by Catherine | Apr 12, 2024 | Trauma, Healing, Polyvagal, Somatic, Stress, Therapy, Vagus Nerve
Trauma and Childbirth – How does It Affect Your Nervous system? As a Polyvagal Psychotherapist, I have supported a lot of women with trauma relating to childbirth. It can go unrecognised because there is the societal belief that giving birth is “natural” and...
by Catherine | Feb 12, 2024 | Anxiety, Breath Work, Healing, Polyvagal, Psychotherapy, Stress, Stress Relief, Trauma
Trauma and how to handle panic attacks It’s all about the nervous system. Our nervous system is designed to help us survive and keep us alive. That is its whole purpose. It has certain built in mechanisms to respond to danger and it triggers the release of...
by @team-king | Jan 12, 2024 | Anxiety, Healing, Mind, Body & Soul, Psychotherapy, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Stress, Stress Relief, Therapy, Trauma, Wellbeing
Many years ago before training to be a Psychotherapist, I worked as a Medical Secretary supporting various Consultants around the world and as a Fitness Professional helping people to rehab and recover from injuries and surgical procedures. In these roles, I witnessed...
by @team-king | Dec 12, 2023 | Stress Relief, Anxiety, Body-centred, Healing, Mind, Body & Soul, Mindfulness, Self-Care, Sensorimotor, Somatic, Therapy, Trauma, Vagus Nerve, Wellbeing
Please read the previous article on Trauma and Your Psoas Muscles for more info before doing Constructive Rest Position … Constructive Rest Position is the simplest way to release psoas muscle contraction, as it allows the skeleton and gravity to do the work of...
by @team-king | Nov 12, 2023 | Trauma, Anxiety, Body-centred, Healing, Mind, Body & Soul, Mindfulness, Polyvagal, Self-Care, Sensorimotor, Somatic, Stress Relief, Therapy, Vagus Nerve, Wellbeing
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...
by @team-king | Sep 12, 2023 | Anxiety, Body-centred, Boundaries, Compassion, Healing, Mind, Body & Soul, Mindfulness, Polyvagal, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Sensorimotor, Somatic, Stress, Stress Relief, Therapy, Trauma, Wellbeing
Have you ever noticed that when you are distressed you don’t hear properly and can easily misinterpret someone’s tone of voice? Or you become more sensitive to certain sounds or noise? Or you may startle more easily when you hear a noise? Did you know...
