What causes nervous system dis-regulation?

What causes nervous system dis-regulation?

Our bodies exist in three nervous states.   The parasympathetic, sympathetic and parasympathetic withdrawal (rarely discussed).     Parasympathetic   (Zone of tolerance) Sympathetic   (Hyper-arousal/high alert) Parasympathetic Withdrawal   (Hypo-arousal/flop) Known as...

What can you tomorrow that’s different to today?

On Friday I decided to make a small change. I decided to walk to nursery rather than drive.  It may seem super easy but normally, in my head, my time is so tight that I don’t allow myself the extra 20 mins each way as I think what can do in that child free time....
Life is your creation

Life is your creation

I recently wrote a post about working with your future self.  The task was to help you think about life without any of the day to day symptoms that you might feel (anxiety, bored, overwhelmed, stressed out, procrastinating).  Part of the exercise was to start...

Juggling chaos – keeping calm in the storm

The last week has been fairly chaotic for us and without a doubt has really pushed us with all the various elements that parenting can bring and…. norovirus can bring.  Added in to that was birthdays, back to school for us and my increased working hours.  It...