Finding a therapist in San Marcos CA was a little simpler 10 years ago when I started my private practice. From 2014 to 2023, the population of San Marcos has grown by 30%. I'm noticing the increased number of therapists in the area as well.
Now that you've learned a little bit about how stress and trauma impact your nervous system (see previous blogs) , it's here we emphasize the importance of patience in therapy as you begin to work on a transition from dysregulation to regulation. Many of my...
Safety, security, love, connection, understanding, full bellies, rest, joy, and happiness. I summarize this into one word, REGULATION. A Regulated Nervous System is a state of joy, peace, and security. There, you will find all the above and more that you didn’t know you could have. But internal or external goals are difficult to reach if you’re living in constant dysregulated nervous system. To heal trauma is to understand our nervous system and what regulation means from a physiological lens. The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is the part of your nervous system that regulates involuntary physiological processes such as your heart rate, breathing, digestion, blood pressure, and sexual arousal.
Childhood trauma is what you will hear therapists call Developmental Trauma or Early Trauma. It’s the experiencing of trauma while a child is also in the process of brain and physical development. Our brain, our cells, our nervous system. And therefore, needs to be approached not just from a point of talking about one’s experiences, but also creating an internal capacity to process one’s experience.