In this episode with neuroscientist, author, momma, and doula Dr. Greer Kirshenbaum, we...
- discuss nurture and the science of how nurture actually has the capability to prevent trauma
- talk about how the infant brain is wired and how both nature and nurture play crucial roles; it's not one or the other
- tenderly explore parenting regret, mom guilt, and "I didn't know what I didn't know" when it comes to raising children
- discuss why quality of nurturing is more important than quantity of nurturing
- share why trauma prevention is where our focus must be as the collective mental health crisis gets worse
- discuss the worsening mental health crisis even in the face of people getting more therapy and having more awareness of their trauma and nervous systems
- talk about the high level of support all parents need to nurture their babies
- explore how systems of capitalism and patriarchy condition us to pathologize our children's normal human emotions and needs
- shift the conversation from "what's wrong with my baby and me?" to "what about my child's environment needs to change so they are set up for a gentler, more regulated adolescence and adulthood?"
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NEW WORKSHOP!
Join me on 6/14 for UN-TRIGGERED: a workshop to explore, face, and overcome triggers and emotional flashbacks through the lens of the limbic brain and the autonomic nervous system
In UN-TRIGGERED, you will learn...
- how to be aware of when we’re triggered
- what’s going on in our limbic systems (survival brain) when we’re triggered
- why your brain and nervous system don’t know that what triggers you is actually in the past, and you’re just reacting in the present moment
- all 4 trauma responses, their unconscious reactions, and how to make conscious choices when you meet those trauma responses with awareness
- why literally anything has the potential to be a trigger
- changing how we relate to our sensations and to our bodies, whether you lean more toward “hypoaroused” or “hyperaroused”
- primary and secondary nervous system states
- the differences between healthy nervous system responses and dysregulated responses
- how our triggers can lead us into deeper self-love, self-trust, and consciousness if we allow them to
- the difference between being dysregulated and being triggered
- what I personally believe about trigger warnings on social media
In his book The Body Keeps the Score, Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk writes, “The bottom line is that the threat-perception system of the brain has changed, and people’s physical reactions are dictated by the imprint of the past.”
In UN-TRIGGERED, I will hold you in a safe and loving container to explore your own reactions that are dictated by the past. Join UN-TRIGGERED for $77.
