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If you don't find community and joy in the holiday season, know that you're not alone in feeling this way. The holidays can be a challenging time, and that's particularly true if you’re a survivor of trauma. Here are some reasons you don't like the holidays as a trauma survivor: Family Dynamics For some trauma survivors, their trauma may be related to family members or family dynamics. And since the holidays often involve spending time with family, this makes it incredibly difficult for survivors who've experienced trauma within their family. Expectations & Pressure The holidays often come with a lot of...

If you have kids or toddlers who have BIG meltdowns because they struggle with their BIG feelings, remember that you're not doing anything wrong. Temper tantrums are a completely normal behavior for kids of all ages to exhibit. But they can also be overwhelming, overstimulating, and can leave you feeling helpless. Which is why understanding why those temper tantrums happen is the first step in empowering you with tools of how approach them. Why Do Kids Have Temper Tantrums And Emotional Meltdowns? Emotional meltdowns aren't intentional misbehavior — they're the only way your child knows how to release what they're feeling. During your...

Experiencing stress and trauma can be overwhelming — but living with chronic stress and unhealed trauma can be life-changing. And that chronic stress and unhealed trauma can lead to a dysregulated and overloaded nervous system that can turn into years, and even decades, of mental health issues, physical pain, and behavioral changes. What's the importance of the nervous system anyway? The nervous system is the body's communication and control center, coordinating almost everything you do, think, and feel. It's divided into two main components: the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The Central Nervous System (CNS) includes the brain (where we think,...

If you haven’t been able to lose weight from your stomach no matter how hard you try, it probably has nothing to do with how many sit ups you’re doing OR what you’re eating. 🤯 Not being able to lose weight from your stomach is actually a sign your body has been producing too much cortisol for a long period of time. Cortisol is the body’s stress hormone, and gets released by the adrenal glands when your body enters fight or flight mode — which is the nervous system’s response to any sort of physical threat (seeing a choking baby)...

Guest Blog By Iyémote, Tasha Ina Church ESDP, owner of ElleLiveAction Aloha! If you’re reading this, my guess is that you’ve survived something that shook you, shattered a piece of your life, and possibly made you feel broken. I started searching for Empowerment and healing at 17 years old and have tried a multitude of ways to make that happen. It was exhausting, lonely, and exasperating. I wanted to give up a million times over and, sometimes, did, but I’d always make my way back to myself and my mission. It’s hard being a survivor; it’s challenging living when it...