Why Trauma and Nervous System Triggers Me More Than It Used To: The Expansion Phase
The first article on increased triggering described the three most common causes. This article addresses what to do with the expansion phase specifically —…
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The first article on increased triggering described the three most common causes. This article addresses what to do with the expansion phase specifically —…
The first article on progress stalling described the structure of the stall point — where the nervous system’s prediction is most certain, requiring the…
The first article on this question described why high cognitive capacity can complicate nervous system work. This article addresses specifically what helps — the…
The first article on this question established that business-context nervous system presentations are genuine — even when they look nothing like the clinical presentations…
The first article on this question described the architecture of the knowing-embodying gap. This article focuses specifically on the somatic layer — the practices…
The first article on avoidance addressed the protective function — what the avoidance is keeping safe. This article looks at the other side: the…
Much of the continuing difficulty in nervous system work comes from a timeline expectation that does not match the nervous system’s actual pace of…
The first article on this question described the behavioral evidence gap — the distance between insight work and the behavioral practice that actually updates…
If the first article on this question described the gap between insight work and behavioral evidence — and you recognized yourself in it but…
This is one of the most disorienting experiences in healing work: beginning a practice intended to improve the nervous system’s functioning, and finding that…
The professional presentation of most practitioners does not include the visible evidence of the nervous system patterns they are navigating. The published content looks…
The standard advice about trauma and nervous system healing often includes: just feel your feelings, lean into the discomfort, push through the fear, surround…