Body-Centered Therapy for Trauma: What Is It?

Body-Centered Therapy for Trauma: What Is It?

After long periods of high stress, your nervous system goes into overdrive, and this can prevent you from being in the present moment, relaxing, enjoying life, and connecting with others. Body-centered Psychotherapy can help you to reconnect with your body and...
Trauma and How to Handle Panic Attacks

Trauma and How to Handle Panic Attacks

If you’ve ever had a panic attack you’ll know how scary it is to feel so out of control. It can feel like your body is attacking you. But what if I told you that it’s all about your nervous system protecting you because it is designed to help you...
How Trauma Affects Your Psoas Muscles: Chronic Pain and Healing

How Trauma Affects Your Psoas Muscles: Chronic Pain and Healing

The psoas is a very important yet often unknown muscle that plays a vital role in your physical health and mental wellbeing. The cumulative effect of neglecting this muscle is physical and mental stress and tension, which manifests itself mentally as anxiety and...
Breathwork to Support Your Nervous System

Breathwork to Support Your Nervous System

Trauma is physiological. It is a highly activated incomplete biological response (fight, flight, freeze). Feeling anxious signals that your nervous system is lacking safety and your body tenses up and constricts. This impacts your nervous system, fascia, muscles and...
Trauma: Why Taking Care of Yourself Benefits Everyone Around You

Trauma: Why Taking Care of Yourself Benefits Everyone Around You

Self-care is not selfish – it is an absolute necessity.  Self-care means taking care of your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs. Are you regularly setting aside enough “me time”? If your answer is no you may be feeling stressed, run-down or...