It was 9pm and we were driving down the highway in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I was arguing with my girlfriend at the time about something as we drove and she continued to get angrier and angrier. But me? I did the sMaRt and mAtUrE thing: I took a deep breath 😮💨 Then I took another. … Continue reading
First, a warning… If you’re easily offended, DO NOT read this email (or listen to the podcast it refers to). The topics it talks about… well, let’s just say that they’re a little risqué 😈 That means simply mentioning the topics in this email is liable to ruffle some feathers – so if your feathers … Continue reading
I showed Rageheart to a friend the other day and he gave me some important feedback: Thanks for sharing the podcast links, I’ll have a listen at some point and I’ll return the favour with some more images soon. I have had a good look at RageHeart and also showed a good mate of mine … Continue reading
I waded into the kitchen last night after dinner and saw glass bottles EVERYWHERE 😳 I say “waded” because it was like wading into the ocean, except instead of water, it was a 3-foot deep “sea” of glass bottles (thankfully, the bottles were unbroken). There were glass bottles on the floor… …glass bottles on all … Continue reading
I just rolled and stretched out my sore, aching muscles with a red lacrosse ball on the back porch ⚾️ Every morning, I aim for 15 minutes. I don’t always do it… but I know if I do it at least every 4 days in 5, I’ll feel better, I’ll be more flexible (physically AND … Continue reading
Do cats think? Do trees worry? Do mountains fret over whether they’re good enough to be a sausage entrepreneur or a mother of five or an Oscar-winning actor? You can learn a lot observing nature. Just this morning, I watched one of our kittens Zeus as he ate his breakfast (trout paté, kibble and deliciously … Continue reading
In the world of nervous system healing, “regulation” is the technical term for a healthy nervous system. That’s why I keep talking about “regulating your nervous system” as the goal. However, Daily Rage Subscriber Rhiannon makes an excellent point in her reply to my email on “How I beat up the kid next door” 😯 … Continue reading
Before I discovered the world of nervous system healing, I thought I knew what it meant to relax. I’d watch Netflix or get some Pad Thai or go for a walk and sure, it was relaxing… but I don’t think I realised that this was “relaxation by distraction”. In other words, I didn’t truly relax … Continue reading
My Dad likes to tell this story from when I was a kid… At maybe 7 years old (I can’t remember it 🤷♂️), apparently I got into a fight with the next door neighbour’s kid 🥷 It was a BBQ at a family friends’ place. The adults were all on the back deck eating snags, … Continue reading
NSD is short for “nervous system dysregulation”. If you’ve got NSD, it essentially means that your nervous system is stuck ON or OFF (or both at the same time). If it’s stuck in ON (sympathetic / fight or flight) mode: You’re anxious. Angry. You rarely feel safe. You’re hyper-sensitive. You can’t focus. You can’t “come … Continue reading