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The Karapace Blog


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.

Katie Whittier
Jun 28, 20244 min read
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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.

Katie Whittier
Jun 13, 20243 min read
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Quiet the inner critic
Instead of befriending your inner critic, try fighting it.

Katie Whittier
May 30, 20245 min read
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When therapy isn’t enough
Therapy failed me, and that's why I turned to coaches for healing instead.

Katie Whittier
May 23, 20243 min read
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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...

Katie Whittier
Apr 25, 20243 min read
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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...

Katie Whittier
Apr 18, 20243 min read
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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...

Katie Whittier
Apr 11, 20245 min read
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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...

Katie Whittier
Mar 28, 20244 min read
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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...

Katie Whittier
Mar 14, 20244 min read
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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...

Katie Whittier
Mar 7, 20245 min read
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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...

Katie Whittier
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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Trauma robs you of your story
It’s February again. That means I’m closing in on four years since my major mental breakdown and the radical change that continues as I...

Katie Whittier
Feb 1, 20243 min read
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Neuroplasticity and Selfhood
People who have experienced social or familial trauma have a key commonality with people who are neurodivergent: We have to some extent...

Katie Whittier
Jan 18, 20243 min read
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We need to talk about workplace trauma
We need to talk about workplace trauma, especially in the context of neurodivergence.

Katie Whittier
Sep 14, 20235 min read
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Do you hear your brain?
Anytime you set yourself up for growth, you open the door to deeper learnings. And often, those learnings take you in wildly...

Katie Whittier
Aug 30, 20233 min read
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