by @team-king | 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...
by @team-king | Nov 12, 2023 | Trauma, Anxiety, Body-centred, Healing, 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 | 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...
by @team-king | 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...
by @team-king | Aug 12, 2023 | Anxiety, Body-centred, Boundaries, Confidence, Healing, Nervous System, Psychotherapist, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Somatic, Stress, Stress Relief, Therapy, Trauma, Vagus Nerve, Wellbeing
Part 3 ~ Setting Boundaries in Close Relationships: How to Establish Healthy Limits 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...
by @team-king | Jul 12, 2023 | Trauma, Anxiety, Boundaries, Burnout, Confidence, Depression, Healing, Nervous System, Psychotherapist, Self Compassion, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Somatic, Stress, Stress Relief, Therapy, Wellbeing
There is a need for a range of different types of boundaries in your life, because they apply in various mind, body, and soul human experiences. Physical Boundaries This includes recognising and talking about your own self-care needs (what you eat, how you move your...
by @team-king | Jun 12, 2023 | Stress Relief, Anxiety, Body-centred, Boundaries, Confidence, Healing, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Sensorimotor, Somatic, Stress, Therapy, Trauma, Vagus Nerve, Wellbeing
Boundaries are an essential part of the trauma recovery process, because they increase our feelings of safety and self-worth. Difficulty with setting boundaries can occur if in childhood we weren’t given the chance to express ourselves, or we followed the...
by @team-king | 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...
by @team-king | Apr 12, 2023 | Trauma, Anxiety, Boundaries, Confidence, Healing, Nervous System, Psychotherapist, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Somatic, Stress, Stress Relief, Therapy, Wellbeing
Trauma arises when your nervous system experiences events or situations that demand more from you than you are able to give or cope with. Are you always busy? Do you have lots of to-do lists and find that you are investing your time and energy doing things for...
by @team-king | 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,...
