
Why Am I Like This? The High-Functioning Trauma Edition
This Might Be a Trauma Response: High-Functioning Trauma Healing Is My Hobby | This Might Be a Trauma Response SeriesWhat if the most common sign of trauma isn't falling apart — it's having it all tog...
30 Maalis 15min

What Is Trauma, Really? Big T, Little t, and Two Experiments to Try Today
Your nervous system isn't broken. It's doing exactly what it was designed to do.But when the danger has passed and the responses stay — the numbness, the sleeplessness, the reactions that feel way too...
23 Maalis 20min

Master Your Nervous System: 4 Steps to Calm Mild Triggers
What if your triggers weren't signs of weakness, but proof your nervous system is working exactly as designed? In this Therapy Is My Cardio workout, Jessica walks you through a four-step real-time reg...
16 Maalis 9min

Trauma Explained: Big T, Little t, and the Nervous System
What if trauma isn’t defined by the event — but by how your nervous system experienced it?In this episode of Healing Is My Hobby, Jessica Colarco, LCSW, breaks down one of the most misunderstood topic...
9 Maalis 23min

Understanding Trauma Responses: Compassionate Approaches to Nervous System Overload
What if your overwhelm isn’t weakness… but your nervous system trying to protect you?In a world that feels loud, fast, and often unsettling, it’s easy to assume something is “wrong” with us when we fe...
2 Maalis 11min

News Fasting, Humming & Letting Go: A Healing Lab Experiment
What if staying informed is actually dysregulating you? And what if protecting your peace isn’t avoidance… but wisdom?In this month’s Healing Lab, Jessica Colarco, LCSW, tests real-life nervous system...
23 Helmi 17min

Doomscrolling, Dopamine, and the Nervous System
Is Doom Scrolling a Bad Habit… or Your Nervous System Asking for Help?In this episode of Healing Is My Hobby, Jessica Colarco takes a compassionate look at doom scrolling—not as a lack of discipline o...
16 Helmi 8min

Staying Regulated in a Dysregulated World
What happens when the world feels overwhelming—and your nervous system won’t settle?In this episode of Healing Is My Hobby, Jessica Colarco explores what it really means to stay regulated in a dysregu...
9 Helmi 11min



















