Your body has something called an ‘Autonomic Nervous System” which works as the database of every experience you’ve ever had. This system sorts these experiences into things that are either “safe, dangerous or life threatening” to your well being. If past traumas or stressful experiences didn’t get safety through regulation tools or a mutually empathic witness (someone to be there for you) in order to heal in the moment, something called ‘neuroception’ will see anything similar to that past trauma as dangerous. Neuroception then communicates to your nervous system that something is unsafe so it can go into states of fight/flight/freeze/shutdown in which you experience symptoms such as anxiety, fear, anger, agitation, hopelessness, etc. These symptoms show up in our bodies as feelings, sensations, behaviours and thoughts, all working together to keep you safe and protected. The logical part of your brain goes offline when triggered which is why you have to SHOW (through tools), NOT just tell your nervous system that you are safe. So if you are finding yourself stuck in your healing journey, or have done hours of researching - reading and studying how to heal and have seen limited progress - this is exactly why. Nervous system healing work is what’s needed to release stored trauma, regulate your nervous system, feel secure with yourself and live the full life meant for you.

THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM