First Question to Regulate Your Nervous System—Deb Dana | Dr. Aimie Apigian

Описание: How Does Your Nervous System Influence Your Everyday Life?

This conversation with my colleague Deb Dana focused on the nervous system - and how it responds to trauma through cues inside and out. Finding tiny moments of safety, called glimmers is the key! Partnering with our system allows choice.

Explore the effects of neuroception and your nervous system's responses in this discussion.

This video is an excerpt from my Biology of Trauma® podcast episode titled "Navigating the Grief Journey: The Polyvagal Way To Become an Active Operator of Your Nervous System"

Click here to listen to the full podcast: https://bit.ly/4bNqRrH

Discover the subtle yet powerful ways our body communicates with us through neuroception and how you can harness this knowledge for better health.

Here’s what you’ll learn in the full podcast episode: https://bit.ly/4bNqRrH

The three organizing principles of the nervous system and how they influence our unique way through grief
What not to ask someone who is grieving
How to recognize when others are uncomfortable with your grief?
How to become an active operator of your nervous system by asking this one key question.
The surprising equation our nervous system uses to create our grief reactions
The critical role of identifying cues of safety and danger in our inside, outside, and between pathways.
Why dysregulation is a normal response and the key to returning to regulation.
The profound impact of our preexisting state on the grief response.
The most important thing to provide your nervous system during times of grief.
The unique challenges caregivers face in the grieving process
How to make gentle transitions during grief by accessing this specific type of energy.
The role of glimmers in grief

This video will deepen your understanding of the nervous system's role in emotional health and offer practical tips to align with its needs effectively. Perfect for anyone looking to enhance their emotional resilience and overall well-being.

Here’s what you’ll learn in the full podcast episode: https://bit.ly/4bNqRrH


Helpful Links:

Where To Start:
When you are ready to take those steps with me, I invite you to join me for your Foundational Journey a 6-week journey into your nervous system through guided somatic and parts exercises. An online course I lead with 10-minute daily exercises on your own, a new one every day (42 exercises), and a live daily group meeting for 30 minutes to do the same exercise as a group to learn from each other and experience it being guided live. https://bit.ly/3QOdoIt

Guides:
Essential Sequence - walks you through the 3 states, has an image, and the process of working with our dorsal vagal state, or stored trauma in the body, safely through an essential sequence of 3 steps. https://bit.ly/45hkL0q

Related Podcasts:
Unlocking the Role of Disguised Grief in Health: We are oftentimes holding grief that is not readily apparent. Delve deeper into the idea of disguised or hidden grief and how it impacts health. https://bit.ly/47pPvwu

Recognizing and Overcoming the Freeze Response with Irene Lyon, Part 1: The freeze response and the grieving process so often go hand in hand. Learn how to recognize the freeze response and how to move beyond it in this episode. https://bit.ly/3KqiTbY

What is My "Why?" with Alex Howard, Part 1: Grief can shake up our fundamental beliefs and perceptions about life. Regaining a sense of “why” can be an important part of the grieving process. https://bit.ly/3wX6MQR


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