If you are a caregiver, sometimes you need to dash out the door to support hour loved one. Sometimes you may sit in waiting rooms or doctor’s appointments to support them, and wish you had brought a snack or water — for you or them. This post delves into what I keep in my caregiver […]
Spotlight on Nervous System Regulating Tool: Joint Circles
This post spotlights the nervous system regulating tool: Joint Circles. Bottom-up healing strategies Bottom-up healing strategies for nervous system dysregulation refer to approaches that begin with the body’s most basic physiological and sensory experiences—such as breath, posture, touch, and grounding—and work inward to calm and restore balance in the autonomic nervous system. These strategies emphasize […]
Spotlight on Nervous System Regulating Tool: Resonant Breath
This blog post highlights another nervous system regulating tool: resonant breath. What is nervous system dysregulation? Nervous system dysregulation occurs when the autonomic nervous system becomes stuck in patterns of chronic stress, threat, or shutdown rather than fluidly shifting between states of activation and rest. The nervous system continuously scans for safety or danger and […]
Spotlight on Nervous System Regulating Tool: Humming
This post highlights a tool for the nervous system regulating tool: humming. Bottom-up healing strategies Bottom-up healing strategies for nervous system dysregulation refer to approaches that begin with the body’s most basic physiological and sensory experiences—such as breath, posture, touch, and grounding—and work inward to calm and restore balance in the autonomic nervous system. These […]
My Newly Designed Mapping Your Sacred Biography Course!
This month, I redesigned my sacred biography course, and it is better than ever! Have you ever felt that the themes from your past keep repeating? Are you drawn to understanding the phases of your life from a spiritual perspective? And are you interested in transforming discomfort and moving forward with greater emotional ease? I […]
Spotlight on Nervous System Regulating Tool: Shaking
This post covers a bottom-up somatic nervous system regulating tool: shaking. What is nervous system dysregulation? Nervous system dysregulation occurs when the autonomic nervous system becomes entrained to patterns of chronic stress, threat, or shutdown, rather than fluidly shifting between states of activation and rest. The nervous system continuously scans for safety or danger and […]
Gut Dysbiosis and Concussions
This post is the first in a series on gut dysbiosis and covers the impact of concussions on gut dysbiosis What is gut dysbiosis? Gut dysbiosis is an imbalance in the community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tract, where harmful or inflammatory microbes become too dominant and beneficial microbes decline. In a healthy […]
What is Nervous System Retraining
This post explores nervous system dysfunction and how nervous system retraining can help.
I’m Now a Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Provider!
I’m so excited to announce that this week I’ve completed the training and I’ve become a Sound Protocol (SSP) Provider!
Caregiver Trauma as a Trigger for MCAS Flares
This post discusses caregiver trauma as a trigger for MCAS flares. I talk about how caregiving stress is a trigger for my trauma loop, and how I’ve started to use the Safe and Sound Protocol to address trauma.