SmartBody SmartMind

Why Nervous System Healing Isn’t Working for So Many People (and What I’m Changing in 2026)

2026-05-18T10:33:39-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, SmartBody SmartMind|

Important Notice: SmartBody SmartMind™ (SBSM) Foundations is happening June 3 - 25! Registration for this brand new 4-week offering that I’ll be teaching will come later this week, but for now… Be sure to watch this ‘info session vlog’ (25 mins), where I: Give you a recap of [...]

Complex Trauma Recovery: Why One Method Will Never Heal Your Nervous System

2026-02-21T13:56:01-08:00Nervous System Regulation, SmartBody SmartMind, Somatic Trauma Release|

Recently, there’s been a lot of hype around whose theory is valid (or not) in the somatic trauma healing fields (also once known as: the new traumatology).  I’ve been speaking a lot over the years about how this work is still so new, one might say embryonic at [...]

Healing Severe Sexual Abuse and Suicidal Thoughts Somatically | An SBSM Success Story

2026-02-15T12:00:16-08:00Early and Developmental Trauma, sexual abuse, SmartBody SmartMind|

I wish stories of early trauma and longstanding abuse, like what Hosannah shares in my most recent interview release, were not common, but alas, here we are, and sadly, they are all too common.  I originally heard of her story when she submitted a self-filmed testimonial for my [...]

Mindset Work is Not Enough: The Peripheral Nervous System & Healing Trauma

2025-07-29T01:07:07-07:00peripheral nervous system, Polyvagal Theory, SmartBody SmartMind|

Time and time again, our students tell us that it wasn’t until they started my online curriculums that they FINALLY felt a difference at the core of their nervous system physiology.  Why is this?  Many had been dedicated to mind-body awareness via foundational traditions like Buddhism and mindfulness [...]

“The only thing that not only worked but changed my life” Hosannah’s SBSM Success

2025-07-18T07:01:54-07:00Early and Developmental Trauma, Healing Trauma, SmartBody SmartMind|

If you do one thing this week, please watch these two videos (just under 7 minutes in total).  They are both self-filmed updates from SmartBody SmartMind™ student, Hosannah.  Her first video made me cry. This latest one made me smile so big.  The reason I recommend watching them [...]

Beyond Diagnosis: Autoimmune Disease, Autism & the Crisis of Connection

2025-07-18T01:57:37-07:00Mental Health & Neuroplasticity, Nervous System Health, Pain & Chronic Illness, SmartBody SmartMind|

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, [...]