Trauma & Survival Physiology

Nervous system education, polyvagal theory, ACE study

What do you do when you have unresolved trauma? Two types of orienting.

2024-04-20T18:48:58-07:00Trauma & Survival Physiology|

In this blog I’m sharing a vlog that covers one of the fundamentals for healing unresolved trauma and restoring regulation and better self-awareness back to the human system: Orienting The capacity to orient to one’s environment in two different modes - exploratory and defensive - as well as [...]

Debunking 7 myths around healing trauma & nervous system regulation

2024-04-21T03:42:56-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

I’m seeing a lot more talk about all things trauma, nervous system health, and healing out in the world these days.  This is a good thing. More of us need to wake up to this area of health and healing that’s been overlooked. AND… I’ve also noticed a [...]

How to properly use breath when healing trauma and the nervous system

2024-04-21T04:04:26-07:00Spirituality & Somatic Bypass, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

I have a short video for you on an important nervous system health basic—the breath (and how to use it properly when healing trauma at the nervous system level). There is SO much misinformation out there right now surrounding this topic in the mind-body healing world, so I [...]

A real-life example of an organic trauma release

2024-04-21T04:27:47-07:00Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

Scroll down for the YouTube video (and we do recommend reading the mini-article here for context). If you’re reading this, you’re probably curious to know what releasing trauma from the body actually looks like. (Or, for those who have been learning with me for a while, deactivating stored [...]