early developmental trauma

Why post-traumatic stress and chronic pain lands in some people, and not others.

2024-04-26T20:00:06-07:00Nervous System Health, Pain & Chronic Illness|

. Imagine you have two people who both get into an identical, and minor, fender bender (car accident). >> Person A walks away with zero post-traumatic stress - no chronic pain, no lasting whiplash, no fear to drive and get back behind the wheel. They go back to their [...]

Why getting grounded has nothing to do with your roots (plus, a new’ish guide for ya)

2024-04-26T20:05:12-07:00Spirituality & Somatic Bypass|

C’mon, I know you’ve heard it before: Dig those roots into the ground. Ground yourself. Get grounded, etc. It’s common lingo, especially in the yoga and mindfulness world. And, while I have nothing against yoga and mindfulness (some of my best friends and colleagues are full fledged yogini’s), [...]

Interview with Donna Jackson Nakazawa

2024-04-30T14:37:59-07:00Movement. Awareness., Parenting & Child Development, Practitioners & Professionals|

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 [...]

This is an important dose of medicine… You in?

2024-04-30T14:36:05-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Nervous System Resiliency, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

The medicine I’m talking about? Feeling. And by feeling, I don't just mean emotions. I mean being able to really FEEL your body, your sensations, your insides: what your biology is up to. So many folks are trying to shift, transform and change their stuff -- their harmful [...]

Childhood Traumas and Adverse Experiences: Why They Stop You in Your Tracks & Force You to Play Small

2024-04-26T20:55:35-07:00Parenting & Child Development, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

Being a self-employed holistic practitioner, mind-body expert and "healer" means, at this point in time at least, there are no fast tracks to finding clients, students, and patients. You have to find them yourself. The irony is that who fall in this boat, so to speak, are downright [...]

The Rise of False Prophets and Why Following Them Won’t Make You Feel Better

2024-04-29T11:41:42-07:00Spirituality & Somatic Bypass, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

BY IRENE LYON I sat in front of my computer a few weeks ago writing an article on the ten lesser known habits to optimize your business success this year and I was hit with another thought that deserved some exploration. It was a thought about false prophets and [...]

Near-death experiences (NDE’s), anesthesia states, surgical procedures: Potential medical problems that can follow and how to heal: A Skype Client from Tennessee Writes of Her Improvements

2024-04-26T22:40:28-07:00Nervous System Resiliency, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

Click here to re-tweet "Near-death experiences (NDE's), anesthesia states, surgical procedures: Potential medical problems that can follow and how to heal: A Skype Client from Tennessee Writes of Her Improvements" // I just received this LOVELY letter (see below where it says "Julianne's Letter") from a client way back [...]