Why isn’t trauma treated as a public health priority? This week’s solo vlog attempts to unpack and answer this conundrum by: Bringing in some of the big names: Bessel van der Kolk, Gabor Maté, and Vincent Felitti Showcasing an alarming piece of data from the Adverse Childhood Experiences [...]
A message for those at a breaking point. I hope you take the time to read and listen… The other day, while reviewing the video that I’m sharing with you in this post, I got to thinking about two common denominators I was hearing from my students' successes: [...]
The number of men entering this world of nervous system education and healing is growing. I know this because, as the years progress, I have seen more and more guys attending our training and Q&A calls each time that SmartBody SmartMind (aka: SBSM)* runs live. Over and over, [...]
Every now and then, a conversation hits your core. My interview with regenerative farmer Kate Kavanaugh, back in 2023, was one of those. Why was I talking with a regenerative farmer and what does this have to do with healing trauma? Based on her lived experience, everything!  Today, [...]
A few months ago, I posted something on Instagram that was a bit controversial, and it offended some people. Here’s a screenshot of the post: Let me be clear—I’m not here to apologize for it. I stand by what I said. AND I understand why [...]
This article is an update of a blog post originally published in July 2019. Some important context, four years on: The unpredictability of our world is now apparent and our need for healing, increasingly urgent. As the paradigm of conventional “wisdom” around our health and well-being shifts, it’s [...]
This article is an update of a blog post originally published in December 2015. * * * Feeling stuck? Like you’re hitting a brick wall? Pulled back into the same self-defeating patterns again and again by some kind of magnetic force? You might be experiencing resistance. Two things [...]
I’ve got a very special treat for you today—an expert guest interview with Jessica Ash. She’s a Functional Nutritionist and self-proclaimed “hormone nerd” who’s here to teach you how to use food to become FULLY NOURISHED. I found her on Instagram less than a year ago, while working [...]
Deep, restorative sleep is a gift. Unless it’s not coming easy—then it can feel like a nightmare. I see this show up for folks in a number of different ways. Any of these sound familiar? You’re exhausted, but the second you lay down to go to sleep you [...]
Lately, it’s been feeling like the energy around the power of the nervous system, healing trauma, emotional well-being and mental health has really been ramping up in the best possible way! But there are definitely some misconceptions out there about the connection between mental (and physical) health and stress [...]
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