Stress vs Overwhelm, and Why Stress Management Is Not Working
Stress vs overwhelm are not the same thing. Understanding the freeze response.
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Oxytocin and Safety, the Missing Piece in Healing
Oxytocin and safety explain why habits are so hard to change.
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Why Nervous System Safety Comes Before Healing
Nervous system safety comes before healing. Why food and breathwork alone are not enough if your body feels under threat.
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What If You’re Exactly Where You’re Meant to Be?
Trying to get rid of painful thoughts and feelings is like Sisyphus pushing his boulder up the hill.
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Thriving Through the Teen Years and Beyond
A letter written by a teenage sister to her brother, shared in the hope it helps someone who needs to read it.
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Optimising Brain Health
What an optimal diet for the brain looks like, and what being fat adapted means for your brain and body.
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Ketogenic Diets for Mental Health
Notes from the first session of Dr Georgia Ede’s course on ketogenic diets for mental health, and the safety myths.
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The Old Man and the Starfish
When the road ahead seems overwhelming, focus on what is right in front of you, one person and one starfish at a time.
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Going Back to the Old Cupboard, and Why Old Habits Return
Going back to an old habit does not mean you are broken. It is an old brain pathway, and the urge is not the problem, our reaction to it is.
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Pause Before You Speak
One offhand comment to a child can last a lifetime. Why we need to pause before we speak, especially around food and weight.
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Emotions Are What Makes Us Who We Are
We do not have to fix or distract ourselves from our feelings. Tracey McBeath on trusting your inner wisdom.