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Describe the orienting response Explore the relationship between the orienting response, the vagus nerve and the HP-Axes CHAPTERS 8:36 Orienting Reflex and Trauma 13:56: The Vagus Nerve and the Orienting Reflex 17:32 Vagus Nerve and Trauma 29:32 Steps to start strengthening your Vagus nerve ability to trigger the relaxation response Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn about the Vagus Nerve. •A family of neural pathways that carry information both to and from the brain (like the body's email system). •It is connected to most bodily systems either directly or indirectly (i.e. trigeminal nerve) •Receives input from sensory organs •Transmits that info to the brain •Takes the messages from the brain to the rest of the body. •Triggers the orienting reflex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review the concept of the inner child Identify the needs of the inner child Explore strategies to reparent the inner child through developing secure attachment TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Reparenting the Inner Child 00:10 Objectives 00:24 What is the Inner Child 01:53 Secure Attachment 1 03:22 Secure Attachment 2 05:39 Secure Attachment 3 09:22 Secure Attachment 4 14:45 Secure Attachment 5 18:25 Secure Attachment 6 22:47 Secure Attachment 7 25:20 Secure Attachment 8 22:47 Secure Attachment 9 25:20 Secure Attachment 10 28:00 Secure Attachment 11 30:11 Secure Attachment 12 34:32 Support Doc Snipes 34:53 Summary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

•Anxiety / trauma / stress causes ongoing activation of the stress response which •Strengthens the anxiety autopilot •Weakens the vagal response (relaxation) •Alters the structure of the brain •Alters hormone levels, microbiome, circadian rhythms and more... •When bathed in stress hormones the brain is less able to logically process info and remember non-survival things TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 09:19 Physical Interventions 23:01 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions 37:50 Environmental Interventions and Essential Oils 42:35 Relational Interventions, Self Esteem, Inner Child and Oxytocin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

• Oxygenation Terpenes (outside) •Sunlight / D / Circadian (outside) • Improves vagal tone • Catharsis / stress reduction •Cortisol reduction •Reduction of inflammation and Pain management • Increase energy / reduce deconditioning •Neurogenesis • Dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, BDNF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In what ways have your symptoms impacted your relationship with your child and prevented you from being • Consistent • Responsive •Attentive • Validating • Encouraging • Supportive How can you improve your children's attachment security? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review why vagal tone is important in releasing trauma Explore strategies to help you gain more control over your autonomic nervous system Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fight Flee Fawn Freeze F*** It Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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•Learn about the category of somatic symptom disorders in the DSM 5 TR •Explore the diagnostic criteria and for the disorders as outlined in the DSM 5 TR •Identify risk factors and co-occurring issues as identified in the DSM 5 TR and clinical research (pubmed) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

•Trait: Dwells on fantasies of unlimited success, power, love •Functions: Survival / protection •Causes • Abuse • Neglected/ ignored •Neglected due to health/mental health •Abandonment •Observational Learning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PACER evidence based practices Physical Affective / Cognitive Environmental Relational Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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•Learn about the nature of change •Explore the different stages of readiness for change and how to identify what stage a person is in •Learn about goals and interventions for each stage for readiness for change •Explore ways to identify barriers and expectations regarding recovery and how to use that to enhance motivation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

•Do you sometimes have difficulty controlling your anger or "over- react" to situations? • Have you ever manipulated someone or a situation for your personal gain (like a promotion or getting accepted by a group) •Do you ever have a sense of entitlement (even if someone else has done the work) • Have you ever had intense, unstable relationships? •Do you sometimes have feelings of emptiness? •Are you sometimes impulsive? •Do you sometimes have stress-related paranoid ideation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

•Fear and anxiety may be expressed as fighting /agitation/tantrums, fleeing, freezing, fawning/clinging, f*** It /withdrawal •Anxiety disorders differ from each other regarding the types of objects or situations that cause fear, anxiety, or avoidance behavior, and the associated beliefs •Anxiety disorders represent a response that is not developmentally or culturally "normative" in terms of intensity or duration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Explore Memories, expectations and associated beliefs • Memories that it brought up: Unprocessed T/t-raumas or bad memories. (crime, subponeas) What else... • Expectations about future distress. What else... (bad news) • What beliefs are associated with those thoughts or expectations? • Thoughts/ memories about being unsafe / death •Thoughts/ memories of hopelessness or helplessness / powerlessness • Thoughts/ memories of rejection /failure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

•Review current evidence based practices for ADHD •Since the causes of ADHD are still being explored, new treatments are regularly emerging. •Medication is often a first line treatment although up to 20% of patients cannot tolerate the medication •Exploring core symptoms and helping the person learn how to develop individualized strategies to mitigate negative impact is still central to the treatment of ADHD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices