Category: What Is/What Are

• Connecting with your intuition/body via Somatic Work – Deeper on that Fight/Flight Response

  If you’re new here, this is a long series where I am explaining somatic psych theory so people can have a better relationship with their bodies, connect with their intuition, and resource/prep themselves for trauma work. [Video version of this post here] Understanding how your nervous system works, how your body in general works, is essential…

  QueeringPsychology

  24 Apr 2023

  101 series, Applied Psych, Psych Theory, Somatic Therapy-Inspired, What Is/What Are, Whole Body

  ANS, autonomic nervous system, co-regulation, fight, fight/flight, flight, immune system, memory, nervous system, neuroception, self-regulation, sleep, SNS, socialization, somatic, somatic theory, somatic therapy, sympathetic, sympathetic nervous system

• Somatic Theory Basics: What Is the Autonomic Nervous System?

  I’m noticing more and more people on social media encouraging folks to listen to their intuition, to connect with their bodies, to build self-attunement, etc and the common question I see in response is “Ok but how? How do I do that?” I could get into the reasons why it can be so hard these…

  QueeringPsychology

  25 Feb 2023

  101 series, Applied Psych, Getting Free, Psych Theory, Somatic Therapy-Inspired, What Is/What Are

  ANS. autonomic, autonomic nervous system, community, community bulding, connection, dorsal, dorsal vagal, dorsal vagal shutdown, dorsal vagus, EMDR, fight/flight, licensed therapist, low power mode, mental health, polyvagal, polyvagal theory, psych, psychology, psychotherapy, safety, shutdown, somatic, somatic theory, somatic therapy, sympathetic, sympathetic nervous system, therapy, ventral, ventral vagal, ventral vagus, video, videos

• Parasocial Relationships

  I was interviewed by Daric L. Cottingham for Essence about parasocial relationships. Here’s the article. I loved the questions they asked so much that I was inspired to write a whole post. What are parasocial relationships? Are they normal? Parasocial relationships are one-sided, intimate-seeming relationships that admiring fans have with public figures (celebrities, politicians, royalty,…

  QueeringPsychology

  15 Feb 2023

  Education, What Is/What Are