Each part of the nervous system uses internal checks and balances to regulate its activity, responding to various factors like mood, health status, and the external environment.¹ These regulatory ...

Dr. Lauren Leiva Separates Fact from Fiction on Healing the Body from the Inside Out Doctor of Physical Therapy, functional ...

“The ‘four F’s’ – fight, flight, freeze and fawn – refer to automatic nervous system responses to a perceived threat,” ...

If you feel anxious for no reason, struggle to regulate your emotions, and often feel overwhelmed, you may have a dysregulated nervous system. This is often the result of childhood trauma or other ...

The secret to feeling calmer and happier is right in front of you, according to a new book, Glimmers. Read an extract here ...

Imagine having a front-row seat to your nervous system. How would your experience change if you could see, in real time, how the billions of cells and neurons of your brain and body orchestrate your ...

You’re sitting in a perfectly comfortable room when suddenly a quick shiver ripples through your body. It’s not cold, you’re not scared, and you’re definitely not coming down with anything—yet your ...

In a culture in which everything feels urgent, social media is filled with bad news, and our work days feel endless, something’s bound to give. Often, that thing is our nervous systems. In fact, if ...

Your autonomic nervous system helps regulate emotional balance, but chronic stress or trauma can trigger an overactive fight-or-flight response. Nervous system dysregulation refers to a condition in ...