Navigating Anxiety Through the Vagus Nerve and Our Mammalian Nature

This chapter delves into the emotional and physiological hurdles of being trapped in negative mental states, focusing on the intricacies of anxiety. The speakers highlight the significance of the vagus nerve and the primal connection between our physical existence and mental challenges in a human-constructed environment.

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Healing is not only what happens on a mental level but is largely dictated by what's happening on an emotional and somatic level. If you are someone who has ever struggled with their feelings, felt like they were "too much" or "bad"...this conversation is for you. Laurie Anne Briere shares her experiential wisdom as a somatic practitioner, Transforming Touch therapist, breathwork facilitator, and educator who specializes in early trauma resolution.

This curious conversation seeks to help you understand what the body's responses are telling you and explores why and how we develop certain coping mechanisms as attempts at regulation. Laurie Anne's insights will completely change your perpsective on any "negative" coping habits you've acquired over the years and help you view them through the lens of compassion.

What this conversation ultimately taught us is that "We are always doing the best we can." Our nervous system is what communicates to our bodies and brains whether we are safe or not, and even if those signals don't make sense to our mind...they colour how we feel, think, and interact with ourselves and the world. When we can learn to see these responses as helpful rather than hurtful, we can bring more understanding and compassion to our inner and outer worlds.

A look at topics covered:

-What is somatic work?

- Understanding trauma responses and coping mechanisms

- How to process emotions through the body (not the mind!)

- Emotional regulation

-Why we burnout and resist rest

- The concept of rupture and repair

- The role of the vagus nerve

- How to shift from the sympathetic nervous system state to a parasympathetic (rest & digest) state

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