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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The Karapace Blog
Katie Whittier
Jun 133 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
May 233 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 164 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
Apr 253 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 183 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 115 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 44 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 284 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 214 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 144 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
Feb 222 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 143 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 83 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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Katie Whittier
Jan 253 min read
Do you feel safe enough to trust yourself?
Life isn’t meant to be easy, but what if you could experience more ease even in the tough moments? What if you felt energized by...
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Katie Whittier
Jan 183 min read
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...
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Katie Whittier
Jan 113 min read
Do your goals reflect your potential?
Sometimes, you reach a point in life where you feel blocked or get stuck. It’s a “mired in muck” feeling, and it shows up as depression,...
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Katie Whittier
Jan 32 min read
Reality-check your New Year Resolutions
Do your New Years Resolution lead you where you truly want to go? If you're a busybody like I am, to-do lists, goal-setting and New Year...
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Katie Whittier
Dec 27, 20234 min read
Make 2024 the year you heal
What if this could be the year that you let go of the pain of past relationships, the burnout from past jobs or the trauma caused by a...
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Katie Whittier
Dec 14, 20233 min read
Honor the darkness
We’ve entered the darkest days of the year in the northern hemisphere. The sun is setting before the workday ends. It waits until after...
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