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 [...]
What is a chronic illness? Why do we experience chronic symptoms? What can we do to find relief? These are all important questions. And I provide answers (in under ten minutes!) in this vlog: How stored trauma creates somatic symptoms (aka chronic illness). Chronic illnesses abound (especially in [...]
Today, I have a NEW long-form conversation for you about earth, humanity, and the deep interconnection between the two with my good friend, Kate Kavanaugh. She’s a farmer, butcher, holistic nutritionist, and host of the Mind Body Soil podcast, exploring what it means to be a human woven [...]
I have a new vlog for you today (“Why there’s no such thing as ‘little T’”), and it’s a good one to watch if you’re not sure whether this nervous system work applies to you, since you don’t remember having any BIG traumas in your life. For the [...]
I’m seeing a lot more talk about all things trauma, nervous system health, and healing out in the world these days. This is a good thing. More of us need to wake up to this area of health and healing that’s been overlooked. AND… I’ve also noticed a [...]
Ever wonder what it takes to create, birth, and raise trauma-free, healthy humans? That’s what we’ll cover (and so much more!) in today’s NEW vlog with Dr. Erika La Vella, DO: Birthing Babies the Way Nature Intended. Erika is a medical doctor and surgeon by trade, who recently [...]
Thanks to our autonomic nervous system, when we mammals experience a threat and can’t fight or flee (“flight”), we freeze. And that’s a good thing. We need this survival strategy to protect us under intense stress. The trouble comes when we live our lives or extended periods of [...]
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