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So everyone on social media is telling you that your cortisol levels are high, yet your blood work says they're normal...  If this sound like you, then let's talk about why! One thing to know about cortisol is that the amount of cortisol running through our body at any given time varies. Normally, cortisol levels are higher in the morning and lower at night. But that's not the case for everyone — and it's difficult to know how cortisol fluctuates in a specific persons body. This means that testing for it in general can be hard. And that's for two reasons: A one-time...

Feel like you didn't have a release in your somatic exercise course!? Read this! ⬇️ Not having the release you so badly craved (and deserved!) while committing yourself to somatic exercises can feel frustrating, confusing, and discouraging. But rest assured that you're absolutely not alone. The sweet spot of experiencing a release generally occurs between week three and week four of consistently doing your somatic exercises. However, it's also completely normal for people to experience a release in as little as three days of doing somatic exercises and even up to three months of doing somatic exercises. So if you're someone who hasn't...

Trauma has become an increasingly important topic in our fast-paced, stressful world.  According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 51% of women report at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. So know that you're not alone if you've experienced trauma or are on a healing journey from it. And as the awareness of what trauma is and how it effects us grows, so does the range of therapies available to those who seek support for it. The most common form of therapy in our culture — and one that you've probably heard about — is talk...

If you're one of the many who suffers from sleep problems then you're definitely not alone! One third of the adult population reports struggling with falling asleep, staying asleep, and getting a good night's sleep all-together. 🤯 And considering sleep is an important indicator of overall health and well-being, these statistics are alarming and concerning... But why are SO many of us struggling with sleep anyway!? One of the leading reasons our population struggles with falling asleep and staying asleep is stress.  And specifically, the high cortisol levels that occur in our bodies when faced with stressful situations.  Stress & High...

Your nervous system is a remarkable and intricate system that constantly works to regulate and coordinate your body's functions. And while that remarkable and intricate system is designed to function seamlessly, there are times when it can become overwhelmed. When this overwhelm happens, the nervous system can, essentially, shutdown. A nervous system shutdown can happen due to a multitude of reasons, but the one we're seeing most in younger generations now-a-days is from chronic stress. When you're chronically stressed, your body gets flooded with the stress hormone cortisol — and cortisol heavily impacts your nervous system's ability to function properly. How Chronic Stress Triggers Your...