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Have you ever been in fight and flight mode?
When we have been in fight/flight or free too long, it can impact how we view ourselves, others and the world 🫤 Our internal alarm system or autonomic nervous system becomes sensitive to danger cues. In other words, it can…
Read MoreIt is important to understand the impact of trauma on the mind and body.
Trauma literally rewires the 🧠 brain and our physiological stress response. For example, the brain and body perceive outside “threat” differently than it would if no trauma had been experienced. We may become hyper-aware of incoming stimuli and misread the…
Read MoreThree Truths About Your Nervous System! 👀 Let’s explore…
Mind + body therapy is so important because our nervous system has a significant impact on how we experience our internal and external worlds🤔!Let’s get into it: 1. Your nervous system is constantly looking for cues of safety and danger…
Read MoreHigh Functioning Anxiety = Nervous System Dysregulation
The nervous system is directly impacted when we are operating at a high level of anxiety Essentially, it is responding and reacting to the external stressors and stimuli as if they are immediate threats. Just as it would if a…
Read MoreThe relationship between trauma and high functioning anxiety
It is still wild to me that there is a stigma when it comes to mental health! 🫤 Every other organ and bone in our body is often supported, valued and cared for when it is not doing well, so…
Read MoreHow To Calm Your Nervous System
When it comes to managing the ‘Anxious Achiever’ experience (or anxiety in general) it is critical to integrate nervous system regulation practices 😌.Anxiety activates the sympathetic nervous system state, essentially our fight/flight 😳 response. This response impacts almost the entire…
Read MoreAnxiety can be really loud at times 📣
All it cares about is keeping us safe and out of harms way. It will shout at us to “⚠️ watch out,” “be careful,” “you should stay home,” or “don’t do that!” But sometimes we need to interrupt the cycle…
Read MoreHow Anxious Are You?
Some of our favorite things to do as an ‘Anxious Acheiever’ is to think, do, and accomplish. Our minds tend to be oriented around planning, organizing, and checking things off the list 📝 . The anxiousness drives the continual cycle…
Read MoreHow long does an emotion actually last ?
8 emotions that we tend to avoid. Because let’s be honest, they create discomfort 😳. Those 8 emotions are: sadness, shame, helplessness, anger, embarrassment, disappointment, frustration, and vulnerability. And according to Harvard scientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, “it takes only…
Read MoreHave You Struggled With Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)?
Body Dysmorphic Disorder can look like: 👉 Being extremely preoccupied with a perceived flaw in appearance. 👉 A strong belief that the “flaw” makes you ugly or deformed. 👉 Frequently seeking/needing reassurance about your appearance. 👉 Constantly comparing your appearance to other people. 👉 Feeling…
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