Traumatic events are overwhelming, often shifting the entire worldview of survivors. After a traumatic incident, survivors can find themselves deeply affected by sounds, smells, places
Hypervigilance is not a mental health condition on its own, although it can be symptomatic of one. Being hypervigilant often means that people are sensitive
All healthy relationships need boundaries. Boundaries don’t mean you’re closing yourself off to your partner, friend, or parent. Instead, they suggest that you’re setting down
The most common metaphor used to describe our brains is a supercomputer. Both can crunch vast amounts of data, run on complex circuits, and transport
From the outside, it can be hard for those of us in relatively conventional relationships to understand why someone stays with an abusive partner, family
Menopause, and perimenopause, bring changes to a woman’s body with various physical symptoms, but the years leading up to it, and the transition itself, also
People often say they’re having a breakdown. The Rolling Stones even had a transatlantic hit about a girl whose 19th Nervous Breakdown was imminent, and
Coregulation lies at the heart of all human relationships. According to Polyvagal theory, it is the reciprocal sending and receiving of signals of safety. It
According to polyvagal theory, shifts in the autonomic nervous system produces three elementary states: rest-and-digest (social and safe), fight-or-flight (mobilisation) or shutdown (immobilisation). Deb Dana
Conceived by Dr Stephen Porges, neuroception describes the body scanning our environment for cues of safety or danger. It is constantly ticking below our subconscious,
