I believe unconditional empathy is essential right now, and if we can understand what that means at a deep biological level, and then learn to practice it, we get not only good points with the universe, but we build compassion for ALL (human) creatures. Great, small, obtuse, ignorant, abused [...]
Earlier this week I spent a few days learning with Peter Levine* and I want to share a few nuggets we were studying that tie in with a new video I’ve got for you today that’s part of my ‘Trauma Tips’ video series. There’s a question I [...]
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, [...]
As you might know by now, I love to share what I come across during my week, and this video below, and the man in it, and his story, is a PERFECT example of someone with: Early trauma from the very start (it looks like in utero, born [...]
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 [...]
++ Promise me this one thing - that you’ll watch this video in the next 24 hours ++ . What is it? It’s a tribute to Dr. Vincent Felitti. He uncovered one of the most important findings in medical history: the link between early childhood adversity/abuse and chronic illness [...]
What gives a mother superhuman strength to lift a car off her child? It’s fear. Fear, as I explain in greater detail in this article, is a biological and survival necessity. The cascade of neurochemical reactions lets us know, at lightning speed, that something is not right. [...]
I’ve been loving the rich conversations happening over in my Facebook Community, Healthy Nervous System Revolution. And, with the increased reports of violence, hate and harm that have been peppering the airwaves, I wanted to share a long form comment I shared with my Facebook Community when someone asked [...]
This is, hands down, one of the more common questions I get. If you are someone who knows that the amount of early life stress, abuse, toxic shame and then some that you’ve survived is enough to sink a ship, then it can be daunting to even think about [...]
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