R.I.S.E. Resources

How Your Stress Patterns Shape the Way You Breathe Why Changing Your Nervous System — Not Just Your Breath — Changes the Way You Heal “If you want to change the way you feel, start by changing the way you breathe.”— Dr. Stephen Porges, Polyvagal Theory This is one of the most quoted lines in the world of trauma recovery and nervous system regulation. It’s also one of the most misunderstood. Taken out of context, the phrase “change the way you breathe” can sound like an instr

"I can meet this moment without abandoning myself." We often ask if we can trust our body, if we can rely on it to carry us through...

This is not a side project — it’s the root system for your entire life. A Nervous System Perspective on Relational Trauma If you’re here,...

Why Nervous System Restoration Must Precede Emotional Processing In my work supporting clients through emotional and somatic integration,...

What Happens When You Stop Bracing and Start Restoring For a long time, I believed that nervous system restoration meant I would lose...

Think of chronic tension as frozen energy. It’s a body in pause, waiting for permission to release. There was a time when I believed...