I’ve got another NEW chat with a returning guest to share with y’all today and it is a GOOD one. For those who are new here, didn’t catch our previous interviews, or haven’t been introduced to Donnie via this recent SBSM Alumni Panel chat (or this one), here’s [...]
In case you are brand new here, SmartBody SmartMind (SBSM) is my signature lifetime membership online curriculum that we run in live 12 week 'semesters', usually a couple times a year. It was created to aid you in becoming your own medicine, such that you can resolve trauma [...]
If you’ve been around for a while, you know that trauma is not in the event. It’s in the body, which includes our neurochemistry, nervous systems, and much more! And that healing involves releasing that trapped traumatic stress to restore regulation back to the autonomic nervous system. How [...]
“Pain travels through families until someone is ready to feel it.” - Stephi Wagner Intergenerational trauma is trauma that’s been passed down through generations; also known as generational, transgenerational, or ancestral trauma. This is never a fun one to write about, but it is true that we ‘keep’ [...]
Today I have a NEW expert guest interview for you with the brilliant Dr. Erika La Vella. She’s a board-certified bariatric surgeon (caring for patients with obesity), with a passion for preventative medicine and teaching people how to heal their gut in ways that go way beyond diet [...]
I’m re-sharing an important interview featuring my wonderful mentor and colleague, Stephen Terrell. Here’s what we’ll cover: What this ‘bad’ behaviour actually is from a nervous system perspective. Why attempts to fix or change this behaviour are often futile (and what parents can do instead!). Why even parents [...]
Maya Angelou once said, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” If there’s one thing I know for sure after more than a decade of teaching people around the world how to heal, it’s this…learning is healing. When people [...]
I’ve got an oldie but goodie for you today: How to tame a tantrum || Storytime with Irene Lyon. In this vlog, I share a true story about the time I helped a child avoid a tantrum while touring the Colosseum in Rome. I’m sharing this story because [...]
Today I’m re-sharing one of my all-time favourite nervous system healing success stories, featuring my husband and colleague, Seth Lyon. “Why meditating & cold plunging in paradise won’t heal your trauma.” (We gave it this title because that is exactly what Seth attempted to do.) After a traumatizing [...]
Today, I’m re-releasing a special topic lecture that I’d consider to be essential viewing for anyone looking to heal on a deep level: ALL THINGS Polyvagal. The Polyvagal Theory (which, to be clear, my colleagues and I see as REALITY) refers to how our autonomic nervous system ensures [...]
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