stored survival stress

Feeling Nothing? Why boredom and shutdown can go hand in hand with mindfulness

2024-04-26T16:16:05-07:00Mental Health & Neuroplasticity, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

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 [...]

What do you do when you have unresolved trauma? Two types of orienting.

2024-04-26T17:02:34-07:00Free Stuff, Healing Trauma, Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

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 [...]