Trauma Rewired

Our society rewards those who work hard, appear to never make mistakes, and seem to have everything under control. We’ve collectively decided on what perfect looks like and attributed perfectionism with the ideal person. What if we told you that perfectionism is actually a protective measure used to prevent oneself from feelings of rejection, abandonment, and worthlessness? These words don’t quite scream “perfect” do they?   Trauma Rewired hosts Jennifer and Elisabeth have touched upon this trauma response before, but today’s episode is a deep dive into how it can develop and lead to harmful avoidance behaviors. They deconstruct perfectionism, including defining the three types of perfectionism and how it interplays with CPTSD elements like the inner critic.   You’ll learn the many health consequences that the chronic stress of perfectionism can cause, and how to distinguish excellence from perfectionism. Jennifer and Elisabeth also share their experience with perfectionism, and how it can push us into burnout or freeze states.   Perfectionism is not an attainable goal, which makes it debilitating and a hindrance to healing trauma. To take the first step towards moving out of perfectionism, tune in!   Topics discussed in this episode:   Defining the 3 types of perfectionism Perfectionism as a trauma response Jennifer’s example of setting yourself up for failure The effects of perfectionism on our health Maladaptive coping mechanisms for perfectionism How to recognize perfectionist behaviors and thinking Jennifer on taking action against her perfectionism Trauma healing, neurosomatic intelligence, and integration Limiting beliefs push the loop of perfectionism Elisabeth on the importance on self-regulation tools in her life How perfectionism negatively affects organizations and employees Steps Elisabeth has taken to heal her perfectionism and workaholism   Claim your two FREE weeks on Brain Based Wellness Our society rewards those who work hard, appear to never make mistakes, and seem to have everything under control. We’ve collectively decided on what perfect looks like and attributed perfectionism with the ideal person. What if we told you that perfectionism is actually a protective measure used to prevent oneself from feelings of rejection, abandonment, and worthlessness? These words don’t quite scream “perfect” do they?   Trauma Rewired hosts Jennifer and Elisabeth have touched upon this trauma response before, but today’s episode is a deep dive into how it can develop and lead to harmful avoidance behaviors. They deconstruct perfectionism, including defining the three types of perfectionism and how it interplays with CPTSD elements like the inner critic.   You’ll learn the many health consequences that the chronic stress of perfectionism can cause, and how to distinguish excellence from perfectionism. Jennifer and Elisabeth also share their experience with perfectionism, and how it can push us into burnout or freeze states.   Perfectionism is not an attainable goal, which makes it debilitating and a hindrance to healing trauma. To take the first step towards moving out of perfectionism, tune in!   Topics discussed in this episode:   Defining the 3 types of perfectionism Perfectionism as a trauma response Jennifer’s example of setting yourself up for failure The effects of perfectionism on our health Maladaptive coping mechanisms for perfectionism How to recognize perfectionist behaviors and thinking Jennifer on taking action against her perfectionism Trauma healing, neurosomatic intelligence, and integration Limiting beliefs push the loop of perfectionism Elisabeth on the importance on self-regulation tools in her life How perfectionism negatively affects organizations and employees Steps Elisabeth has taken to heal her perfectionism and workaholism   Learn more about Elisabeth Kristof and her company, Brain-Based Wellness, here:   https://www.rewiretrial.com   Join the Trauma Rewired Facebook Group!   Do you describe yourself as a perfectionist? Have you thought about why and what the cost is? If you're ready to invest in yourself for high accountability transformation book your free consultation with Jennifer WAlalce here and get the tools to work with your nervous system and make it possible to be present for life and feel safe as a FULL, messy human then book here  https://calendly.com/traumarewired/consultation    Instagram   FREE 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs from Athletic Greens when you use my exclusive offer: www.athleticgreens.com/rewired        

Disassociation is one way that our brain keeps us safe from things that may cause us stress or harm. Whether it’s a simple moment of daydreaming or constant state of dissociation in an abusive relationship, being cognitively and physically disconnected is not conducive to healing.  During this episode of Trauma Rewired, Jennifer and Elisabeth discuss the spectrum of dissociation and how it can affect the interoceptive system, or how we process and send information to the brain. They go over the symptoms of dissociation, sharing their personal experiences of dissociation related to childhood trauma.  Our survival brain sees healing as a threat, but there are ways to rehab the deficits in the nervous system to give more clear information to the brain, helping us to think and see more clearly. For example, training our interoceptive system can fight our hypersensitivity to threats and bring us out of disassociation.  To learn what tools can help you retrain your nervous system and the learned conditioned responses that are no longer serving you, tune in to this episode!  Topics discussed in this episode:  ● Misconceptions about dissociation  ● The definition of dissociation and its symptoms  ● Dissociation as a protective mechanism  ● How the interoceptive system works  ● Dissociation and the freeze response  ● How dissociation affects the body and how we feel pain  ● The link to avoidance behavior  ● Tools to bring yourself back from a state of dissociation  ● Body dysmorphia and deficits in the visual system  ● Living in the body to find a safe place to feel and heal  ● Dissociation as an effect of peak somatic experiences  Claim your two FREE weeks: https://rewiretrial.com    FREE 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs from Athletic Greens when you use my exclusive offer: www.athleticgreens.com/rewired   Interested in becoming a Neurosomatic Intelligence Coach? Visit:  www.neurosomaticintelligence.com    

