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Nov 2024
13m 26s

The Nervous System and Trauma Recovery

KINA PENELOPE
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This video offers an introduction to how our nervous systems get impacted by complex trauma, what a damaged nervous system means for mental health, and how somatic healing fits in to trauma recovery! 
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