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Mar 2023
48m 14s

How Trauma Lives in the Body and Why You...

Jennifer Wallace & Elisabeth Kristof
About this episode

If you haven’t begun a journey to heal your nervous system, this episode of Trauma Rewired will convince you why NOW is the time to start.

In this episode, we’re sharing clips from season 2 that explain how trauma lives in the body and why you should heal it. By gaining a deeper understanding of what trauma does to the body, you can start to build resilience to repair the behavior patterns that aren’t serving you. 

 

Hosts Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristof also delve deep into the role of the nervous system for our overall health, and how it's affected by trauma. Plus, you’ll learn the foundations of applied neurology, including the neural exercises and tools that have helped Jennifer and Elisabeth, and their clients, make lasting change.

 

If you want to know how to regulate your nervous system, tune in today!

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

 

  • The role of the nervous system

  • Healing deficits in the nervous system

  • Why safety is crucial for healing

  • Defining the nervous system and what it means to train it

  • Uses of applied neurology

  • Protective outputs and dysregulation

  • Triggers in the brain and our responses

  • How trauma affects the brain

  • Creating new patterns in the brain

  • Dissociation and training the vagus nerve

  • Why the vagus nerve is so important

  • Understanding your unique nervous system

 

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This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique http://www.podcastboutique.com

 

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