Sensing Glimmers of Home
At the end of 2023, we explored Anchored by Deb Dana in The Haven Book Club. This post is a reflection on Chapter Seven, Anchoring…
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Patterns of Protection and Connection
The world runs on patterns. Reruns, repeats, and rhythms. They give concrete meaning to abstractions.
Neuroception and The Highly Sensitive Nervous System
We know things without knowing how we came to know them, and this knowledge can feed how we feel about the options before us.
Longing For Connection
Our nervous system is searching for cues of safety that allow it to give our body the green light to rest and digest.
Learning To Listen To The Autonomic Nervous System
Connection is made possible through our openness and ability to listen. We might recognise whether or not we are engaged in listening by noticing our …
Describing Autonomic Landscapes In Our Own Words
At the end of 2023, we explored Anchored by Deb Dana in The Haven Book Club. This post is a reflection on Chapter Two, Traveling…
Befriending Your Highly Sensitive Nervous System
The fast-paced demands of modern life are often out of step with our internal and natural social rhythms.
Book Club | Anchored (Deb Dana)
“When the inner workings of our biology are a mystery, we feel as if we’re at the mercy of unknown, unexplainable, and unpredictable experiences. Once…
Book Club | The Wisdom of Insecurity (Alan Watts)
Seventy years after it was written, The Wisdom of Insecurity still carries a message for our time—this age of anxiety where things often feel urgent,…
To Live in the Here and Now (Life is Music)
Life is like a piece of music. The goal is not to reach the end. It’s to move in the rhythm and melody of the…