💎 Save this quick tool & use it when you feel anxious or dysregulated this week 💎. December can be a traumatic time for many people. We are “supposed” to feel safe, happy, and comforted by the family around us. But what if we’ve experienced trauma? What if we have had a death in the family? What if we are sick and just not feeling ourselves? You don’t have to be anything that you’re not. So… if you’re feeling sick or chronic symptoms today, you may be asking yourself: “Why am I so fatigued? “Why do I have pain with no obvious root cause?” “Why am I constantly experiencing hypervigilance?” My answer: there could be a miscommunication happening between the brain & body. The hypothalamus is the part of your brain responsible for regulating several bodily functions, including appetite, sleep, temperature, metabolism, and growth. Chronic stress causes an increase in overall cortisol output and sustained activation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis, which can result in a drastically reduced ability to cope with stress...and a laundry list of symptoms. ⚠️You may know this as “adrenal fatigue.” It’s not—it’s HPA axis dysregulation. This same part of the brain becomes activated when we experience positive emotions, like gratitude, flooding our brains with the feel-good chemical dopamine. It’s our thoughts that inform our emotions, and our emotions trigger physical sensations in the body. When we make slight shifts to our focus, we alter our neurochemistry in a way that helps build resilience in the face of traumatic & stressful events. Positive rumination is associated with cyclical & repetitive thoughts centering on what’s going WELL, similar to how negative rumination involves repetitively focusing on what’s going wrong. 🥰It causes feel-good neurochemicals to remain in the body longer, promoting HPA axis balance that can lead to changes in chronic symptoms. You can start today. Reset is our 7-day introductory course that helps people move INTO a state of rest-and-digest, giving you a taste of brain retraining. Start this week for just $15. More at the 🔗 in my bio.
#s#somatichealinga#autoimmunewellnessb#brainretraining#i#inflammationrelieff#fightflightfreezef#fightorflightm#mastcellactivationdisorderc#chronicfatiguewarriorn#neuroplasticitye#epigeneticsp#potssyndromes#spooniecommunityl#lymediseasetreatmentp#parasympathetica#autonomicnervoussystemv#vagusnerveanxietywarrior