Today I have some NEW learning for you on a topic that keeps coming up—teeth grinding and pain in the jaw and upper neck. For some folks, this can be traced back to old dental trauma. For others, it’s a buildup of stress from the daily grind (pun [...]
Hello there, Last month the focus of my special topic lecture was all on the somatic and nervous system approach to healing sexual trauma. In case you missed it, I wanted to showcase this lecture today. While the scope of this subject is broad and complex, [...]
What do you think: Can the all too often vilified emotion we know as anger be medicine? In my personal and professional experience, it is one hundred percent medicine when we know what anger’s purpose actually is, what our biological capacity for it is, and then how to [...]
The Cambridge online dictionary defines the stiff upper lip as follows: Someone who has a stiff upper lip does not show their feelings when they are upset. For example: He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip, whatever happens. In this week’s vlog I talk about emotional [...]
I know, I know... Horror and disgust; not the lightest topics to learn about, but I’ve been feeling a pull to make a video on this for quite some time so here we are. I believe themes like these are important because they are part of humanity and [...]
Yes, I know. The topic of this week’s vlog is intense but let’s face it, these are intense times. The universe has given me a permission slip to talk about the children and why it is utterly important to protect them and treat them with respect, kindness, and [...]
On January 16, I did a long-form Q&A that was a big hit and I wanted to make sure you knew about it, especially if you’re someone who lives with chronic illness. This Q&A focused on chronic illness; what it is, how it sets in, and what must [...]
“Tis true, that title! Someone once told me to keep the words, nervous system, off of my website. Funny, right? Chances are that you are here BECAUSE you’re interested in healing (and regulating) your nervous system. Which is awesome, by the way. But a few years back, this [...]
A long while back I had a chat with one of my Somatic Experiencing mentors, Steve Hoskinson, around the importance of mind-body practices being refined (you can check that out here) and this week’s new video is a long overdue follow-up to that conversation. I’m going to keep [...]
Many years ago, one of my colleagues said this to me (and I’m paraphrasing): “It seems my biggest job is to help people get comfortable with anger.” I nodded fully because I couldn't agree more. Getting comfortable with anger is top of the list for me. Here’s a [...]
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