Stress Reduction

8 Ways Trauma Can Sink Your Biz

How does trauma show up in YOUR business? It’s important understand that our response to trauma is a powerful, life-saving defense mechanism.  It is the core, instinctual and subconscious part of ourselves that keeps us safe. For our critter brain, that means status quo. No change. For business, status quo and no change means we…

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Trauma Response Is Natural – Not a Disorder

Something’s not right. My stomach is doing flip flops. My heart is racing. My breathing is fast and shallow. Trying to sit still feels like torture. I need to run. This is trauma? I am experiencing the biological response to threatening stimulus also known as trauma response. It could mean the difference between life and…

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Do This One Simple Practice to Turn Your Luck Around

Quick tips on healing trauma: Change your luck Here is a really, easy exercise to improve your luck. Raise your hand if you’ve ever said (or thought) “I have such BAD luck!”   I know I’m guilty of this myself. But I’ve turned this around. I no longer think I have bad luck no matter…

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Trauma Healing Practice: Listen to Your Body

Our bodies know how to heal, we just need to take the time to listen. They give us early warning signals -little tensions tell us it’s time to relax or you can be in bigger trouble. Spend a few minutes every day running through your body from head to toe to get in touch with…

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Defeating Imposter Syndrome

I’m stuck. Too embarrassed to move backward. Too afraid to move forward. If I curl up in a little ball, maybe nobody will notice that I don’t belong. Maybe they won’t notice that I am not smart enough, or creative enough, skilled enough, or whatever enough. If I fade into the background, just maybe I won’t be…

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