I wanted to start off this New Year with a comment I caught on our YouTube channel that made me smile REAL big. Not only does it: 1) demonstrate how fast our system can change when we give it what it needs, it also shows 2) how darn [...]
In his book Waking the Tiger, Dr. Peter Levine, founder of Somatic Experiencing, shares this concept of the “trauma vortex.” Like a tornado, it has the power to pull us into its chaos. And when we haven’t done our own deep healing work, we tend to react to [...]
This article is an update of a blog post originally published in July 2019. Some important context, four years on: The unpredictability of our world is now apparent and our need for healing, increasingly urgent. As the paradigm of conventional “wisdom” around our health and well-being shifts, it’s [...]
Most of the people who find this entire world of nervous system health and healing are looking for a way to solve a particular struggle. Maybe it’s a chronic illness, a mental or physical health condition, a pattern of self-sabotage and choosing toxic relationships, or any number of [...]
One of the most common questions I get is: Irene, how do I come out of freeze? The first step is EDUCATION and knowing upfront that coming out of freeze is not a linear path. And that it can be a bumpy ride. Because the thawing process requires [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
If you’ve been following my work for a while, it is possible you’ve probably heard my car accident analogy, but if you haven’t, you can find the full explanation in the first video in this complimentary three-part Healing Trauma video training. Here’s a quick version of it: Imagine [...]
Hello folks! Truth be told, I’ve been downplaying the power of my online courses, until now. Why have I been downplaying them, you may ask? It takes time to build up enough evidence and real-life stories and shares to finally say: This stuff really works. Now, this stuff [...]
Today I have a new interview chat for you with one of my SmartBody SmartMind students, Donnie Hill. I spoke with Donnie a couple of years back for my channel, and we thought it was time to do a round two, now that he’s had a good chunk [...]
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