A Balanced Life - Making the Mind Body Connection, Statesville, NC (2026)

02/01/2026

🌱 Word of the Day: Somatic Awareness

Somatic awareness is the ability to notice body sensations and stay present with them, without immediately trying to change, fix, or explain them.

This includes awareness of things like muscle tension, posture, breath, temperature, heaviness, lightness, or subtle shifts in comfort or discomfort.

After trauma or chronic stress, many people disconnect from their bodies as a protective response. Somatic awareness helps gently rebuild that connection in a way that supports safety and regulation, rather than overwhelm.

This also helps explain why lab results may look within normal limits, yet you still feel like something isn’t right. The body may be holding stress patterns that don’t always show up on standard testing—but can absolutely be felt.

Somatic awareness isn’t about forcing relaxation.
It’s about listening first.

💚 If you’d like support calming and stabilizing your nervous system, I’m available to help. You don’t have to navigate this alone.

✨ Gentle reflection:
What sensations do you notice in your body right now—without trying to change them?

—
Gloria Boone, BC-HHP, CECP, Trauma-Informed Practitioner
📍 Downtown Statesville
📞 Call/Text: 704-880-6228
📧 abalancedlife2023@gmail.com

💬 DM for a free consult

I’m not a medical doctor or licensed counselor; however, I am a professional holistic provider supporting the mind and body. My content is intended for wellness and educational purposes only and should not be considered medical or mental health advice. Please seek care from a qualified healthcare or mental health professional for diagnosis, treatment, or emergencies.

01/31/2026

🌿 Local Holistic Support for Stress-Related Skin & Nervous System Imbalance 🌿

If you (or someone you care for) experience recurring skin-fold rashes that flare during stressful seasons, you’re not alone — and it may not be just a “skin issue.”

While gut imbalance can contribute for some, I often see another pattern:
👉 When people have already made thoughtful gut-supportive changes and still experience these rashes — especially during stress — the nervous system may be a key piece.

When the body stays in fight-or-flight, the skin can become warmer, more reactive, more moist, and slower to repair. Stress doesn’t cause a rash directly — it changes the environment of the skin, making certain areas more vulnerable.

🌿 Supporting the nervous system can make a difference:
• Slow, intentional breathing
• Gentle movement
• Short rest breaks
• Practices that help the body feel safe and settled

This is why I offer holistic therapies focused on relaxation, nervous system balance, and stress regulation. When the nervous system calms, the skin often responds more gently too.

✨ Free Consult Available
If you’d like to explore whether nervous system support may help you, I offer a free consultation.

Gloria Boone, BC-HHP, CECP
Trauma-Informed Specialist | Bio-Resonance Specialist
A Balanced Life – Making the Mind Body Connection
📞 704-880-6228
📧 abalancedlife2023@gmail.com

📍 Statesville, NC

Feel free to message me or reach out directly. I’m happy to answer questions.

Disclaimer: I’m not a medical doctor or licensed counselor; however, I am a professional holistic provider supporting the mind and body. My content is intended for wellness and educational purposes only and should not be considered medical or mental health advice. Please seek care from a qualified healthcare or mental health professional for diagnosis, treatment, or emergencies.

Photo by Edwin Mijares on Unsplash

01/27/2026

🌱 Word of the Day: Interoception

Interoception is your ability to notice and interpret signals inside your body—like your heartbeat, breathing, tension, hunger/fullness, nausea, warmth/cold, and pain.

Sometimes after trauma or chronic stress, interoception can become either muted (numb/out of touch) or too loud (hyper-aware). That can affect how easily we self-regulate.

Improving interoception gently and consistently can help you:
• recognize when you need rest
• tell the difference between nervousness and dehydration
• notice what your body needs before you crash

This also helps explain why lab results may look within normal limits, yet you still feel like something isn’t right. The nervous system may still be stuck in stress patterns that don’t always show up on standard testing—but can absolutely be felt.

💚 If you need support calming and stabilizing your nervous system, I’m available to help. You don’t have to do this alone.

✨ Gentle reflection:
What is your body trying to tell you today—without using words?

