Author: QueeringPsychology
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Somatic Series: Stillness and Awe
We’ve spent the last 2 posts covering times when your autonomic nervous system (ANS) activates 2 parts at the same time to help you handle situations that are emotionally complex. Our 1st example was Play and how our ventral vagus collaborates with our sympathetic nervous system to help you enjoy the high energies and emotional…
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Somatic Series: Freeze and Fawn
Check out the previous part where I explained how and why 2 parts of your autonomic nervous system (ANS) might want to collaborate and be active at the same time, using Play as my 1st example. But enough fun and games, let’s talk about 2 more times when your ANS realizes unconsciously (aka happening so…
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Somatic Series: Play and Why It’s Important
Welcome back to my blog and video series where I’m helping people connect with their intuition, map their nervous systems, develop a solid, healthy relationship with their bodies, and build stronger community using somatic psych theory. Video version of this post here. Here are the basics of the autonomic nervous system – the starting point…
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Connecting with your intuition/body via Somatic Work – More on the Ventral Vagus
This is the next part of the long series where I explain how to use somatic psych theory t0 improve your relationship with your body, connect with your intuition, and prepare yourself for trauma work. Thanks for coming back! [Video version Part 1 and Part 2] Here is the basics of the autonomic nervous system…
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Connecting with your intuition/body via Somatic Work – More on the Dorsal Vagus
And we’re back to this long series where I’m breaking down how to use somatic psych theory to help people improve their relationship with their bodies, connect with their intuition, and prepare themselves for trauma work. Welcome back! Here is the basics of the autonomic nervous system – the starting point to having a better understanding of the…
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The “Side Effects” of Healing [Video Transcription]
This is not officially part of my somatic series, but they’re related like cousins. I wanted to quickly talk about some “side effects” of healing somatically that I’ve noticed in my clinical work with clients and in my own personal journey. Here’s a link to the video. I couldn’t make a video without making sure the information also…
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MHC4OC – How You Can Support Free Therapy for Black People!
Wait? What is MHC4OC Again? Mental Health Counseling for Our Communities is my private practice where I am providing free trauma-focused, somatic therapy for Black people. June 1st is the 1st anniversary of the practice! Time flies right? I’m going to be starting a fundraising campaign in May leading up to the anniversary month in June.…
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Somatic Theory Basics – ANS Overview with Daniel Siegel’s Hand Model [VIDEO & TRANSCRIPTION]
This next piece is a video where I re-explain information, covering the overview of the autonomic nervous system from a new angle, using Daniel Siegel’s Hand Model of the Brain. I’m intentionally taking my time to cover this information to make sure it is clear as possible. Learning your own autonomic nervous system is literally…