so big.  The reason I recommend watching them [...]

Why I Put My Nervous System Work Online Before It Was Popular

2025-07-18T02:58:50-07:00Healing Trauma, Nervous System Health, Practitioners & Professionals|

It’s been 10+ years since I began to shift from full-time private practice to being fully online.  I made this move for many reasons, but one in particular still stands out:  While rewarding in so many ways, doing one hour of work per week with a client (for [...]

Is ADHD a Trauma Response? What Your Nervous System Might Be Telling You

2025-07-21T23:22:11-07:00ADHD, Early and Developmental Trauma, Healing Trauma|

Hey everyone!  My team and I have pulled together a short video that dives into the essentials of ADHD, from a nervous system point of view.  Have a watch. When you click below, you’ll hear me (Irene Lyon) reading a quote from Gabor Maté.  [...]

The Physiology of Anxiety—9 Essential Insights from a Nervous System Expert

2025-05-25T08:18:27-07:00Anxiety, Early and Developmental Trauma, Healing Trauma, Nervous System Regulation|

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.  [...]

Can’t Calm Down? Why Your Coping Strategies Fall Short — A Nervous System Expert Explains

2025-05-01T14:48:30-07:00Coping Strategies, Healing Trauma, Nervous System Health|

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 [...]

Is Your Nervous System Stuck in Survival Mode? The 5 Basics You Need to Start Healing

2025-03-17T11:42:05-07:00Healing Trauma, Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle|

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 [...]

The wellness “industry” will collapse without this

2025-01-15T16:11:12-08:00Healing Trauma, Irene's Musings, Nervous System Health, Practitioners & Professionals|

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. [...]

‘Why do we wait to hit rock bottom to heal?

2024-12-19T11:08:59-08:00Healing Trauma, Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Nervous System Health, Nervous System Regulation, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

The New Year is here! Late 2024, I started to reflect a LOT on the past 10 years. All of which I have dedicated to bringing this nervous system healing trauma "stuff" into the online space (for those new here, this short page talks more about this).  It [...]