Rather than asking, "How can I control my body?" experiment with, "What is my body trying to tell me with these tight shoulders, an aching chest, or a knotted stomach?" and then see if you can...
How your parents regulated your nervous system when you were a child, can shape how you cope with and recover from stress today.
The bond you had with your parents as a child shapes the growth and...
If you have a history of trauma your thinking brain may automatically assume: "there's something wrong with me," rather than "there’s something wrong with this situation" when you face...
Just like training your muscles so they're healthy and strong, you can learn to work with your nervous system to make it more adaptable, balanced, flexible and resilient. The key to this is the...
Understanding your vagus nerve - and how to get it back to baseline - is a critical aspect of physical and mental wellbeing.
Here’s the thing. Our brains aren’t optimised for...
Befriending and understanding the unique responses of your nervous system, is a powerful antidote to the dysregulation that can arise from chronic or traumatic stress.
Dysregulation can make you...