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How to Give Yourself Permission to Feel Your Feelings
Season 1 Episode 186
The third step in my Top-Down Self-Regulation Openers is giving yourself permission to feel your feelings. Learn to build on validation, normalizatio…
3 years, 1 month ago
Emotional Normalization and How it Helps in Trauma Recovery
Season 1 Episode 185
Emotional normalization is the process of making sense of your emotions based on your life context, which can help alleviate emotional dysregulation.…
3 years, 1 month ago
What Validation is and How it Connects to Trauma Recovery
Season 1 Episode 184
I teach you what validation is, how to validate yourself and how it connects to trauma in this video. I also discuss why validation might be difficul…
3 years, 2 months ago
5 Practical Tips for Managing Anxiety in Your Daily Life
Season 1 Episode 183
Struggling with anxiety? You're not alone! Join me as I reveal the 5 best FREE tips to combat anxiety and enjoy a stress-free life. From understandin…
3 years, 2 months ago
How Positive Affirmations Might be Making Things WORSE
Season 1 Episode 182
You might be using positive affirmations in your self-development, and that's great. Buuuut it also might be making this worse! I talk about this wit…
3 years, 2 months ago
AI answered my questions about trauma recovery and shocked me.
Season 1 Episode 181
This is a full-on AI episode! I chat with Chat GPT, an AI program, about the polyvagal theory and trauma recovery. Surprisingly, the AI accurately de…
3 years, 2 months ago
How your thoughts are preventing your trauma recovery
Season 1 Episode 180
What is under your thoughts? Your Polyvagal state, emotions, sensations and impulses are more significant than your thoughts. I make the case in this…
3 years, 3 months ago
3 Tips to Reduce Fear During Trauma Work
Season 1 Episode 179
I have three tips for you to reduce your fear of working on your stuck defensive state. Fear might be a significant obstacle for you, something that …
3 years, 3 months ago
I was desperate & agreed to spend $9k
Season 1 Episode 178
My family was in a financial upheaval and I got so desperate I agreed to spend $9,000, which I soon after deeply regretted. Desperation can bring us …
3 years, 3 months ago
Reduce your shame, blame and judgment with the Polyvagal Theory
Season 1 Episode 177
If you're struggling with shame, blame or judgment, this is a good place to start. It might be too early to feel your feelings or to "sit with it". I…
3 years, 3 months ago