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"I am only now beginning to wrap my head around the long term effects of trauma I have experienced and the power of understanding the consequences of how this gets "trapped" within the polyvagal system.  It's caused me to live a life based on fear.  I've always thought my emotions and reactions were my own and represented who I am.  But I learned there is an added layer embedded in my polyvagal system that has bent and twisted my emotions.  Prior to the polyvagal work with Meredith, I had a tendency that whenever anything "bad" happened, I would go straight to "DefCon 5", or often completely shut down or otherwise indulge in self-destructive behaviors.

 

Meredith has taken me through the healing journey to remove the impacts of that trauma by using the Safe & Sound Protocol.  I've never felt a stronger sense of being able to "take my life back".   I've been doing the work for a few months and am already starting to realize that my reactions to things are much more measured and my overall participation in this thing we call "life", has gone from being something that at many point in time was unbearable, to being something I now see hope in."

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