In our first episode on emotional repression, we discussed how trauma can cause repressive behaviors and why emotional expression is necessary to living a healthy life. Today, we’re concluding the conversation by addressing two emotions that impedes the healing process: grief and shame.  Matt Bush of Next Level Neuro is back to continue the discussion with hosts Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristoff. To showcase the effects of grief on the nervous system, they all give examples of client experiences with repressed emotions and their own grief practices.  Despite our innate need to express emotions and have connections with other human beings, expressing even positive emotions can be difficult. By the end of this episode, you’ll understand why positive emotions are so threatening to the nervous system and why minimum effective dose may be the key to healing.  Listen in to learn about how to work through shame, the healing power of nature, and finding safety in emotional expression!  Topics discussed in this episode:  ● Why neuro trainers need to be trauma informed  ● Jennifer’s grief practices and co-regulation  ● How grief affects the nervous system  ● Learning to connect with your grief  ● Shame as an immobilizing and protective emotion  ● Using NSI to work through shame  ● Why positive emotions can be scary to the nervous system  ● How our brain helps us heal    Start your FREE Brain-Based Wellness 2-week neuro training and learn tools to support your Nervous System  https://www.rewiretrial.com   Get more information on the Neuro Somatic Intelligence Certification:  https://www.neurosomaticintelligence.com?aff=traumarewired    Join the Trauma Rewired Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/761101225132846   Connect with Matt Bush:  https://www.nextlevelneuro.com/ and don't forget to mention Trauma Rewired!   FREE 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs from Athletic Greens when you use my exclusive offer: https://www.athleticgreens.com/rewired    This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique http://www.podcastboutique.com      

Why can it be so hard to feel and express emotions? What happens physiologically in the brain and nervous system when anger is stuffed down? Is emotional expression necessary for our physical health? Have these topics been studied, or can we only go off our own experiences?   Hosts Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristoff, and Matt Bush of Next Level Neuro are answering all these questions and more. They break down the ways people with childhood trauma develop repressive behaviors, why emotional expression is crucial for our overall health, and the consequences of emotional repression in the nervous system.   Since repression is a subconscious defense mechanism, it affects our behavior and belief patterns, and changes our perception without us even realizing it. This makes it incredibly hard to change, but after listening to this episode, you’ll better understand how emotional repression impacts the different systems in the body and the power of nervous system regulation.   Tune in to learn how this knowledge can help you or your practice as a healer!   Topics discussed in this episode:   Why emotional expression is important for our health How childhood trauma affects our capacity to feel and express emotion Emotional repression and abandonment Responses of suppression vs. repression Consequences to the nervous system Damage to the interoceptive system Finding a safe space to work through emotions Anger as a communication tool and expression Effects on the immune system The use of plant medicine and epigenetics   Join us for two FREE live weeks on Brain Based Wellness at https://www.rewiretrial.com Learn the tools to regulate, train, and understand your Nervous System.    Learn more about Neuro-Somatic Intelligence  https://neurosomaticintelligence.com?aff=traumarewired   Connect with Matt Bush https://nextlevelneuro.com and don't forget to mention Trauma Rewired!     

