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Heal Your Nervous System: The 5–Stage Plan to Reverse Nervous System Dysregulation by Linnea Passaler, Linnea Passaler
informative
For those with trauma and hypersensitivity the beginning (a field guide... chapter is stressful)
Chapter 2,the first 9mins of it also gets stressful about the desperate search for a quick fix until it gets to a basic tool {10:47} . The narrator emphasises every 3rd word and the volume changes could be unpleasant if you're sensitive to that, in those stressful parts. Personally it didn't resonate with how I ended up with nervous system regulation, but I may be a minority. It then describes how the medical system is failing us and what the 4 pillars are.
The Audible sample is read in an accent by the author (& so are her resources online in videos), the rest of the audiobook is narrated by a native English speaker, a more representative sample is on audiobookstore.com, their website may be a scam according to Reddit and Trustpilot, so buy elsewhere to be safe. Some of it is on Google Play books a 10min sample that includes the author narrating a stressful story,then transitions to the the main narrator,chapter 1 (stressful too).
The book is quite long winded. Ex."relationships are an essential source of support,comfort and joy"
The way the nervous system affects mitochondria isn't explained well.
Pillar 4 is spirituality, but it doesn't have to be religion, it can be a big purpose, connection to nature ,feeling part of something bigger than oneself.
What the website extra resources contains (I was underwhelmed after what was promised tbh,probably because I'd seen the exercises before on YouTube by other people):
1)comprehensive, personalized report of your level of dysregulation, covering the emotional, physical, and sensory components. This looks identical to the quiz one in the book in the first chapters.
2) Sensitivity profile,which leads to an explanation of the flower you fit in (orchid/dandelion/tulip) "leading to deeper self-awareness and tailored healing strategies." I didn't get much out of it,it was explaining how environment+genes interact & make you arrive at a certain level of hypersensitivity.ACES increase your risk of mental illness,nothing new or very helpful or what was promised to tailor healing strategies,supposedly there will be emails sent about my flower/sensitivity type.
3) Two videos with guided instructions,these are available on YouTube by different people (not the author) The Basic Exercise, modified from Stanley Rosenberg’s original method and The physiological sigh (Huberman Clips has a demonstration of this quick breathing exercise on YouTube) if you want to get a feel for what the book does, accessing not through the mind but through the body to help calm anxiety. (not mentioned in the book,but havening is another body based tool for anxiety,see Kate Truitt for free videos on YouTube).I was disappointed there was nothing new to me here.
4) A list of questions for a book club,they tend to be pretty long ,for example “Awe” is described as responses to experiences beyond what you’re used to. .... “awe” can have a deep effect on your nervous system. .....Have you ever experienced “awe?” How did the time you
experienced “awe” changed or impacted you?
Chapter 2,the first 9mins of it also gets stressful about the desperate search for a quick fix until it gets to a basic tool {10:47} . The narrator emphasises every 3rd word and the volume changes could be unpleasant if you're sensitive to that, in those stressful parts. Personally it didn't resonate with how I ended up with nervous system regulation, but I may be a minority. It then describes how the medical system is failing us and what the 4 pillars are.
The Audible sample is read in an accent by the author (& so are her resources online in videos), the rest of the audiobook is narrated by a native English speaker, a more representative sample is on audiobookstore.com, their website may be a scam according to Reddit and Trustpilot, so buy elsewhere to be safe. Some of it is on Google Play books a 10min sample that includes the author narrating a stressful story,then transitions to the the main narrator,chapter 1 (stressful too).
The book is quite long winded. Ex."relationships are an essential source of support,comfort and joy"
The way the nervous system affects mitochondria isn't explained well.
Pillar 4 is spirituality, but it doesn't have to be religion, it can be a big purpose, connection to nature ,feeling part of something bigger than oneself.
What the website extra resources contains (I was underwhelmed after what was promised tbh,probably because I'd seen the exercises before on YouTube by other people):
1)comprehensive, personalized report of your level of dysregulation, covering the emotional, physical, and sensory components. This looks identical to the quiz one in the book in the first chapters.
2) Sensitivity profile,which leads to an explanation of the flower you fit in (orchid/dandelion/tulip) "leading to deeper self-awareness and tailored healing strategies." I didn't get much out of it,it was explaining how environment+genes interact & make you arrive at a certain level of hypersensitivity.ACES increase your risk of mental illness,nothing new or very helpful or what was promised to tailor healing strategies,supposedly there will be emails sent about my flower/sensitivity type.
3) Two videos with guided instructions,these are available on YouTube by different people (not the author) The Basic Exercise, modified from Stanley Rosenberg’s original method and The physiological sigh (Huberman Clips has a demonstration of this quick breathing exercise on YouTube) if you want to get a feel for what the book does, accessing not through the mind but through the body to help calm anxiety. (not mentioned in the book,but havening is another body based tool for anxiety,see Kate Truitt for free videos on YouTube).I was disappointed there was nothing new to me here.
4) A list of questions for a book club,they tend to be pretty long ,for example “Awe” is described as responses to experiences beyond what you’re used to. .... “awe” can have a deep effect on your nervous system. .....Have you ever experienced “awe?” How did the time you
experienced “awe” changed or impacted you?