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Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent more than three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.

Your autonomic nervous system is responsible for the constant but mostly subconscious communication between your brain and body. When you experience stress, anxiety, or trauma, your nervous system formulates responses to keep you alive. But you can also become trapped in survival mode if you’re consistently exposed to unsafe environments, toxic relationships, or destructive thought patterns.

Resonating with the body's natural circadian rhythms, this frequency promotes relaxation and sleep readiness while enhancing the production of melatonin, the sleep hormone, while decreasing sleep latency (the time it takes to fall asleep). It's also associated with delta brainwave activity, which predominates during deep, restorative sleep stages.

This mental-rehearsal Audio Download set, the four-week guided-meditation companion program to Dr Joe Dispenza's book Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, is designed to move you from the analytical Beta brain-wave state to the state of Alpha, and develop your ability to sustain coherent brain-wave patterns.

First published in 1978, The Silva Mind Control Method has helped millions of people create better, happier, and more successful lives. Based on the extraordinary course pioneered by José Silva in the 1960s, this accessible guidebook uses meditation and visualization to help you alleviate stress, overcome bad habits and emotional insecurity, increase creativity, develop concentration, harness your dreams, and deepen your relationships

As a young, single mother, Sara Schulting Kranz discovered her path to forgiveness and healing from the scars of sexual abuse and the trauma of an unexpected divorce started with a daily practice of actively embracing the power and beauty of nature. Along the way, Sara learned a key lesson that to heal from anything you must walk through it on your own terms.

Stimulating the brain's frontal lobes, regions associated with higher cognitive functions like concentration, decision-making, and problem-solving, this frequency enhances beta wave activity in the brain, which is linked to alertness and logical thinking, making it beneficial for tasks requiring intense focus and analytical skills.

Casey Means, MD, is a Stanford-trained physician and co-founder of Levels, a health technology company that aims to reverse the world’s metabolic health crisis. She received her BA with honors and MD from Stanford, was President of her Stanford class, and has served on Stanford faculty. She trained in Head & Neck Surgery before leaving traditional medicine to devote her life to tackling the root cause of why Americans are sick. In this episode, we discuss metabolic dysfunction and how it’s at the core of chronic illness in our country. We explore the rise of diabetes, high blood pressure, ...

Ever heard of a Death Doula? In this episode we are talking with Tiff Druce as she shares the start of her journey to becoming a death doula. We get into her personal experience as an end of life caregiver for her grandmother and the challenges she faced with the healthcare system and the predatory practices she encountered, including a fake social worker trying to place her grandmother in expensive assisted living facilities. In this episode: The importance of advocating for vulnerable individuals Meaningful moments she had with her grandmother during her final weeksJourney to becoming a ...

In this month's podcast we give you a taste of all the interesting, spooky, challenging and fun discussions to come out of our recent trip to Melbourne where we spoke to historians, paranormal investigators, the owners of a haunted pub and we did a bit of dabbling in the spirit world for ourselves. It was a whirlwind tour but the experiences we had were well worth the effort. Thanks to all the amazing people who made our trip to Ballarat, Seymour, Geelong and Melbourne so productive and memorable. Stay tuned for the videos on our YouTube channel and a few pods to come from this jaunt around ...

Have you ever been drawn into O'Neill's teachings about natural remedies and holistic wellness? Does her way of using natural remedies to enhance health and well-being align with your own beliefs? This 10 books in 1 bible with more than 800 of the most effective natural remedies for the most common ailments, it's the largest encyclopedia inspired by Barbara O'Neill that has ever been created.

CARNIVORE vs ANIMAL BASED…why Paul Saladino switched and the benefits he’s seen. This is just one of many topics we cover in today’s episode as I’m joined by Dr. Paul Saladino who is very well known across all social media platforms as the animal based diet guru. Paul once only ate meat for an entire year, then switched his diet to what he follows now which includes fruits, fruit juice, honey, dairy, and even some starches. We talk about why he made the switch and what even got him into health and wellness to begin with in the first place. You may or may not know of Paul’s health ...

This episode of our animal symbolism, folklore and characteristics of animal series, A - Z, highlights the squirrel, a small to medium size rodent, found all over the world. In over 280 species. They are highly adaptable and the ground squirrel, flying squirrel and tree squirrels are the most common types. All in all, squirrels symbolize resourcefulness, preparedness, sociability, problem solving abilities, relationship building, balance and learning new skills. The squirrel is an inquisitive and clever problem solver demonstrating ingenuity and determination in finding solutions. Their ...

In this episode Dr. G talks about:Why it’s harder to date in your 40’s and beyondHer journey to be a success expert that lead into relationship expertHow to successfully use the dating apps, be intentionalSome tips on how to attract a healthy relationshipHow to have a healthy relationship through peri and menopause How to move through personal triggers that come up in the relationshipTalks about her podcast single life with Dr. GAnd so much more…Dr. Gladney's bio: Dr. Gladney - the Success Psychologist, has a Ph.D. in Instructional Psychology and Technology, specializing in human ...

Why is this groundbreaking book so important? Here's my view...00:00 Intro and Dr Mate's background02:00 A leading light in emotional trauma awareness- and his personal experience of childhood trauma03:44 Synopsis of chapters and the general direction of the book - disconnect from the self, attachment wounding, trauma is not always what we got but what we didn't get05:32 High sensitivity (SPS) and parental deficits combine, creating dis-ease , aided by a distorted (toxic) cultural milieu07:30 Brain creates patterns as adaptation but which is perceived as reality, which can create anxious ...

Practical Chakra Healing. Revitalize your life in just a few weeks, even if you're tangled in the chaos of overwhelming emotions and stress! Are you yearning for inner peace but are constantly tormented by chaotic thoughts and feelings? You are not alone. Many adults are turning to more holistic and spiritual solutions like chakra healing to harmonize mind, body and spirit. Does Chakra healing have tangible results? Or is it just another trend passing through the self-improvement industry? Let's put your worries to rest.

In this accessible and groundbreaking book - filled with the moving stories of real people medical doctor and best-selling author Gabor Maté shows that emotion and psychological stress play a powerful role in the onset of chronic illness, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, multiple sclerosis and many others, even Alzheimer's disease.

The world moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to. In this best-selling mindfulness guide - it has sold more than three million copies in Korea, where it was a number-one best-seller for 41 weeks and received multiple best book of the year awards - Haemin Sunim (which means "spontaneous wisdom"), a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher born in Korea and educated in the United States, illuminates a path to inner peace and balance amid the overwhelming demands of everyday life.

Nowadays, chronic low level diseases are prevalent everywhere you look! Something as minor as achy joints or digestive problems may point at a MUCH larger issue coming your way down the road. And when you understand there is a super highway running from the top of your head to your toes - called the Vagus Nerve- it will begin to make sense. The Vagus Nerve is one of the most misunderstood parts of our body! You see, Vagus Nerve disruptions can lead to the minor issues we listed above, just like an issue on the freeway can cause minor car accidents.

In this longer 56-minute audio, Dr. Joe walks you through Meditation 1: Changing Two Beliefs and Perceptions. After introducing the open-focus technique, he then moves you into the practice of finding the present moment. When you discover the sweet spot of the present moment and you forget about yourself as the personality you have always been, you have access to other possibilities that already exist in the quantum field.