—
Gloria Boone, BC-HHP, CECP, Trauma-Informed Practitioner
📍 Downtown Statesville
📞 Call/Text: 704-880-6228
📧 abalancedlife2023@gmail.com

💬 DM for a free consult

Disclaimer: I’m not a medical doctor or licensed counselor; however, I am a professional holistic provider supporting the mind and body. My content is intended for wellness and educational purposes only and should not be considered medical or mental health advice. Please seek care from a qualified healthcare or mental health professional for diagnosis, treatment, or emergencies.

Sources (for those who want to learn more):
• Khalsa, S. S., et al. (2018). Interoception and mental health — Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
• Craig, A. D. (2002/2009). Interoception and the brain (body awareness research)
• NICABM (Trauma Education Resources)

01/22/2026

🌱 Word of the Day: Vagal Tone

Vagal tone refers to how well the vagus nerve supports your body’s ability to calm, regulate, and recover after stress.

What is the vagus nerve?
It begins in the brainstem and travels down through the neck into the chest and abdomen, connecting with the heart, lungs, and digestive system.

Fight/flight connection:
When your body senses danger, it shifts into fight-or-flight. The vagus nerve helps send “safety” signals so you can return to rest, digest, and recover.

Vagal tone is often associated with:
• steadier breathing and heart rhythm
• improved stress recovery
• emotional regulation
• calmer digestion and sleep support

This can also help explain why lab results may look within normal limits, yet you still feel like something isn’t right. Sometimes the issue isn’t a single marker—it’s the body being stuck in a stress-response pattern.

💚 If you need support calming and stabilizing your nervous system, I’m available to help. You don’t have to do this alone.

✨ Gentle reflection:
What helps your body “come back down” after stress?

—
Gloria Boone, BC-HHP, CECP, Trauma-Informed Practitioner
📍 Downtown Statesville
📞 Call/Text: 704-880-6228
📧 abalancedlife2023@gmail.com

💬 DM for a free consult

Disclaimer: I’m not a medical doctor or licensed counselor; however, I am a professional holistic provider supporting the mind and body. My content is intended for wellness and educational purposes only and should not be considered medical or mental health advice. Please seek care from a qualified healthcare or mental health professional for diagnosis, treatment, or emergencies.

Sources: Porges (2011); Thayer & Lane (2000); NICABM Trauma Education

01/20/2026

🌱 Word of the Day: Co-Regulation

Co-regulation is the process of one nervous system helping another nervous system feel safer and more steady.

In simple terms:
we regulate better together.

This is why a calm voice, kind presence, safe conversation, or supportive relationship can help the body settle—sometimes more effectively than trying to “think your way out” of stress.

Co-regulation can look like:
• feeling calmer after talking with a trusted person
• breathing more slowly when someone feels safe
• relaxing when you’re not alone in what you’re carrying

It also helps explain why someone can feel like something isn’t right even when lab results come back within normal limits. The body may still be living in a stress response—and connection is one of the ways the nervous system learns safety again.

💚 If you don’t have a safe space to settle, you don’t have to do this alone.
I’m available to support you with calm, trauma-informed sessions designed to help your nervous system feel safer and more regulated—one step at a time.

✨ Gentle reflection:
Who (or what) helps your nervous system feel safer—without you having to force it?

—
Gloria Boone, BC-HHP, CECP, Trauma-Informed Practitioner
📍 Downtown Statesville
📞 Call/Text: 704-880-6228
📧 abalancedlife2023@gmail.com

💬 Or send a direct message for a free consult

Disclaimer: I’m not a medical doctor or licensed counselor; however, I am a professional holistic provider supporting the mind and body. My content is intended for wellness and educational purposes only and should not be considered medical or mental health advice. Please seek care from a qualified healthcare or mental health professional for diagnosis, treatment, or emergencies.

