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Who’s Talking? Has your communication been high jacked by Five Protective Parts of the Autonomic Nervous System?

March 31, 2023 by Sarah Edwards

Ever wonder what happens when an interaction suddenly goes wrong while you’re talking with loved ones, friends, and co-workers? You seemed to be having a normal conversation when all of sudden the conversation feels very different. Either you or they become defensive, argumentative, angry, closed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Personal Distress, Special Reports

You’re Not Lazy! You Could Be Stuck on the Impossible Task

October 13, 2022 by Sarah Edwards

Many of my clients suffer from being overwhelmed by the thought of doing even the simplest tasks. This is an often overlooked but very common symptom for people with depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, and other mental health problems. Sometimes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Impossible Task, Special Reports Tagged With: anxiety, brain, can't get things done, cant get out of bed, dopamine, impossible tasks, motivation, overwhelmed, panic

Questions Before Falling in Love

February 27, 2022 by Sarah Edwards

by Dr. Sarah Edwards and the work of Dr. Stephen Porges* and Dr. Michael Yapko* How do so many of us end up in disappointing, frustrating, or even abusive relationships? Sadly I encounter this so often. Usually, there were many red flags that went unnoticed or overlooked early after the meeting. … [Read more...]

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I’m Hungry, really? For What? Four Hungers May Cause You to Eat … Eat … Eat Some More

February 2, 2022 by Sarah Edwards

I’m Hungry, really? For What? Four Hungers May Cause You to Eat … Eat … Eat Some More “I ate the whole thing!” I hear a lament like this so often. Clients who are unhappy about eating too much, eating the wrong things, eating at the wrong times. They are disappointed and angry with themselves … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Special Reports Tagged With: bottomless hunger pit, head hunger, headachy, heart hunger, Hunger, hungry, lack of energy, light-headedness, listening, mouth hunger, overeating, reason, shakiness, stimulation, stomach, weakness

Do Your Irrational Fears, Anxiety and Anger Belong to Someone Else?

March 28, 2021 by Sarah Edwards

Do you have stubborn, irrational feelings of anxiety, fear, and anger that seem to come out of nowhere with no identifiable cause from your life? If so, maybe those feelings aren’t yours. Maybe they belonged to your ancestors. There are ample emotional traumas that can come from our own lives, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Special Reports Tagged With: ancestral trauma, ancestry, unexplainable feelings

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