Trauma Healing Through Connection

Trauma Healing Through Connection

Trauma Healing Through Connection The best and worst thing for your nervous system can be the people around you. Who you spend your time with impacts your nervous system. Who makes you feel anxious? Who makes you feel shutdown? Who helps you to feel connected, calm...
“Why Does Touch Feel So Hard When You’ve Been Through Trauma?”

“Why Does Touch Feel So Hard When You’ve Been Through Trauma?”

Do you flinch when your partner reaches out to touch you or hug you?  Maybe you’ve lost all interest in physical affection.  This is not uncommon if you’ve experienced trauma.  You may have noticed that touch – something that is meant to feel...
Why Yoga and Meditation Could Make Trauma Symptoms Worse

Why Yoga and Meditation Could Make Trauma Symptoms Worse

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 just...
What is Trauma?

What is Trauma?

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...
Trauma And Your Vagus Nerve

Trauma And Your Vagus Nerve

Trauma has been described as an overwhelming demand placed upon a physiological human system.  Whether it’s an isolated incident or recurring events, chronic stress and anxiety interfere with the balance of your nervous system. When you imagine your instinctive...