Many of my students are gearing up for the holiday season, which can be downright stressful and overwhelming. Some are heading home to family and friends who may still be living with unhealed and unacknowledged trauma. Others are facing the potential financial burden, stress of travel, and a [...]
Welcome to December! I’m not sure how we got to this point in the year so fast, but here we are after completing another journey around the sun and another calendar year sneaking up …. For those who just started the 21 Day Nervous System Tune-Up, I wanted [...]
About a year ago this week, my special topic lecture of the month was all on the origins of self-sabotage. It was a massive hit, with comments like these: Because of this topic's popularity, and how this insidious behaviour can paralyze us from moving [...]
I’m stoked to share a shiny new interview chat with one of my Somatic Experiencing colleagues, Dr. Aimie Apigian. Dr. Aimie entered into the world of developmental trauma and all things nervous system health when she adopted a little human while in medical school (crazy, I know!). In [...]
Every now and then, a comment comes through my YouTube channel that creates an array of emotions within me, and reminds me why: a) my work is super important b) your work is super important My work is being the educator and messenger that I am. Your work [...]
I think the subject line of this blog post says it all, doesn’t it? The video for this week is a small clip from a Q&A session I did last year, as well as an essential postscript for folks who might be considering confronting the people in your [...]
I wanted to share a snippet that is embedded within a Q&A I did earlier this year titled, Five Common Healing Trauma Myths. Breathwork, shaking, meditation and more! The video clip that I have for you here, happened closer to the end of the Q&A, and it speaks [...]
A few months ago I was pondering the concept of starting up a podcast. Slowly, and in secret, over the past two months, I’ve met some of my peers and have recorded four enriching and educational long-form conversations that will be part of this podcast ‘start-up.’ (And we’re [...]
When someone feels anxious and upset and they are not able to self-soothe without external means (like spending time with friends, or taking a bath, or a drug, or a cup of tea, etc...), it can mean they do not have enough nervous system health on board to [...]
Hi there, In this week’s video, I outline three very important steps for staying sane and somatic in stressful times. Now, it is important to know these three steps are the EXACT same steps I’ve been teaching and preaching for 10+ years, but I think a review is [...]
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