Before Emily started working with her nervous system and survival response, she was clinically depressed and anxious. She had regular panic attacks. She hated her life. In fact, she was so miserable and unhappy that she considered killing herself numerous times š³ It got so bad that she had to quit her corporate job in … Continue reading
Late last year, Adyashatmypants and I got hit with Covid-19. Fever, body aches, insomnia, brain fog and more. It sucked š¢ However, we were back to normal in 1-2 weeks š„³ Thanks to the inflammation triggered by Covid-19, our bodies healed themselves in a relatively short period of time š Thatās the thing with inflammation: … Continue reading
Nor is your depression, trouble sleeping or that icky sticky imposter syndrome feeling. This is one of my favourite things about the nervous system framework. I used to blame myself for my various āissuesā. I thought Iād somehow failed. That I was broken. But once I understood the mechanics of the nervous system survival response … Continue reading
Spanish is jiu jitsu is ballet is gardening is knitting is building houses is programming is writing is hiking is snowboarding is cooking is overcoming anxiety and depression is nervous system work is tantric sex and full body orgasms that shake the walls of the house and make your neighbours call the cops. The point … Continue reading
Itās simple advice. Just be here now. Donāt think. Donāt imagine anything. Just be here now. And yetā¦ Itās incredibly difficult, is it not? Look at how most people live. Itās ALL about distractions. Itās as if the entire world is designed simply to distract us from whatās happening right now. Thinking is simply the … Continue reading
Itās like youāre in a constant fog. You can hear fineā¦ ā¦but you have trouble listening. You know what to sayā¦ ā¦but you canāt quite say it. Itās not fear thatās holding you backā¦ ā¦but rather that your body (and everything in it) is just frozen. Maybe it feels like youāre having one of those … Continue reading
ā¦my friend Marianne sent me the following message after yesterdayās email and it was so good that I had to share it with you: You crack me up hahaha. Just in case you needed more information about butt plugsā¦ā¦ š¤£ Attached to Marianneās message was a photo of, you guessed it, a butt plug. However, it was … Continue reading
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in Thailand at the time. Chiang Mai to be exact (aka. Northern Thailandā¦ the foothills of the Himalayas). Luscious jungles, refreshing waterfalls and motorbikes that I drove wayyyyyy too fast through the mountains š¬ Like every human being ever, I was trying to make my life … Continue reading
Have you ever seen a cheetah chase down a gazelle in the wild? It’s wild (pun intended). It’s also a fantastic look at how humans have evolved to respond to threats… as well as why we wind up with anxiety, depression, negative thoughts and so much more. Bob the gazelle grazes in the African savannah. … Continue reading