Sources (for those who want to learn more):
• Porges, S. W. (2011). The Polyvagal Theory
• Bowlby, J. (Attachment theory foundational work)
• NICABM (Trauma Education Resources)

01/13/2026

✨ Appointment Openings This Month! ✨

I have a few session spots available for anyone who’s been wanting support with:
✔️ stress & nervous system balance
✔️ emotional healing
✔️ energy support
✔️ wellness goals & lifestyle support

📅 Available appointment times (11:00 AM – 2:00 PM):

Tuesday 1/20
Thursday 1/22

If you’ve been meaning to schedule, this is a great time to grab a spot. 💛
📩 Message me “BOOK” and I’ll send you the next steps!

Gloria Boone, BC-HHP, CECP, Trauma Informed Specialist, Bio-Resonance Specialist

*Disclaimer: I’m not a medical doctor or licensed counselor; however, I am a professional holistic provider supporting the mind and body. My content is intended for wellness and educational purposes only and should not be considered medical or mental health advice. Please seek care from a qualified healthcare or mental health professional for diagnosis, treatment, or emergencies.

**Photo by Maddi Bazzocco on Unsplash

01/12/2026

🌱 Word of the Day: Window of Tolerance

The window of tolerance refers to the range of nervous system activation where a person can think clearly, feel emotions without being overwhelmed, and respond rather than react.

When we’re within this window, the body and brain can handle stress.
When we’re pushed outside of it, survival responses take over.

Above the window (hyperarousal): anxiety, racing thoughts, irritability, panic, poor sleep

Below the window (hypoarousal): numbness, shutdown, exhaustion, brain fog, disconnection

Chronic stress or trauma can narrow the window, which helps explain why even small stressors may feel like “too much,” and why someone can feel unwell even when lab results fall within normal limits. In these situations, the challenge is often regulation and recovery—not willpower.

Being outside your window is not a failure of coping.
It’s a nervous system doing its best to protect you.

Healing involves gently expanding the window through consistent signals of safety, rest, nourishment, and support.

✨ Gentle reflection:
What helps you feel even a little more steady when life feels overwhelming?

—
Gloria Boone, BC-HHP, CECP, Trauma-Informed Practitioner
📍 Downtown Statesville
📞 Call/Text: 704-880-6228
📧 abalancedlife2023@gmail.com

💬 Or send a direct message for a free consult

Disclaimer: I’m not a medical doctor or licensed counselor; however, I am a professional holistic provider supporting the mind and body. My content is intended for wellness and educational purposes only and should not be considered medical or mental health advice. Please seek care from a qualified healthcare or mental health professional for diagnosis, treatment, or emergencies.

Sources (for those who want to learn more):
• Siegel, D. J. The Developing Mind
• National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM), Trauma Education
• Harvard-affiliated trauma and resilience research materials

01/09/2026

🌱 Word of the Day: Neuroception

Neuroception is the nervous system’s automatic, unconscious ability to detect safety or danger—without using logic or conscious thought.

This happens below awareness, before the thinking brain gets involved. It helps explain why someone can feel anxious, guarded, or shut down even when they know they are safe.

Neuroception also helps make sense of why lab results may come back within normal limits, yet a person still feels like something isn’t right. In these cases, the issue may be less about a single marker and more about how the nervous system is perceiving and responding to its environment.

This is not weakness or overreacting.
It’s a protective system shaped by experience.

Healing often involves helping the body relearn cues of safety—not just understanding things intellectually.

✨ Gentle reflection:
Have you noticed times when your body reacts before your mind understands why?

—
Gloria Boone, BC-HHP, CECP, Trauma-Informed Practitioner
📍 Downtown Statesville
📞 Call/Text: 704-880-6228
📧 abalancedlife2023@gmail.com

💬 Or send a direct message for a free consult

Disclaimer: I’m not a medical doctor or licensed counselor; however, I am a professional holistic provider supporting the mind and body. My content is intended for wellness and educational purposes only and should not be considered medical or mental health advice. Please seek care from a qualified healthcare or mental health professional for diagnosis, treatment, or emergencies.

Sources (for those who like to learn deeper):
• Porges, S. W. (2003). Social engagement and attachment – Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
• Porges, S. W. (2011). The Polyvagal Theory
• National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM), Trauma Education Resources

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