Body-Centered Therapy for Trauma: What Is It?

Body-Centered Therapy for Trauma: What Is It?

by | Mar 12, 2024 | Trauma, Anxiety, Body-centred, Breathwork, Embodiment, Healing, Nervous System, Polyvagal, Psychotherapy, Regulation, Self-Care, Sensorimotor, Somatic, Therapy, Vagus Nerve

Body-centered therapy can help you reconnect with your body and emotions, offering a pathway to regain balance and restore a sense of well-being. Following periods of high stress or trauma, your nervous system goes into overdrive, which can prevent you from being in...
Trauma and How to Handle Panic Attacks

Trauma and How to Handle Panic Attacks

by | Feb 12, 2024 | Trauma, Anxiety, Body-centred, Breathwork, Dysregulation, Embodiment, Healing, Nervous System, Psychotherapist, Psychotherapy, Regulation, Self-Care, Somatic, Stress, Stress Relief, Therapy, Vagus Nerve

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...
4 Breath-Work Exercises to Support Your Nervous System

4 Breath-Work Exercises to Support Your Nervous System

by | Oct 12, 2023 | Trauma, Anxiety, Body-centred, Breathwork, Burnout, Depression, Dysregulation, Embodiment, Healing, Nervous System, Polyvagal, Psychotherapist, Regulation, Self-Care, Sensorimotor, Somatic, Somatic Therapy, Stress, Stress Relief, Therapy, Vagus Nerve, Wellbeing

Trauma is physiological. It is a highly activated incomplete biological response (fight, flight, freeze). Anxiety signals that your nervous system is lacking safety and we constrict. This impacts our nervous system, muscles and tissues.  Constriction in the body...
Why Trauma Makes Certain Sounds Unbearable: Understanding Sound Sensitivity After Trauma

Why Trauma Makes Certain Sounds Unbearable: Understanding Sound Sensitivity After Trauma

by | Sep 12, 2023 | Trauma, Anxiety, Body-centred, Compassion, Dysregulation, Healing, Nervous System, Polyvagal, Psychotherapist, Regulation, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Sensorimotor, Somatic, Stress, Stress Relief, Therapy, Vagus Nerve, 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 that...
A Guide to Self-Care: Why Taking Care of Yourself Benefits Everyone Around You

A Guide to Self-Care: Why Taking Care of Yourself Benefits Everyone Around You

by | May 12, 2023 | Trauma, Anxiety, Boundaries, Burnout, Chronic Pain, Compassion, Confidence, Depression, Digestive disorders, Dysregulation, Healing, Nervous System, Psychotherapist, Regulation, Self Compassion, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Stress, Stress Relief, Therapy, Wellbeing

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...
Trauma And Your Vagus Nerve

Trauma And Your Vagus Nerve

by | Feb 12, 2023 | Trauma, Anxiety, Body-centred, Healing, Nervous System, Polyvagal, Psychotherapist, Regulation, Self-Care, Sensorimotor, Somatic, Somatic Therapy, Stress Relief, Therapy, Vagus, Vagus Nerve, Wellbeing

Trauma And Your Vagus Nerve The vagus nerve is a major part of the brain-body connection. This intricate and finely tuned two-way communication system plays a key role in your physical and emotional wellbeing. It is connected to your moods, immune response, digestion,...