Scroll down for the YouTube video (and we do recommend reading the mini-article here for context). I recently listened to a brilliant interview of Anthony Kiedis, lead vocalist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He said something that inspired me to write this week’s email: “The most powerful [...]
Scroll down for the YouTube video (and we do recommend reading the mini-article here for context). Ayahuasca and other plant medicines are getting a lot of attention these days. Some major names in the fields of health and healing are endorsing their therapeutic potential. And to be honest, [...]
Scroll down for the YouTube video (and we do recommend reading the mini-article here for context). Night terrors are REAL. And they happen for a very real, nervous system-related, reason: “I suddenly wake up, sometimes not even knowing who I am, with a fast heartbeat and trembling from [...]
Scroll down for the YouTube video (and we do recommend reading the mini-article here for context). A few weeks ago, I interviewed a very special guest about his incredible journey from complex ptsd to health and nervous system regulation. My wonderful husband and colleague, Seth Lyon. And boy [...]
Today I have some NEW learning for you on a topic that keeps coming up—teeth grinding and pain in the jaw and upper neck. For some folks, this can be traced back to old dental trauma. For others, it’s a buildup of stress from the daily grind (pun [...]
If you’ve been following my work for a while, it is possible you’ve probably heard my car accident analogy, but if you haven’t, you can find the full explanation in the first video in this complimentary three-part Healing Trauma video training. Here’s a quick version of it: Imagine [...]
In this blog I’m sharing a vlog that covers one of the fundamentals for healing unresolved trauma and restoring regulation and better self-awareness back to the human system: Orienting The capacity to orient to one’s environment in two different modes - exploratory and defensive - as well as [...]
Do you ever feel like ALL the healing work you’re doing is going nowhere … or do you ever find your mind spiraling into something that goes like this: “I must be doing something wrong because I’m feeling more activation and intense sensation!?” I fully understand this. For example, I had my [...]
Many years ago, one of my colleagues said this to me (and I’m paraphrasing): “It seems my biggest job is to help people get comfortable with anger.” I nodded fully because I couldn't agree more. Getting comfortable with anger is top of the list for me. Here’s a [...]
For the record, I am sensitive. Like, super sensitive. I can tell what condiment my husband is using when making a sandwich even if I’m in a completely different floor of our home by the sound the lid makes coming off the jar or bottle. I know the moment our neighbors [...]