“How many experiences in love do we have to have (where we burn it down or blow it up) before we actually understand love is real, and we start to change our response to those people or those situations?”  Emotions are necessary for our survival, telling us when to be scared or cautious for our own protection. Trauma causes us to view situations and people through the lens of our past experiences, making us hypervigilant and sensitive to any perceived threat of danger. This dysregulation of our emotions, and in turn our nervous system, undoubtedly has a profound effect on our health and relationships.  The quote above comes directly from this episode of Trauma Rewired, in which host Jennifer is joined by Elisabeth Kristof of Brain-Based Wellness and Matt Bush of Next Level Neuro, both founders of the Neuro-Somatic Intelligence Coaching Certification Program. They explore the topic of emotions with a neuro somatic intelligence approach.  You’ll learn how emotion is stored in the body, why emotional regulation is important for our body’s functioning, and how trauma affects our expression or suppression of emotions. Matt also shares new and exciting discoveries in the study of emotions.  Tune in for an in-depth conversation on emotions, including the physiology and why they’re important for the healing process!  Topics discussed in this episode:  ● Emotions and the limbic system  ● Why emotions are necessary for survival  ● Homeostasis and emotional regulation  ● Feelings vs. emotions  ● How trauma affects how we express (or don’t express) emotions  ● Elisabeth gives an example of suppressing her emotions  ● The personal experience of pain  ● Where emotions are stored in the body  ● Mechanism of memory in relation to trauma  ● Creating and releasing tension/trauma in the body  ● Emotions as triggers  ● How do we train ourselves to perceive emotions/relationships differently?    Click here for your two Free weeks at Brain Based Wellness https://www.rewiretrial.com Get in on this proven step-by-step system to ZAP stress, RESOLVE anxiety, STOP pain, DROP unwanted behaviors and MAGNIFY clarity and focus. It’s easier than you think. If you can get online, you can heal your nervous system.   To work with Matt Bush of Next Level Neuro please contact Website and don't forget to mention Trauma Rewired   FREE 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs from Athletic Greens when you use my exclusive offer: https://athleticreens.com/rewired   This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique http://www.podcastboutique.com  

In this episode we will be discussing the least understood, and most insidious four F’s in trauma response, fawn.    This survival adaptation is difficult to pinpoint, because fawn can often be confused with empathy or general care, but if not dealt with, can get to a toxic level for the fawner. Neglecting yourself for the sake of others can cause chronic issues, not only in the body, but in creating genuine connections as well.   The missing piece to overcoming fawn is to first identify it, then to gain tools to regulate the nervous system to create safety in the body. However, the tools are difficult to implement when you are unaware of the trauma response in the first place.    Neurosomatic Intelligence Coach, Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristoff from Brain-Based Wellness, uncover what fawn looks like and how it may show up in your life. Along with practical tools to regulate the nervous system in situations where fawning was the automatic response, and how to override that with an intentional one.   Finding safety in your own body IS possible and so is living authentically. Listen in for more info!     Topics discussed in this episode:   What does fawn mean in terms of a trauma response Why fawn develops Recognizing fawn in yourself How its triggered Practical tools to move passed fawn What is sexual fawning Work with US! https://www.rewiretrial.com Claim your FREE two weeks with us on Brain Based Wellness. Gain access to an exclusive, proven, step-by-step system to ZAP stress, RESOLVE anxiety, STOP pain, DROP unwanted behaviors and MAGNIFY clarity and focus.    It’s easier than you think. If you can get online, you can heal your nervous system.      Try AG1: FREE 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs from Athletic Greens when you use My exclusive offer: AthleticGreens.com/Rewired          

Discover the damaging effects of the freeze trauma response, how it manifests in our lives, and its connection to procrastination and dissociation. Learn about the physiological and symptomatic differences of various freeze responses and explore the posture associated with the freeze trauma response. Gain insight into the challenges of replaying conversations and confronting difficult conversations, as well as the link between the freeze trauma response and shame. Understand how trauma responses impact communication in relationships and explore techniques to rewire the body and nervous system for healthier reactions.

“Living a life of growth and expansion is as simple as living in your nervous system.” - Jennifer Wallace Arriving early, leaving late, overthinking, can’t sit still, breathing quickly, and always keeping busy, are just a few examples of how the flight trauma response can manifest in our lives. This response is biologically built in to keep us safe from harm, but what if that harm is perceived anddoesn’t require fleeing the scene? This can be detrimental to our personal and professional livesand keep us in a state of high alert with stress hormones coursing through our bodies that canbe quite harmful. In order to combat this trauma response, the nervous system must be regulated, but it is difficult to do that when we can’t pinpoint whether the response is flight or what the trigger is. The first step is to understand the response, and come back to the body to understand the sensations that come with it. This is where applied neurology has proven beneficial to create a safe container for nervous system regulation to allow those of us with this response to come out on the other side with the tools and ability to self regulate. Regulate so we can have that hard conversation without leaving half way through or to be able to finally relax and dig our feet in the sand while soaking up the sun. In this episode, hosts Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristoff founder of Nero-Somatic Intelligence and Brain Based Wellness share their personal experiences with flight response and how it affected their lives when they didn’t have the tools to regulate. Tune in for information about tools on how to recognize and regulate the flight trauma response sensations to be able to live a full and expansive life! Topics discussed in this episode: ● What is a flight trauma response ● What you can do to develop an awareness of this response and how to regulate it ● What role does respiration play ● Behaviors associated with flight response ● Jennifer and Elisabeth’s personal experiences with flight ● The physiological response that happens during flight response ● How applied neurology can help regulate the nervous system ● How breathwork during flight may not be right for you ● Best tools to get out of flight response ● How to deal with triggers in relationships Head to brain-basedwellness.com for a free consultation to identify trauma responses in your own life and learn how to train your nervous system to move out of behaviors that aren’t serving you! Two Free Weeks www.rewiretrial.com If you can’t feel or express your emotions this could be holding you back from being present, connected in your relationships, and having the capacity to experience the good stuff like joy and pleasure. join us at rewiretrial.com to get free two weeks of NS training and emotional processing tools, work with Me & Jennifer live, we would love to meet you! Work with Jennifer: www.rewiretrial.com https://www.instagram.com/trauma.rewired/   Work with Elisabeth: www.rewiretrial.com https://www.instagram.com/brainbased.wellness/  

