What I really want you to know, and what’s often misunderstood, is that nervous system rewiring and improving regulation (of the nervous system) is ALL about improving mental health. (And all the by-products that come with this, such as more restful and restorative sleep, improving our immune [...]
Yes. It does. But here’s the thing: Threat. Helplessness. Abuse. Adversity. Toxic Shame…Living in a perpetual state of overriding our feelings, sensations, emotions (um hello Western society)...All of this creates a critical situation in the body’s physiology which is one of survival. We can also call this stress physiology, [...]
I want to share something with you that often gets confused or misunderstood: The link between Depression and Shame. A few weeks back I was responding to a question in my Facebook community, Healthy Nervous System Revolution, and it had to do with the connections between shame and depression, and [...]
. A while back, I remember listening to this business guy tell his tale about the crippling anxiety he faced growing up. At the end of the talk, he invited the audience to ask questions. I asked him if he had ever heard about how early childhood stressors, especially [...]
Triumph is one of those emotional qualities that I wish more people could feel. We get access to this emotion when we can free up old, toxic emotions that no longer serve us, namely anger and sadness (but not necessarily in that order). What I've come to realize (both [...]
Late this summer I interviewed science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa. Her newest book Childhood Disrupted – How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology and How You Can Heal, unveils a piece of groundbreaking research that’s finally seeing the light of day. FINALLY! If you struggle in any way [...]
Being someone who works in the fields of health and wellness (or the flip-side: disease and sickness), it's fascinating to witness the habits of people when they are desperate and REALLY sick as compared to those who are somewhat stressed and *just* scratching by. The former would [...]
This essay is how I see things and what I'd like to do about it. It starts out a little dark, but gives some solutions towards the end, as well as my inspiration for it - so please read all the way through. Irene. * * * “…we are [...]
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