Tag Archives: Stress

Isolation Of Rural Women Facing Violence

National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The danger to rural women facing violence is higher than ever due to the COVID-19 crisis, but the number of victims reaching out for support is not growing apace in the North Island region, troubling the agencies that help them.

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Why Understand The Nervous System

A supplemental article to the April 17, 2020, Folk U Friday program, originally published on Cortes Radio.ca

Simply put, to understand your nervous system and how it works is to understand your stress physiology. You have the capacity to re-learn and re-wire how you, your nervous system, and your brain responds to stress which means you can improve your health and your stress responses even if you have suffered from traumatic events, injury and/or abuse. 

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