Nervous System Regulation: When Social Media Starts to Feel Addictive
A conversation about somatic experiencing resources and training with Dr. Peter Levine - the grandfather of somatic work.
Hello and happy 2024!
At the end of last year, I wrote a Substack post about The Elephant in the Alcohol-Free Online World. It resonated with so many of you. Welcome to all the new subscribers!
I’m starting this year with a series of interviews. I’ll be talking with people who have been part of the online alcohol-free space for years. They are also digging deep into nervous system work. I’m asking them what they are learning. What are they doing when it comes to specific nervous system regulation practices to support their mind and body while navigating social media within their businesses.
Today, I’m sharing my conversation with a former business executive turned alcohol-free coach, Brandi Babb. She shares her story and experiences about not drinking for the past five years as well as being a student in Peter Levine’s three-year somatic experiencing practitioner program.
What you’ll learn from Brandi:
Why nervous system work is so important after you quit drinking.
How to move out of a freeze state, so you can soften and slow down.
A technique that allows things to move through your body when you feel stuck.
Getting past long-held patterns, and bad habits (including scrolling social media).
The life-changing shifts that happen in somatic experiencing therapy.
How to find a reputable, high-quality somatic experiencing practitioner.
Moment-to-moment awareness through your eyes, feet, and touch.
Learning to access your internal pharmacy of neurobiological resources.
Allowing things to settle so your body can discharge what just happened.
Coming back to who you were created to be, especially after loss and grief.
When your neurobiology and spiritual life intersect.
Signals of nervous system dysregulation.
Brandi Babb shares her story with paid subscribers below.
“After coaching for a few years, I started to see so clearly how unresolved trauma and dysregulation of the nervous system were the missing pieces for my clients and myself. Trauma is not about what happened, but how our system reacts to what happened.” ~Brandi Babb
Listen to our conversation below. It’s SO GOOD!
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