Nervous system education, polyvagal theory, ACE study
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 [...]
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 [...]
Today, I’ve got a Marathon Q&A for you. But it’s more than just another Q&A amongst the many (so many!) that I’ve done over the years. I’m sharing this particular Q&A at this particular time for a specific reason (more on that below)... First, a couple quick notes [...]
What is the trouble with trying to heal your trauma before building nervous system capacity? Billy Bob tells it like it is: And I’ll add: I am certain that if I had only had access to what I teach others now... That my long-ass [...]
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 [...]
Recently, a member of my online community asked: "Hey Irene. Why do methods like what Joe Dispenza shares work for some but not for others?" GREAT question! Today’s video (originally a livestream) is my answer, with a little help from the late Edgar Cayce. While I’ve never met [...]
Suppressed anger, parental (mis)attunement, and… Is addiction really genetic? These are the kinds of big topics and questions I discuss with drug rehab counsellor, Rachel Martin, in our NEW long-form chat, titled ‘Somatic-based healing for addiction recovery.’ Rachel is a SmartBody SmartMind (SBSM) alum as well as a [...]
Have you ever stopped to consider HOW you orient to the world around you (and WHY)? Do you tend to… A) Stay hyper-alert to all things, all the time (because you never know what’s around the corner, and when you’ll have to defend yourself or your loved ones [...]
THE BACKSTORY (a scientific study on SBSM): Three years ago (in 2021), we partnered with Mitacs, a non-profit organization that pairs industry with academia (in this case, the University of Victoria) to run a group of students through the SmartBody SmartMind™ (SBSM) curriculum as the university studied them [...]
I get this question a fair bit, so here’s a short video on the connection between increased nervous system regulation and spiritual development. (And by the way: this is not about religion or practicing a certain faith per se; it is about a stronger and deeper connection to [...]
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