SoulWays Body-Mind Healing & Integrative Energywork

12/29/2025

12/18/2025

I've shared this poem before, but I think it's so beautiful and comforting, that it's always worth sharing again. May it offer a little comfort to anyone who's struggling right now...

12/14/2025

Why Understanding the Layers Helps You Regulate

When you don’t know why you’re angry, your nervous system stays activated. You remain in fight, flight, or freeze with no clear way out. But when you pause and explore the layers beneath the anger, your body begins to settle.

Imagine sitting across from me in session. You say, “I’m just angry all the time.” I’m not going to stop at the surface. I’d ask:

“What kind of anger?”
“Where do you feel it?”
“What happened right before the anger showed up?”
"What situation or person triggered this emotion?"
"What need is going unmet?"

We peel back the layers until something clicks, and we find a moment of recognition that brings relief, clarity, or insight.

That’s the power of awareness.
It shifts you from emotional reactivity into emotional understanding.

When you can name the deeper feeling, you can tend to it.
When you can tend to it, you can regulate your nervous system and you build capacity.
And when you can regulate, you can respond instead of react.

12/14/2025

Taking space / distancing from harmful situations, and/or setting boundaries, can be an important step on the healing journey - and there is still truth in this meme, because we also do want to cultivate capacity to navigate challenging situations in new ways.

12/14/2025

Very important information about smart phone use and the impact on attachment for babies & children (and our relationships in general):

New research shows caregivers don’t get advice on smartphone use, even though we know it can affect a baby’s feeding, language development and attachment.

12/14/2025

Researchers emphasize that the issue highlighted by MRI studies is chronic unresponsiveness to a baby’s distress — a repeated pattern of leaving infants to cry for long periods without comfort. This prolonged stress exposure affects brain regions tied to emotional security.

When a baby’s cries go unanswered consistently, cortisol levels stay elevated, influencing the development of the amygdala and limbic system. These structures help regulate fear, connection, and emotional stability throughout life.

Developmental neuroscience shows that babies depend on responsive caregiving because their nervous systems cannot regulate stress on their own. Simple soothing interactions act as external emotional regulation until the brain matures.

Consistent comforting during distress builds secure attachment, strengthens neural pathways, and supports healthier cognitive, emotional, and social outcomes later in childhood. The research highlights responsiveness — not perfection — as the key driver of emotional resilience.

Experts caution that this is not about occasional crying or normal parenting challenges, but about long-term patterns. What matters is that babies regularly feel seen, soothed, and safe.

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12/09/2025

12/06/2025

These are some very helpful tips.

11/21/2025

Interesting article about women's changing patterns around people pleasing as they age:

Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing

11/05/2025