Gillian Reid

I like the 30 minute mark because during my work day, I am usually in the middle of something, rather than just starting something which requires my full attention. * Would I have observed these other things if I wasn’t doing this practice? * Is there any theme between the first things I noticed when my alarm went off versus what I observed when I was specifically looking for something different or positive? It can mean the difference between being unhappy for a long period of time, to being unhappy for a short period of time.

Maybe you are a person who believes that if we exercised more regularly, our brain would get the regular boost of serotonin and feel-good hormones that we keep hearing about and that would bust the depression. Stressful events – The more or bigger stressful life events a person encounters, the more prone to depression Physiology of stress – Stress takes a physical toll on the brain and nervous system, slowly depleting feel-good hormones and healthy nervous system function Early losses and trauma – When bad things happen at an early age it changes the brain’s wiring and makes it more difficult to function optimally in adulthood Medical problems – Nutritional deficiencies, problems with immunity, gut microbiome, endocrine system disorders etc. If this is the case – that depression is in fact a combination of many factors and that no one person has the same combination, then: Shouldn’t we be developing treatment plans that address multiple different mind-body-spirit factors at the same time for each, individual person?

They lose confidence and we lose a client success story even though our work is good, and we know this because we have had so many clients tell us so! They feel like they might as well quit because it didn’t work before, so it won’t work now. As the process goes on, if you have coached this type of client correctly, they will have an enormous sense of accomplishment and confidence because they are aware of all of the things they have succeed at, instead of failed at. Everyone’s brain paths are slightly different based on the way we learned to think from a very early age, but some people have quite different pathways of thinking.

I adjusted my exercise regime to be more restorative and my diet to be more nourishing – specifically in areas that would support my nervous system, hormones and the gut-brain connection. Now, I get cranky at people far less and people want to be around me again because I don’t have stress radiating out of me, in fact, I have energy and motivation flowing out instead. I learned techniques for slowing my nervous system response which results less stress hormones flowing through the body. Over time, stress hormones become replaced by feel-good hormones that open areas in your brain that are used for focus, problem-solving, creativity and innovation.