Chronic pain is one of the most common symptoms of nervous system dysregulation. You activate the same network in the brain whether you experience emotional, physical or social pain like rejection.

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Maybe you’ve learned or decided that emotions are dangerous and you try to push them down or control them. 

Maybe you’ve been taught from your parents, teachers or bosses that emotions are self-indul...

As a dedicated professional navigating the complexities of modern life, you might often find yourself facing a whirlwind of challenges. The pressures of constant fatigue, difficulty focusing, and mana...

Our survival states like the intense sympathetic arousal or dorsal freeze - are meant to be a temporary state that serves the specific survival purpose of preserving life at all costs. These types of ...

You may notice that you’re in the freeze response by a disconnection from your body, somebody talking or your environment. You may feel numbness, like a fog coming over you, stopping thoughts and sens...

Stress takes a toll on our physiology and can change the way our nervous system functions. Allostatic load refers to the wear and tear that can accumulate in the mind-body system, following periods of...