Nervous system education, polyvagal theory, ACE study
When I was in university, one of my fourth year profs came up to me after a presentation I gave, and said: “You know, you really have a knack for this!” I, never having had anyone give me any praise for doing well in an academic environment, assumed [...]
Did you know each month I do a special topic lecture on my YouTube channel? I want to make sure you caught LAST month’s lecture on How trauma is REALLY released. It was a popular one and a favourite for many, dubbed by a few to be one [...]
In this week’s video, I share a short clip from one of my special topic lectures on the polyvagal theory that took place earlier this year (this is the full lecture). This short segment speaks to how we navigate stress and traumatic experiences based on something called a [...]
In this week’s vlog, I take you on a bit of a journey through some of my own personal discoveries around old traumas surfacing, body tension, and also severe physical pain. Long story short, I did a lot of intense and shock-producing sports in my childhood, teens, twenties, [...]
A common thing that happens when we begin excavating old traumas at the somatic level is a sense of overwhelm. From my experience this can be due to a few things, and while this week’s vlog doesn’t cover each and every aspect of why someone might feel overwhelmed [...]
Did today’s vlog title catch your interest? While I know this is in fact a metaphor and not a literal meaning, I thought I’d have some fun with it. Have a listen. Resources I Share In The Vlog: VIDEO: What do you do when [...]
Today I have a short video for you on why simply slowing down our breath to calm our nervous system and reset it isn’t enough, and why it (often) doesn’t work. There’s so much myth and misinformation out there, so today, I’m setting it straight! This piece was [...]
I have a brand new video that makes the connection between stored traumatic stress (aka: trapped trauma), and the development of chronic illness that resides in our gut. But first, a quick note on how powerful the gut is for safety: There’s a reason little humans (aka: children) [...]
If you’re new here (welcome!) I wanted you to know that I do monthly special topic lectures via my social media channels, with topics discussed late last year being ‘anger as medicine,’ ‘healing adrenal fatigue,’ and ‘healthy vs toxic shame.’ The final lecture of 2020 was a hit, [...]
Here’s a different one for you today. It became a trend the past two years for our SmartBody SmartMind students in my 12-week online program to not only share about their nervous system health successes, but also how much better their house plants were doing! This is not [...]
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