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Physical Signs You're Living in Fight Or Flight Mode Feeling bloated all the time. When your body is in fight or flight mode, it diverts blood flow away from the digestive system, leading to slower digestion, which can cause bloating. Additionally, the stress hormones released during fight or flight mode can affect the muscles in your gastrointestinal tract, leading to increased gas and discomfort.  Bruising easily. When your body is in a heightened state of stress, you releases stress hormones that can weaken blood vessels and make them more prone to breaking. This can lead to easy bruising even from minor...

If you've ever experienced stress, anxiety, or trauma in your life, you may have turned to traditional methods of healing like taking certain prescribed medication or going to talk therapy to alleviate your symptoms. But have you ever tried somatic exercises? What are somatic exercises? Somatic exercise is a form of body-centered therapy involving gentle movements that target the body's central nervous system. This kind of somatic therapy focuses on unlocking sensations and releasing repressed emotions and physical experiences by encouraging and utilizing the innate connection between the mind and body. Essentially, somatic exercises are repetitions of simple movements that can provide...

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! We understand how frustrating it can be to know you have so many of the signs and symptoms of having high cortisol levels. And we understand how even more frustarting it can be to then only have a blood test come back normal! So you are NOT alone in this feeling.  In fact, it's actually quite common to have high cortisol levels even when your blood test says you don't. But why...

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...