What is a Polyvagal Therapist and How Can They Help You?
Wondering what a polyvagal therapist is? This guide explains how they use the science of the nervous system to help clients heal from trauma
top of page
Therapy
Info on therapy standards and breakdowns on good therapy versus bad therapy.
Feb 3, 20234 min read
What you're getting wrong in trauma recovery
Therapists, coaches and "self-healers" ignore one crucial aspect in trauma recovery and it could end up being disastrous and retraumatizing.
Jan 30, 20234 min read
I'm a therapist and I was wrong about trauma recovery
When I first learned the Polyvagal Theory and the autonomic aspects of trauma recovery, I got something wrong...
Jun 1, 20224 min read
Just You. No ego, no shadow, no parts... / SNB 149 poster and show notes
It's just you. No ego, no parts, no shadow. Show notes and poster for episode 149.
May 7, 20223 min read
When therapy clients say “I’m good”
with teen clients comes “I’m fine” or “I’m good” or even “It’s Gucci” (barf btw) when I ask them how they’re doing at the beginning of a s..
Mar 4, 20226 min read
Therapy retraumatization
Therapy is supposed to be a place where people can go to work through emotional or cognitive obstacles. Sadly, clients sometimes find...
Feb 7, 20225 min read
Be patient. Getting Unstuck Takes Time.
Reminder - Be patient! I am willing to bet that you're more than a bit frustrated or anxious with your process of getting unstuck...
Jan 10, 20223 min read
Safety Cue Dependency? / SNB 135 quotes & show notes
In this episode, I discuss what safety cues are and how to help therapy clients develop the ability to notice and savor them...
Jan 10, 20224 min read
"That's Bulls**t" - Trauma & the Body?
We were never taught what "trauma lives in the body" actually means in therapy school.
Feb 25, 20214 min read
Normalization
Normalization doesn't really fix the issue. But it does help to make sense of it.
bottom of page