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Islands of Safety: Steps to Healing

July 17, 2020 0Comments

In the process of somatic healing, one of the things we start off with is looking for “islands of safety.” When things have been tough for a while, it can become challenging to feel or find any kind of safety. If the nervous system has never actually learned how to settle and feel safe, then…

Does the healing journey feel endless? Unpacking the process and seeing the light.

April 21, 2020 0Comments

Sometimes, being on a journey of healing can feel endless. I often work with folks who come into my practice after having already done years or decades of various healing practices. There is sometimes a feeling of "will it ever end?" For some, the healing journey has felt like a hamster…

Befriending the Uncomfortable Sensations

February 28, 2020 0Comments

Healing from trauma is about coming back into your body. It’s about reclaiming your space, renewing your right to existence, returning to the heart of you. In our quest to heal, to live a spiritual, high-vibe, positively focused life, sometimes it’s tempting to push over the places that feel less good. “If I…

How the Nervous System Works Part 2: How Trauma Affects the Body

January 2, 2020 0Comments

Let's talk about how trauma affects the body. We know that in a healthy nervous system, we move easily between the three states of sympathetic, slow parasympathetic (ventral vagal), and quick shutdown (dorsal vagal). In a nervous system that has undergone trauma (or overloads of stress), the nervous system can become…

How the Nervous System Works Part 1: The Branches of the Autonomic Nervous System

October 5, 2019 0Comments

In this post, we'll take a look at how the Nervous System works, and how understanding it can be helpful to our health, wellness, and optimal functioning. Photo: Shutterstock The Autonomic Nervous System is divided into two branches. You may be familiar with the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Branches of the autonomic nervous…

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