Trauma Narratives and Polyvagal Theory
By ngutierrez82
- Sep, 29, 2019
Our narratives change based on the autonomic nervous system state we are in. We cannot think our way out of a triggered perceived threat response. We need to feel our way out of it to be able to think more …
Interrupt your Fight/Flight
- Jun, 06, 2019
Our Autonomic Nervous system consists of our sympathetic nervous system (fight/flight/freeze/fright/Flag/Faint response) and parasympathetic nervous system (in charge of conserving energy, relaxing our bodies, slowing our heart rates).
When we’re going through our day feeling triggered, on hyper-alert, and regularly …
Intentional Living
- May, 27, 2019
The more I read and the more I learn it seems living intentionally is at the core of this healing journey. Mastering regulating our bodies so we spend less time triggered and activated, more time reflecting on who we are …
Unexpressed Emotion in Body and Trauma
- Apr, 05, 2016
Unexpressed Emotion Lives in the Body.
Sometimes we don’t have the words to consciously name or connect with emotions we are feeling. These feelings can continue to live within us until we begin to validate their experience and give them …
Anxiety and Mindfulness
- Mar, 13, 2015
Finding the emotional and psychic space to focus on relaxation can be difficult in a busy city like New York, and busy mind alike. When you suffer from anxiety or depression, it can be very difficult to want or have …
Practice Self Care: Approve Yourself.
- Aug, 01, 2013
As humans, we all have a sense of belonging. For much of our lives we live seeking the approval of others, often using it as a barometer of how we approve ourselves. Many people spend the bulk of their lives …
The Present of the Present
- Apr, 17, 2013
The world grieves together with Bostonians that have lost their lives and for those injured in the bombing. Sometimes grief is anticipatory, many times it happens unexpectedly to people caught in the crossfire of rage, hatred, and greed.
It is …
Are you comfortable with your reflection?
- Mar, 20, 2013
Have you ever held a mirror up to your face for a close up? Can you say, “I love you” to yourself, reassure yourself, “I am here for you”, or encourage yourself “I am good enough” AND actually mean it? …
Choosing Freedom to Connect to Self
- Mar, 08, 2013
…letting go of trauma, memories of unfairness, or people that have betrayed and hurt you in any way is one of the most difficult things to do. However, letting go does not mean they are exempt from accountability of their …
Knowing your True Self
- Mar, 08, 2013
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, …