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Pause: "I'm Safe" Grounding for Trauma Responses, Chronic Illness, Secondary Trauma and Anxiety [Pause 07]
Welcome to a Pause episode, different from the Sleep episodes where we get into stories and content. In Pause episodes, we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body.
In this episode we: discuss why we need to ground — Neuroception, grounding practice, quiet your mind through breath work, notice how you are physically safe, and mind work noticing the senses.
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When Tragedy Is Part of Your Job, Finding A Reset and A Way Back to Normal [Sleep 07]
This episode is especially created for first responders, military — present and former, professions who witness death, as well as individuals who have been undone by also experiencing a person's death or injury, usually in some sudden incident.
Take a listen to find the way back to feeling grounded and to help work the traumatic event through your nervous system so it doesn't "stick" and become a mental health concern like chronic anxiety, PTSD, addictions, or OCD.
Pause: Finding Peace and Calm When Navigating A Broken World: Coping with Fear and Anxiety in an Age of Violence - A Meditative Practice [Pause 06]
Welcome to a Pause episode, different from the Sleep episodes where we get into stories and content. In Pause episodes, we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body.
In this episode we: discuss what an anxiety spiral or catastrophizing looks like, provide an example of a worry trigger, quiet your mind, invite your worry to show up, practice noticing where anxiety and worry show up in your body, and return to calm or normal.
Trauma and Anxiety Spirals - How to Get Out of Them When They Strike at Night [Sleep 06]
When fear kicks in, every sense in your body turns up to high alert — ready to engage into fight or flight. We can’t help being triggered by fear, but we can help our response to that fear. This episode takes you through a routine Dr. Kimber uses as a trauma survivor when fear strikes at inopportune time, like out of a deep sleep.
Listen in as Dr. Kimber shares her experiences, science-backed studies, and her tips on how you can get out of the anxiety spiral or trauma reactions.