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What if a 'crash' was actually the freeze response?

Seeing chronic symptoms through a nervous system lens and 3 of my favourite ways to ‘defrost’ or come out of a freeze response. If you’ve...

Feel like you're doing healing 'wrong'?

That's how it feels a lot of the time when you experience chronic illness, but I hope this gives you some comfort... It can feel like you...

I know living with chronic illness is hard – I see you.

Here are a couple of things I want you to remember. Navigating the healing path through chronic illness isn't easy. You need to be......

Regulating your nervous system isn't a science.

It's more of a dance. And here's why it matters if you're living with chronic illness. Like dancing, nervous system regulation is a...

Do you have a highly sensitive nervous system?

It can be a pain in the ass I know, but don’t forget there are perks too – here are four of them. Having a sensitive nervous system can...

Can nervous system regulation be fun?

Nervous system regulation doesn’t have to be all ‘work’. There are so many 'tools' out there to help you regulate your nervous system......

Is finding a cure for your chronic illness the goal?

What if rather than an end goal, it was about maximising your experience of life each day and seeing where it takes you? I am not healed....

How do actually rest when you experience chronic illness?

When you experience chronic illness, you might be familiar with associating rest with danger, meaning that rather than truly resting,...

What if you stopped saying STOP to chronic symptoms?

When you experience chronic illness, it can help to think of symptoms as friendly messages, guides, gifts in some small way. Do you get...

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