Trauma in the Body: Nervous System Healing with Dr. Jaz Robbins

For Dr. Jaz Robbins, the nervous system is “the soapbox that I live, die on, breathe in.” In this conversation with hosts Bridgette Stumpf and Lindsey Silverberg, Dr. Jaz explains why. “In the work that I do with my patients in therapy, I'm aiming to balance their nervous system as opposed to targeting a single symptom, sleep or something, because I know that when the nervous system is balanced, all of those other symptoms will dissipate,” she says.

A board-certified holistic nutritionist, professor, author – and a trauma survivor – Dr. Jaz describes her “traffic light” framework for understanding different states in the nervous system: green when the body is in a state of “rest and digest”; yellow when the body is in “fight or flight”; and red when the body has been in yellow for too long and is now “zapped of resources.” She offers another metaphor as well, comparing self-maintenance to changing the oil in your car. “We need to be doing things for ourselves so that our ‘Check Engine’ light doesn't come on.”

What kind of things? Tune in as she shares practical tools that she suggests for her patients, such as keeping food mood journals and identifying personal "green light" activities for daily self-maintenance.

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