How do you get your energy back after having the flu? A story of stress,...
I awoke sick on Saturday morning. At first I had a bad sore throat. I thought it was strep. Drank lemon echinacea Throat Coat tea, sprayed a throat numbing liquid, and took two Alleves. Ate breakfast....
View ArticleStarting the process of brainwave optimization
Yesterday I did something I’ve wanted to do ever since I learned about it. I had an assessment of how my brainwaves are working. I learned that I still have traces of fight-or-flight activity stemming...
View ArticleAn interview with Stephen Porges: polyvagal theory, or how the nervous system...
Nexus, Colorado’s Holistic Health and Spirituality Journal. This interview with Dr. Stephen Porges, whose career is based on understanding the evolution of the human nervous system, outlines some of...
View ArticleImmobilization/shutdown/dissociation/frozen, a trauma response built into the...
Back in March 2012, I posted that I had started reading Peter A. Levine’s latest book, In An Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness. My post included excerpts from Levine’s...
View ArticleSympathetic hyperarousal/fight or flight: another trauma response built into...
I’ve written about different “layers” of the nervous system being activated by trauma. I posted earlier about the most primitive (in terms of evolution) layer, which experiences...
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