It is our brain’s job to protect us against danger. Whether that is a real or perceived threat, the brain will activate and will result in an action, or inaction. This isn’t the most effective way to be protected for people who have experienced trauma, because that trauma is stored so deep in our subconscious, that the threat response can activate in the absence of a real threat but in thepresence of a trigger. There is no way to avoid having your trauma retriggered and your nervous system regulated at all times. These are lived experiences that have sown their way into our nervous systems, but we can implement tools to regulate in the face of a response that may be harmful to others or yourself. Specifically the fight trauma response. This can be one of the most damaging to our relationships and our bodies. Creating chaos in moments of intimacy with others, or chaos within our bodies, can lead to living an unfulfilling life. There is a way out of this, and that is whawe want to talk about on today’s episode. Jennifer and Elisabeth sit down to speak about fight response and how it manifested in their lives. As well as tools you can use to help yourself move the anger through your body. They worked with their nervous system and learned how to identify when they were in fight mode andhow to regulate it in that moment. They now want to share this knowledge with you. Tune in to hear their stories and how you can start your journey to a regulated nervous system. Topics discussed in this episode: ● What happens in your body when in fight response ● How fight response is automatic without cognitive awareness ● Benefits of creating a new relationship with fight response ● Four ways people respond to anger ● How feelings of unsafety in yourself can make others feel unsafe ● How trauma responses can be misidentified as a personality trait ● Reparenting yourself during a trauma response ● How to move anger through the body ● What happens to your body when you express emotion ● The truth about how dysregulation does not stop Interested in becoming a Neurosomatic Intelligence Coach please visit https://neurosomaticintelligence.com/?utm_medium=aff-traumarewired&utm_content&utm_source Claim your FREE two weeks on Brain Based Wellness: rewiretrial.com FREE 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs from Athletic Greens when you use My exclusive offer: www.athleticgreens.com/rewired Zap stress, RESOLVE anxiety, STOP pain, DROP unwanted behaviors and MAGNIFY clarity and focus. It’s easier than you think. If you can watch a video, you can heal your nervous system. Go here to get your free videos now: rewiretrial.com  

Trauma Rewired is a podcast rooted in science, and season 2 of the show has covered topics like complex post-traumatic stress disorder, the four Fs, and emotional repression through the lens of neurosomatic intelligence. Through their research for each episode and recording tough conversations, hosts Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristof have discovered a lot about themselves and gained a deeper understanding of important concepts like disassociation. In this episode, they recap the season and highlight the benefits of nervous system health. Jennifer and Elisabeth embodied everything discussed this season, utilizing neurosomatic practices and finding safety to feel their own emotions brought to the surface each episode. Tune in to hear their insights and find out what new concepts they’ll be exploring next season!   Topics discussed in this episode:   The relationship between trauma and the nervous system Our focus on C-PTSD and trauma responses New discoveries made through this podcast How we were affected researching each episode What to expect in season 3 of Trauma Rewired Stay connected with us through Brain-Based Wellness   Start your FREE Brain-Based Wellness 2-week neuro training: www.rewiretrial.com   Get more information on the Neuro Somatic Intelligence Coaching course here: https://www.neurosomaticintelligence.com?aff=traumarewired   Subscribe to the free Brain Training Video Series: www.rewiretrial.com     Join the Trauma Rewired Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/761101225132846 Head to https://calendly.com/traumarewired/consultation for a consultation to identify trauma responses in your own life and learn how to train your nervous system to move out of behaviors that aren’t serving you!   Work with Jennifer: www.rewiretrial.com   https://linktr.ee/traumarewired   https://www.instagram.com/trauma.rewired/ FREE 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs from Athletic Greens when you use my exclusive offer: https://www.athleticgreens.com/rewired This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique http://www.podcastboutique.com