It goes without saying that getting to know someone in those initial stages has our oxytocin, that bonding hormone swinging us into making decisions or flying past red flags that we would normally stop and think about.

Secure attachment is basically attunement, it reflects a positive enough environment that creates and engenders trust in a relationship. I want you to know that these 8 practical tips will start to help you shift how you show up in your relationships.

Self-regulation underlies everything we do in life. Self-regulation is our ability to self-organize the fight, flight, freeze, fawn response. One. of my favourite teachers, Gabor Mate says, 'When we are well self-regulated people are the most capable of interacting fruitfully. . .

Secure attachment means attunement, it reflects a positive enough environment that creates and engenders trust within a relationship. It's so easy to be hard on ourselves if we know we've experienced interruptions in building that initial secure attachment in childhood.

Most people let victimhood stop them from healing and creating a life they love. In this video I teach 3 ways you can stop living with a victim mindset and up-level your life.

The problem happens when we get stuck in this survival response. We then perceive threat constantly because we are stuck in this elevated, amped up way of living and being and over time it creates illnesses like anxiety disorders, autoimmune illnesses, digestive problems, insomnia and a myriad of other physical and mental problems.

To set the stage for the variations of how CPTSD can be developed I share specific examples of my own history that lead me to experience symptoms of CPTSD. Most importantly I share how I healed through those symptoms as I no longer suffer from any CPTSD symptoms.

Thinking about booking a private session? Watch this to get a feel for the structure and approach I offer with private support. My approach to transforming trauma is backed by the latest neuroscience, deep compassion and my various professional trainings.