Trauma Patterns and our Physiology
Dec 13, 2021
As you age, working with trauma patterns becomes more and more important. Especially if you’re an ambitious, high performing person who wants to, and indeed IS doing BIG stuff in the world!
Why? 
For most of us, our bodies move into trauma patterns unconsciously when we are young, adapting to both big and little stressors.
These stressors, if not dealt with properly, create changes in our cellular function, nervous system and DNA - but young bodies are naturally faster at keeping up with the oxidative stress.
But as we move into adulthood and beyond, The physical energy required to push the patterns away or avoid them takes an increasing toll on your cells and biological functions, as well as your executive functioning.
Meaning your body needs more and more energy to do the same things, and the pushing and avoiding becomes less and less available - and can show up in ways you wouldn’t expect (including chronic illness, brain fog, brain inflammation and more)...
Life is Always Calling us Forward
Dec 13, 2021
Struggle. Talent. Art. Performance. Trauma.Working with high performers who are talented, gifted and skillful - helping them on their healing journey - PLUS my own fascination with work and what it means for us as humans (hello Generator 5/2 Human Design) always has me thinking about these things.
The pain of life and its relationship to our work.
The age-old idea seems to be true that most of our gifts emerge initially from a place of pain or need. This is why I believe we adore superheroes - mostly mere mortals whose powers were born through tragedy or pain.
What I am particularly interested as a healing and alignment coach to excellent people who love to excel, contribute and succeed - people who feel CALLED to a certain work in the world - is how we can evolve our relationship to the work we do.
Acknowledging that much of the birth of talents and gifts happened in the dark places.
Because what I see happen over and over is that the gift saves us when it’s...
Are our Patterns really Mental?
Dec 13, 2021
Most of our patterns are not mental 
This is especially true with patterns that are frustrating, confusing, chaotic, painful or difficult for you to change (ahem… 
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t r a u m a)There are mental COMPONENTS to patterns.
And indeed it helps to conceptualize them sometimes or to change our thinking about the pattern itself.
For example - if you have a pattern which you believe cannot change, it will help to slowly shift your idea to the possibility that it might or could potentially change.
But for the most part, our patterns live inside us in ways that are initially beyond our conscious control until we can get into the body to initiate an opening.
That’s why when you become aware of something it doesn’t immediately change.
Because there are physiological & biological (physical) as well as spiritual components to the patterns we carry with us - both good and bad.
When you’re wanting to change a pattern there are a couple things to look at:
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I've Been Thinking about Hard Work...
Dec 13, 2021
Been thinking about hard work.
I believe in hard work, there’s nothing wrong with it.
I actually kind of like it.
Actually I really like it.
I like producing things and making things.
It feels good to produce and I don’t believe that is inherently wrong at all.
I also believe in ease and flow.
Been thinking about hard work.
I believe in hard work, there’s nothing wrong with it.
I actually kind of like it.
Actually I really like it.
I like producing things and making things.
It feels good to produce and I don’t believe that is inherently wrong at all.
I also believe in ease and flow.
I don’t think these things are mutually exclusive.
I think hard work does build character, i think it pulls things out of us, and I think it is a form of service to the global community and our greater purpose. I especially love doing challenging work in collaboration - like screenwriting for example - hashing out details of a story with another writer and...
[PODCAST EPISODE 70] - EASE, FLOW & HARD WORK
Dec 09, 2021
This week’s podcast episode is about the seeming contradiction between the “ease and flow” paradigm and the “hard work” paradigm.
In the online and personal development space these two “camps” seem to be miles away from each other. In reality, I believe they are more closely related than they seem.
In this episode, I share how I reconcile these two paradigms that seem to contradict each other. I also talk about how it all connects to your trauma healing and alignment journey as a high performer, entrepreneur and/or leader.
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[PODCAST EPISODE 69] - ACCEPTING THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
Dec 01, 2021
Accepting the Impact of Childhood Trauma
Accepting the impact of trauma is the most important step in the healing journey:
What Does it mean to accept the impact of trauma?
