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 [...]
It goes without saying that the sudden loss of a loved one is beyond tough. Even tougher: the loss of a child. Recently, I was asked this question on Instagram: In this new video I answer this question: How do I heal from the sudden [...]
When we don’t emit, express, emote, move, fight, flee – basically, act out what our autonomic nervous systems and whole body WANTS to do when under threat, or high levels of stress that’s out of our control, we store it inside of our physiology. In my line of [...]
I am always talking about the basics of nervous system health and healing. I am always teaching these basics in my monthly drop-in classes and throughout my online programs. My students practice them relentlessly, make them part of their daily lives, and from here their capacity (their nervous [...]
As many new members settle into our online courses this month, I’ve been thinking a lot about what keeps people from succeeding at this work (and these ‘people’ could be those who are in my paid programs, those engaging with my free resources, or anyone doing somatic healing [...]
A common question my team and I get is what a parent can do to help their kids who are living with nervous system-related troubles such as anxiety, depression, ADD, and chronic health issues, just to name a few. Many ask if my online resources and programs are [...]
This past year, my team and I embarked on studying the effects of my SmartBody SmartMind (SBSM) curriculum with a group of our students. The results thus far have been positive, and have shown exactly what our participants have been anecdotally sharing with us over the years, which [...]
Every now and then, a comment comes through my YouTube channel that creates an array of emotions within me, and reminds me why: a) my work is super important b) your work is super important My work is being the educator and messenger that I am. Your work [...]
Here’s a different one for you today. It became a trend the past two years for our SmartBody SmartMind students in my 12-week online program to not only share about their nervous system health successes, but also how much better their house plants were doing! This is not [...]
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 [...]
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