I LOVED recording this latest vlog for you, because it tied in many different topics (plus I got to read a passage from one of my favourite books!). Today I dive into topics like the importance of expressing physical pain at the visceral and primal animal levels. I [...]
Did you know that I do monthly special topic lectures? I wanted to share the one I did earlier this month because it is by far one of the most popular topics, and for good reason! The topic was all things adrenal fatigue and burnout. I will admit, [...]
The Cambridge online dictionary defines the stiff upper lip as follows: Someone who has a stiff upper lip does not show their feelings when they are upset. For example: He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip, whatever happens. In this week’s vlog I talk about emotional [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that this concept of ‘emotions being neutral by design’ took me the first half of my career (20+ years) to land on. But the more I sink into and see this concept in action, the more it makes perfect sense. In the [...]
Hi there, I’ve been wanting to make this vlog for a while, so I’m excited to share it! The topic is all about functional freeze, what this means, how it gets embedded into us (often from a very young age), plus some important steps for breaking out of [...]
Hands down, this is one of the more frequently questions I get: Can I heal if I’m living in a toxic and unsafe environment? The answer to this question is not linear, and to make it even more confusing, the answer changes depending on a variety of factors, [...]
Have you ever heard someone say, “that person looks like a deer in headlights?” or is, “frozen with fear”? These words are often used to describe someone who looks frightened and is unable to move. Today’s video is all about how our body’s autonomic nervous system can put [...]
If you’ve been following me for a long time, or even just a little while, you’ll know that I talk about the fight, flight, and freeze survival strategies that we humans use to stay safe when we are in the midst of scary things that are happening to [...]
Last week I shared a video that poses the question: “Do you feel like fleeing ..when practicing mindfulness?” THIS WEEK, we get into the polar opposite of this which is: “What if I feel nothing, am bored, and just want to look at my phone” (when I practice [...]
I got a geeky science vlog for you today: the polyvagal theory, explained. I’ve wanted to write about this for a while. I’ve even debated turning this into a long form article, but to be blunt, the information is pretty cut and dry, granted you get the basics [...]
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