We've all heard of PTSD for veterans or car accidents but did you know that your own Mommy nervous system has been affected by legit traumatic experiences also?
Trauma is not about what happened but how you responded to it internally.
If you feel triggered throughout your day, you are experiencing a nervous system response that is understandable and with brain science on our side, we can actually reprogram our minds and bodies to react differently in the future.
Leah Davidson is the stress, burn out, and resilience coach and she has a professional background in healing traumatic brain injuries.
Every human on this planet experiences trauma. Our brains are designed to keep us safe and if we interpret a situation as unsafe, we will remember that so that we can stay safe in the future. This is an amazing and useful function of our brain but in our modern world, it can get overused.
Listen in to today's episode where Leah gives us practical takeaways of how we can start calming ourselves so that we can more effectively model this for our kids and help them co-regulate to learn these useful skill also.
Leah Davidson is a Certified Life Coach, Professional Resilience Coach and Consultant. She is also a registered Speech Language Pathologist and has spent over two decades working in the area of traumatic brain injury and cognitive communication. Leah has acquired extensive training and certifications in various areas such as polyvagal theory, neuroplasticity, Pain Reprocessing Therapy, EFT, and Breathwork. She is the host of the Building Resilience Podcast and the creator of Advanced Training for Nervous System Resilience, designed for coaches and helping professionals. Leah's coaching expertise lies in resolving and preventing burnout, stress, and compassion fatigue. She empowers individuals to regulate their nervous system, manage their mindset, and cultivate resilience so that they can lead a life filled with joy and purpose. Leah lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her husband Rob and they have a blended family with 5 children. She loves to learn, grow, hike, read, travel and spend time with friends and family. You can find her on instagram and Facebook at @leahdavidsonlifecoaching and her website is www.leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com
