Nervous-system
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Working With Fear Instead of Fighting It
How do you respond when you feel fear? For many of us - the first response is to recoil, pull back and avoid the scary thing. For others they might be proud of their ability to push through - to...
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Moving Through Acute Pain - A Different Approach
A few days ago I woke up with a sore upper back. I have been doing a lot of plastering recently to finish off my strawbale house and my back was starting to complain about it. In fact, it was becoming...
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Why Some People Feel Effortless to Be With (And Others Drain You)
Have you noticed how being around some people is incredibly draining. While with others it is really uplifting? With some people you feel hollow inside and when you leave their presence you need to go...
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If You’re Tired of Hurting, Read This- The Missing Piece in Chronic Pain Recovery
Are you experiencing ongoing pain? Maybe your back is hyper-sensitive and gets tweaked easily. Or maybe there's a particular part of the movement of your shoulder that you can feel yourself bracing...
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The Real Reason Your Body Feels Stiff and Sore — and What Actually Helps
A man told me the other day that wherever you press on his body, the muscles will be sore. He seemed bewildered. He clearly didn't like feeling that way, but he didnt know what to do about it. He was...
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When Your Partners Words Feel Like an Attack
Have you ever had your partner say something to you, which seemed like they were attacking you? Maybe you felt criticised or "made wrong" for something. It could have been the words, the...
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Beyond Rehab - Growing Your Capacity After Injury
I once entered a martial arts tournament and came away with an injury to my hand. 12 months later my knuckle still hurt every time I moved it. Every time I knocked it on something I would feel...
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Why Sitting at a Computer Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Posture
Do you ever catch yourself - maybe in a mirror or just through felt sense - with your shoulders rounded forward? Or notice your head is jutted forward, as though you were looking closely at a computer...
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Gentle Honesty - The Art of Speaking Truth Without Breaking Connection
You want to be honest. You really do. You value openness, depth, and truth. But when it comes to saying what’s really going on for you, your throat tightens, your chest contracts, and suddenly… the...
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How to remain connected when you're triggered in a partnership
One of the biggest struggles I see with couples is that they find themselves in a state where they are "triggered" and then they are no-longer operating from their full-self that can see the...
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