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Feeling Overwhelmed?

  If you don't feel in the mood to read you can just sit back, press play and watch the video instead.  Does the following seem familiar? "So many things to do and so little time to do it in and my mind is racing.  So many sounds, sights and smells to take in and it overloads my senses. Internal and external chatter all around me and I start to feel discombobulated. I rush about trying to get my daily activities achieved while trying to self-regulate. I have a headache, my hearts pacing, and anxiety starts to set in. The feelings of overwhelm are overtaking my soul as I scramble around trying to find a way out". If you can relate to one of my experiences I have just described, you may be struggling with feelings of overwhelm. Everyone from time to time feels overwhelmed, especially in this fast paced society we live in. However when living with neurological differences, a mental illness, going through difficult or stressful times, or indeed if you are a highly sensitive ...

Lets Go Glimmer Hunting!!

Let's talk glimmers!! If you don't feel in the mood to read you can just sit back, press play and watch the video instead.  Recognising our glimmers can help us soothe our nervous systems, helping to take us out of the fight or flight mode that triggers cause whilst helping to improve our mood. But what are glimmers and how can they make us happier? The concept of glimmers is part of Polyvagal theory. Coined by behavioural neuroscientist Stephen Porges and introduced in 1995, A glimmer is the opposite of a trigger: Triggers are danger cues that make us feel threatened, leading us to fight, run away or freeze. They are things (e.g. memories, objects, people) that spark intense negative emotions. Whereas Glimmers are small moments that spark joy or peace, which can help cue our nervous system to feel safe and well in the world, calm or connected. This tends to feel good in our bodies, creating a gentle, warm shift within.  Often these micro-moments can happen without us really ...