Nervous System Health

How much “should” a baby cry?

2024-07-08T18:59:52-07:00Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency, Parenting & Child Development, Relationships & Social Connection, SmartBody SmartMind|

Welcome to your weekly dose of nervous system love! Today’s share is inspired by another great question from a member of my online community: Can you please elaborate on how much babies "should" cry? I understand there are differences between the Eastern world and Western world... I'm trying [...]

A simple visual story to explain integration

2024-07-28T15:04:34-07:00Healing Trauma, Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Irene's Musings, Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency, SmartBody SmartMind, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

I will be speaking more about integration this year, and here’s why: Integration is now another word being thrown around out there in the trauma, somatic, and plant medicine worlds. And yet it seems a lot of folks are downright confused about what it actually means. Here are [...]

The double-edged sword of Rx meds for “healing” ADD with Selden Beylouni

2024-07-06T14:47:11-07:00Chemical Trauma & Detox, Healing Trauma, Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Mental Health & Neuroplasticity, Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency, Parenting & Child Development, pharmaceuticals, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

Today, I’ve got a NEW interview with SBSM alum, Selden Beylouni to share and it is JUICY. :) So set aside some time for this one, grab a cuppa, and dive into our multi-layered chat! A few highlights from our conversation: Selden’s “long-term relationship” with stimulant meds (and [...]

The connection between concussion recovery & healing shock trauma

2024-06-26T14:41:25-07:00Healing Trauma, Nervous System Health, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

Today’s share offers a physiological perspective on the impact of traumatic brain injury. In other words: how this kind of shock trauma can affect much more than just the brain, head, and neck, and how – when done with awareness – nervous system and somatic work can help [...]

Two things that set SmartBody SmartMind™️(SBSM) apart from other ‘similar’ programs

2024-07-11T13:27:06-07:00Healing Trauma, Nervous System Health, Parenting & Child Development, Relationships & Social Connection, SmartBody SmartMind|

I just LOVE what Gary Vaynerchuck says in this clip: In a nutshell… The interviewer shares the saying, “Behind every successful man, there is a strong woman,” and asks Gary if he agrees with it. Here’s what he says in reply: “Yes, I do, [...]

Have we “hijacked” the vagus nerve?

2024-06-26T10:29:07-07:00Healing Trauma, Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

Today’s share is all about the vagus nerve and how it connects to nervous system regulation. There’s a virtual maelstrom of information and advice about the vagus nerve available online, not to mention devices to stimulate and "tone" this entire nerve, so as to regulate and "heal" it [...]

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Medical gaslighting & healing complex chronic illness

2024-06-10T13:31:14-07:00Healing Trauma, Nervous System Health, Pain & Chronic Illness|

Since starting SBSM in February 2023, Leora has progressively experienced layers of relief and healing that many of these professionals might deem ‘impossible.’ I’m sharing a NEW interview chat with a very special guest, whose story is a testament to the fact that we do not have [...]

How a lack of natural play connects to trauma & nervous system healing

2024-06-05T07:45:03-07:00Healing Trauma, Movement. Awareness., Nervous System Health, Parenting & Child Development|

One of the strongest memories I have in recent years is connected to natural play: I remember being in an open movement space at a retreat centre, moving around on the floor and ‘playing’ with my body, its movements: twisting, flexing, extending, crawling, crouching...  I would always [...]

Is daycare a good idea? Breaking down a controversial video I shared on Instagram.

2024-05-22T14:01:49-07:00Healing Trauma, Nervous System Health, Parenting & Child Development, Relationships & Social Connection, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

Every now and then, I share something on my social media channels that’s a bit controversial. I always share these things with the intention to educate and inform, from a trauma and nervous system POV, on a topic that I believe is important, not to be provocative just [...]

Two absolute truths when choosing a nervous system teacher or online program

2024-05-23T13:35:16-07:00Healing Trauma, Nervous System Health, Practitioners & Professionals|

Two absolute truths when it comes to choosing your nervous system teacher, plus some key differentiating factors that I believe set my 12-week nervous system rewire curriculum, aka: SmartBody SmartMind (SBSM)™ apart from other online nervous system courses: Absolute truth #1: Who is the teacher? One thing that is [...]