To become aware of and address the longstanding physical, emotional and mental effects of traumatic experiences. To make the journey back into the body and begin the process of discharging chronic stress so the body can move itself into a state of repair and regeneration.
I have worked with A LOT of high performers. And one thing I have noticed is that accepting the impact of trauma is VERY challenging. I experienced this myself early in my healing journey. There’s a protective denial that unconsciously forms around the pain of the past.
And we unconsciously look away from these painful, shocking or terrorizing experiences that have happened to us. This is partly because this deep understanding of trauma and what it actually IS is very new - it’s very cutting edge. And so...
Human Design and Alignment
Nov 26, 2021
As a generator (Human Design) understanding what I specifically am here to build has been such an incredible journey and has really transformed my relationship to my work.
I have always loved work, excellence, ambition and achievement. I am a nature loving spiritual woman who will whip out a healing prayer in our coaching session, AND I love work, the heat of ambition, business and goals and success. I love entrepreneurship, and advancement and innovation.
To me, work, when stripped down to its purest form is a sacred contribution we make to the world. We didn’t come here to do nothing. We came here to create, make things, make magic and collaborate with others.
Greatness is in each of us (yes I absolutely believe that!!!!)
Lately my work flow has taken on a life of its own.
I have a 1-1 practice, a certification school, and a mastermind which I currently run. I’m also writing LOTS of stuff (Book of Healing Prayers, memoir, screenwriting) And yet, what I...
Freedom from Survival
Nov 26, 2021
Speak these words over your life and family with a hand on your heart or tummy (or both) and take them into your beingThis is an excerpt from the FREEDOM FROM SURVIVAL CLEARING PRAYER we are doing tomorrow inside SUPERNOVA.
I am always writing new healing prayers as they come through me, to address the needs of my clients and the healing of humanity needs as a collective body.
The spiritual hunger in the Western world is massive, and I believe our survival stress around money has a lot to do with this deep need for spiritual nourishment.
We simply cannot expect to neglect our bodies and spirits and feel prosperous at the same time.
Tomorrow’s SUPERNOVA call is all about Embodied Prosperity, with a section on your nervous system and prosperity. I will be going through the different nervous system states and how the body holds patterns and becomes dependent on these states. These patterns have a direct impact on our financial health. Whether you are making 1m per...
You are a Divine Being!
Nov 26, 2021
The human body is a miracle...
You are a divine being.
I simply refuse to subscribe to the idea that all the ailments and issues plaguing our modern world are random.
It's not how nature works.
There is rhythm. There is harmony. There is a system in place.
We once knew this, but we have forgotten.
And now, The Divine and all of nature is asking us to remember - showing us clues.
The human body is nature & spirit. When your body receives what it needs, it will work for you.
It will move into healing and repair.
Deep Healing is not about fixing what is wrong, but about remembering what is right. And coming back into harmony with that rightness which exists inside of you already!
When we can re-shape this paradigm, the landscape of health will change radically (This is why I created my certification school, @embodiedhealingsystems - waitlist link in bio).
Healing is not just possible - it is what you are designed to do.
Remember. Remember. Remember.
Healing Starts with You
Nov 26, 2021
As I often say - Healing is my life’s work!
I organize my life around my own healing and alignment - I don’t try to fit my healing and alignment into the life my ego thinks it wants!
That means I put my spiritual and nervous system health first, above all else. This is a practice I have cultivated during over 12 years of the healing journey. Now, I know my system so well, I can give it exactly what it needs all the time. I know how to tend to myself.
When you sign up for the healing journey, you are signing up for a new way of life. To heal at the nervous system and spiritual level, you don’t just do some patchwork on the top layers of your life.
To embark on this journey, you are reclaiming yourself - your soul sovereignty and opting out of the status quo. Which is great - because the status quo is not working and makes us sick!
When you heal your life, you are devoting yourself to a life of optimal health and repair. A life of coming back into harmony...
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