Resources
The mind and body interact in complicated ways. Physical conditions can have emotional and mental impacts, and emotional and mental distress can manifest in physical ways. Trauma, in particular, can often be accompanied by chronic pain as well as a host of other physiological symptoms and/or co-morbid conditions. At times, it becomes important to treat both mind and body collaboratively. Below are some of the practitioners that I trust when I'm thinking about making a referral for an additional kind of treatment.
Complementary Treatments
Therapy Resources
Understanding Diagnosis
A psych diagnosis can't tell you why you feel the way you do; it only describes what you are feeling. Learn more about the function of a diagnosis here.
Therapeutic Vital Signs
Deep levels of change take time and don't often result in immediate distress reduction. How can you tell when therapy is working? Learn about 10 vital signs here.
Tools for your nervous system
Your vagal nerve is an integral mediator in nervous system functioning, often dictating whether you are in a state of calm and social engagement, fight or flight, or freeze. Trauma, anxiety, stress, depression, burnout, and other mental states can induce long-term vagal dysregulation. While it's important to dig into the roots of what is causing this dysregulation in therapy, it is also possible to work on toning the vagal nerve. Below are a handful of techniques that may be helpful in working on vagal toning and that may help you have easier access to states of calm and rest.