Why Yoga and Meditation Could Make Trauma Symptoms Worse

Why Yoga and Meditation Could Make Trauma Symptoms Worse

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

You are feeling stressed and anxious so you try to “do the right thing” and go to a Yoga class or do Mindfulness meditation, but it just seems to make you feel worse and more anxious. If you’ve had this experience, please know there is nothing wrong with you.  It...
What is Trauma?

What is Trauma?

by | Jul 12, 2024 | Trauma, Anxiety, Body-centred, Burnout, Chronic Pain, Compassion, Depression, Digestive disorders, Healing, Nervous System, Psychotherapy, Regulation, Self-Care, Somatic Therapy, Stress, Stress Relief, Therapy, Vagus, Vagus Nerve

If you regularly struggle with stress, anxiety, and overwhelm, there may be an underlying issue from your past that’s causing it. Trauma may be impacting you more than you realise. What is Trauma? Trauma has been described as a highly activated, incomplete...
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...
What is Medical Trauma?

What is Medical Trauma?

by | Jan 12, 2024 | Trauma, Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Compassion, Depression, Dysregulation, Healing, Nervous System, Psychotherapist, Psychotherapy, Self Compassion, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Stress, Stress Relief, Therapy, Wellbeing

Medical trauma can have lasting effects on the body and mind. 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...