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 | Oct 12, 2023 | Trauma, Anxiety, Body-centred, Breath Work, Mind, Body & Soul, Mindfulness, Polyvagal, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Sensorimotor, Somatic, 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...
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...
by @team-king | Aug 12, 2023 | Anxiety, Assertiveness, Body-centred, Boundaries, Confidence, Healing, Mind, Body & Soul, Polyvagal, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Sensorimotor, Somatic, Stress, Stress Relief, Therapy, Trauma, Vagus Nerve, Wellbeing
When you need to set boundaries with someone close to you, use calm, assertive language to discuss the boundary clearly and in advance, to give the person a head’s up that things will be changing. Practice and rehearse what you are going to say and how you are going...