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Tying it all together: Healing the Nervous System and Moving Beyond Trauma

By Leah Martinson / April 21, 2025

We’ve journeyed through the essentials of the Nervous system, uncovered the power of the vagus nerve, and delved into the varied landscape of trauma responses. Now, let’s bring it all…

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Decoding Trauma Responses: Understanding, Calming, and Moving Forward

By Leah Martinson / April 7, 2025

Trauma can feel like this huge, looming concept, something that happened in the past but still somehow shows up in the present, influencing how we react to everyday stressors. The…

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From Understanding the Nervous System to Embracing Trauma: A Deeper Dive into Healing

By Leah Martinson / March 19, 2025

Over the past few posts, we’ve explored the incredible orchestration of our nervous system and how it processes stress. But there’s another layer to the conversation that’s crucial to our…

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Vagus Nerve 101: Going Beyond the Basics for Deeper Calm and Resilience

By Leah Martinson / March 3, 2025

If you read my Nervous System 101 post, you learned that the autonomic nervous system has two main branches: the sympathetic (fight-or-flight) and the parasympathetic (rest-and-digest). Nestled within that parasympathetic…

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Nervous System 101: Understanding Our Body’s Stress Response and How Breathwork Can Help

By Leah Martinson / February 17, 2025

Our bodies are wired for survival, constantly scanning for anything that might disrupt our well-being. This sophisticated alert system, better known as our nervous system, can get a bit overloaded…

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Understanding Shame: How It Manifests, Impacts Us, and Building Resilience

By Leah Martinson / February 3, 2025

Shame. It’s a word that carries weight, often whispered but rarely spoken about openly. Yet, shame is an experience we all face at some point in our lives. It’s universal,…

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Conscious Connected Breathing – A Pathway to Deeper Self-Understanding and Connection

By Leah Martinson / January 13, 2025

In the frenetic pace of our daily lives, it’s easy to lose touch with our true selves. We get caught up in the demands of work, relationships, and the constant…

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Embracing the New Year with Self-Compassion, Not Self-Fixing

By Leah Martinson / December 30, 2024

As the new year approaches, it’s easy to get swept up in the tide of resolutions, fresh starts, and planning out how to make life better. We hear the familiar…

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The power of setting boundaries

By Leah Martinson / December 16, 2024

In the hustle and bustle of life, it’s easy to overlook the importance of setting boundaries—both with ourselves and with others. However, boundaries are not only essential for maintaining our…

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Transforming Holiday Financial Stress Through Mindful Thinking

By Leah Martinson / December 9, 2024

As the holiday season approaches, many of us find ourselves caught in the whirlwind of gift shopping, decorating, and planning festive gatherings. bbWhile this time of year is often filled…

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