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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
I’ve seen it time and time again. Two people can start this nervous system work at the exact same time. They might be facing similar struggles — chronic pain, anxiety, or feeling stuck in survival mode. But after a few months (or years), their journeys may look completely [...]
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