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As in: getting back in touch with your needs as an animal—after all, humans are mammals. Going back to basics means focusing on the essential needs of not just your mind and spirit, but grounding into and being present with your body as the primary focus, which oftentimes can then communicate safety to all your parts as the foundation for healing. When you truly listen to your body, you’re more likely to minimize stress and complete stress responses. And, in order for a distressing experience to move through you and be processed completely as opposed to becoming trauma and getting stuck in your body to wreak havoc, you must ensure you’re completing stress responses whenever you can rather than cutting them off. Here are some examples of completing a stress response versus cutting them off. Letting yourself cry instead of stopping yourself Screaming and letting it out instead of staying quiet Stomping or moving your body when it wants to move instead of making yourself sit still
(For an even deeper understanding of what goes into completing a stress response, check out the latest BFC blog post below the journal prompts.) Fun fact: When you get to module 5 in my Self Healing the Root workshop, the plan you create there helps you complete your stress response by choosing ways to regulate that work for your specific nervous system response. Win! I love that many of the people I’ve been connecting with lately are getting back to their primal needs. After all, they’re part of our humanity, which can be celebrated. I hope you can celebrate yours!
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