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Katie Whittier
Jun 28, 20244 min read
What's possible with a healed nervous system?
My journey has come full circle: I begin my dream job on July 1, and along with it starts the next phase of my healing.
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Katie Whittier
Jun 13, 20243 min read
The other side of healing
What happens when you arrive at the finish line of your trauma healing journey? Who are you once the trauma is gone? It's worth finding out.
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Katie Whittier
Jun 5, 20244 min read
How to recognize when you’re triggered
You don’t have to know what your triggers are, but rather, know how they feel in your body.
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Katie Whittier
May 30, 20245 min read
Quiet the inner critic
Instead of befriending your inner critic, try fighting it.
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Katie Whittier
May 23, 20243 min read
When therapy isn’t enough
Therapy failed me, and that's why I turned to coaches for healing instead.
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Katie Whittier
May 16, 20244 min read
Healing social anxiety
Here’s an excerpt from my podcast interview with Robbie Leigh that aired last week: I went into this as a self-healer. I just wanted to...
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Katie Whittier
May 9, 20243 min read
Is it neurodivergence or past trauma?
If you’re highly sensitive or neurodivergent – especially if the diagnosis came in adulthood – you’ve likely questioned whether your...
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Katie Whittier
May 2, 20244 min read
The story behind my trauma series
I’ve mentioned this in the past, but let me come right out and make it clear: I believe our autonomic responses of Fight, Flight and...
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Katie Whittier
Apr 25, 20243 min read
What’s the least you can do?
Compulsive overachieving is often a sign of an activated flight state – one of the 4-Fs of trauma (fight, flight, freeze, fawn). It shows...
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Katie Whittier
Apr 18, 20243 min read
How trauma becomes power
You’ve probably heard of the trauma responses fight and flight. You’ve likely even heard of the freeze response. Each of these responses...
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Katie Whittier
Apr 11, 20245 min read
When deep breathing doesn’t calm you
Breathing exercises can be triggering for a lot of people. But because the science behind the practice is so irrefutable, a lot of people...
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Katie Whittier
Apr 4, 20244 min read
Too jaded for healing work?
What if you really love your life – no need to change it – you just wish it didn’t feel so frantic to get through a day? You love being a...
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Katie Whittier
Mar 28, 20244 min read
How neuro training changed my life
I’ve been training my nervous system on a daily basis for just over seven months now, and it has radically changed my life for the...
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Katie Whittier
Mar 21, 20244 min read
Nervous system sensitivity
About one in five people in the world qualify as Highly Sensitive. I am one of them, but it took a long time for me to accept it. In...
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Katie Whittier
Mar 14, 20244 min read
The compounding effect of trauma
Why does trauma erode your resilience? Over time, trauma makes your brain more sensitive to threat, and as a result, stressors begin to...
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Katie Whittier
Mar 7, 20245 min read
The paradox of dissociation
Sensory overload is a defining issue in autism, ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence, like high sensitivity. Sometimes, it shows up in...
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Katie Whittier
Feb 29, 20244 min read
Why you should mask less
If you’re neurodivergent, female, BIPOC or a combination thereof, it’s likely you expend a lot of energy keeping up a mask that assures...
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Katie Whittier
Feb 22, 20242 min read
What if you were in charge?
What would be different about how the world works if you had the power to design it from scratch? What would symbolize success in your...
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Katie Whittier
Feb 14, 20243 min read
When healing intensifies
Using somatic practices to heal emotional wounds is extremely effective. But the journey can be too intense at times. There are times...
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Katie Whittier
Feb 8, 20243 min read
Why your positive self-talk fails
Have you ever tried focusing on positive thoughts as a way to calm yourself only to find yourself sucked into a vortex of cynicism and...
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