From PregnancyTok to FitTok, there's really no end to the weird (yet often wonderful) scroll holes that you can find yourself falling into on TikTok. But a surprise corner of the social media platform ...
Somatic exercises can come with a lot of benefits, but these are the risks and expert tips you should keep in mind. Dr. Valerie Cholet is a Professor of Kinesiology. She earned her doctorate at Penn ...
Okay, quick show of hands: who else is finding life just a teensy tiny little bit ~stressful~ right now? From the heavy news cycle to the cost of living crisis, we (and our nervous systems) are all ...
“Will I ever get an apology or acknowledgment from my parents?” many clients ask. This is a tough question to answer, and one that often gets us stuck in our healing. Many of my clients still hold out ...
TAMPA (Bloom)- Host of the nationally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom, Gayle Guyardo was joined by Suzanne Gunderson, a somatic wellness specialist as well as fertility coach and author ...
Trauma has a significant impact on the body. It sensitizes the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which is the area of the brain responsible for our body’s central stress response system. The ...
Some people shake when doing a difficult type of exercise, but at one studio in Madison Wisconsin, they're doing it intentionally. It's called TRE, which means tension and trauma releasing exercises, ...
Talk therapy can only get you so far, and sometimes healing needs to get a little… weird. If you’ve been stuck in your head, looping the same old stories, it might be time to break the pattern with ...
Trauma is not only a psychological experience—it lives in the body. When we encounter overwhelming stress or painful events, our muscles instinctively contract to protect us. Over time, if the body ...
When you picture meditation, you likely imagine sitting quietly on a cushion with your legs crossed and your eyes closed. Perhaps there’s some deep breathing involved, or maybe meditation chants or ...
Filipe Faria, a humanitarian pilot, shares the traumatic event that led to his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): “being taken hostage by child soldiers.” We chat over Chinese food about his work ...