Trauma & Survival Physiology

Nervous system education, polyvagal theory, ACE study

2 Little Known Facts to Help You Calm Down When You’re Overwhelmed

2024-04-26T20:16:41-07:00Free Stuff, Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

After working with clients, both in my practice and in my online courses, I’ve come to see that overwhelm and emotional angst are a MASSIVE problem in our culture. Have you heard this saying: “What we resist persists”? This is so important when it comes to helping [...]

Trouble losing weight? Got an addiction? (Origins of *The ACE Study*)

2024-04-26T20:19:03-07:00Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

. This is... "An unconscious solution to unrecognized problems dating back to childhood." -- Vincent Felitti, the discoverer of The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, aka: The ACE Study . This unconscious solution is carrying excess body fat. We're at that time in the year when health and wellness professionals and [...]

This is an important dose of medicine… You in?

2024-04-30T14:36:05-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Nervous System Resiliency, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

The medicine I’m talking about? Feeling. And by feeling, I don't just mean emotions. I mean being able to really FEEL your body, your sensations, your insides: what your biology is up to. So many folks are trying to shift, transform and change their stuff -- their harmful [...]

Do You Know Where Your Sixth Sense Lives? (It’s Not Where You Think!)

2024-04-26T20:24:56-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

. Do you know where your sixth sense lives in your body? In this video, I give you a mini crash course in what many think is "airy-fairy-woo-woo" stuff. :) I think you'll be surprised to realize that this sense is actually something that lives in every single one [...]

Later Is Now. What *Are* You Waiting For?

2024-04-26T20:27:54-07:00Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency, Pain & Chronic Illness, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

Being someone who works in the fields of health and wellness (or the flip-side: disease and sickness), it's fascinating to witness the habits of people when they are desperate and REALLY sick as compared to those who are somewhat stressed and *just* scratching by. The former would [...]

Why Waking Up the Tiger is Essential to Break-Free from Feeling Trapped

2024-04-26T20:42:56-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

. I received this question from a member of our community: What does waking the tiger actually mean? "Waking up the tiger" means waking up our fight-flight survival energy impulses. In this video, I explain to you where the term came from and why it's important to your nervous [...]

Childhood Traumas and Adverse Experiences: Why They Stop You in Your Tracks & Force You to Play Small

2024-04-26T20:55:35-07:00Parenting & Child Development, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

Being a self-employed holistic practitioner, mind-body expert and "healer" means, at this point in time at least, there are no fast tracks to finding clients, students, and patients. You have to find them yourself. The irony is that who fall in this boat, so to speak, are downright [...]

The Rise of False Prophets and Why Following Them Won’t Make You Feel Better

2024-04-29T11:41:42-07:00Spirituality & Somatic Bypass, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

BY IRENE LYON I sat in front of my computer a few weeks ago writing an article on the ten lesser known habits to optimize your business success this year and I was hit with another thought that deserved some exploration. It was a thought about false prophets and [...]