How To Help A Friend Through A Panic Attack
Panic attacks happen when something in the individuals immediate environment, internal or external triggers the autonomic nervous system to go into a survival/threat response. The sympathetic nervous system can get stuck 'on' and the parasympathetic nervous system has a tough time coming in to meet it and down regulate it.
Can Somatic Healing Be Done Online?
A question I get often is: Can somatic healing be done online?
In this video I unpack the myth that body-based work can only be done in person. You’ll learn the benefits of doing somatic work online and how insecure attachment styles often make speedier progress from an online format.
What is the Window of Tolerance? How Accumulated Stress Causes Mental Illness.
Back in 1999 Dr. Daniel Siegel, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and executive director of the Mindsight Institute developed the Window of Tolerence which has changed the way we look at the brain, body, attachment and relationships.
Fight, flight, freeze stress response -another lockdown, another week in the freeze stress response.
There’s no running away from the pandemic so our physiology needs to respond in some way. For many good humans it's the last resort - freeze or fawn. In this video I talk about something everyone’s struggled with but no one’s talking about
What’s the difference between big T trauma and little T trauma?
Little T trauma's are like episodic experiences over one's lifetime. By episodic I mean like Grey's Anatomy, there are many seasons and even more episodes that are baked into the individuals life. This accumulated stress can be just as detrimental to an individuals well being as Big T traumas.
Healing from childhood trauma should be boring. Here’s why …
So many good humans get caught up in the paradigm of our 'problem - solution' healthcare system but it doesn't have to be that way. If healing childhood trauma isn't boring it tends to be overwhelming and too much for a system that's already in survival mode.
Why Most People With PTSD Can’t Meditate. Can You Relate?
Have you ever struggled with hyper-vigilance, paranoia or a constant feeling of unsafety? In this video I share own experience from healing from CPTSD symptoms and why meditation doesn't work for everyone [of course! what to do instead]
How To Become Emotionally Mature
To avoid slipping into victimhood and feeling out of control learn the first step to cultivating emotional maturity in this video. It's a skill that we are rarely taught yet it's essential for happiness and health!