How to RETRAIN Your Nervous System Out of the FREEZE RESPONSE (Meditation included)

Sign up for my digital course to get access to over 60+ somatic practices, emotion practices, and brain retraining practices: https://www.mbodycommunity.com/ Sign up for a free 20-minute consultation with one of our therapists: https://www.painpsychotherapy.ca/ ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ How to Retrain Your Nervous System Out of the FREEZE RESPONSE (Meditation included). In this video, I’m going to explain: o What the nervous system freeze response is o Why it happens o How we can retrain it o And I’ll guide you through a meditation to help you begin exiting freeze • If you feel numb, disconnected, unmotivated, collapsed, or stuck this may be a freeze response, and this video provide everything you need to retrain your nervous system out of it. What Is the Freeze Response? • Freeze is a survival response • It happens when the nervous system perceives danger and fight or flight doesn’t feel possible • It can be a common prolonged response, that can follow adversity, trauma, or emotional overwhelm • The body shuts down to conserve energy and protect you • Common signs: o numbness o dissociation o disconnection o despair o heaviness o low energy o brain fog o feeling stuck o emotional shutdown • Freeze is not weakness. It’s protection Can We Retrain Freeze? • Yes • The nervous system is neuroplastic • Freeze can become less frequent and less intense • We retrain freeze using somatic embodiment work During this process, we do two things: 1. Exposure 2. Safety Using somatic embodiment practice consistently on your freeze response, we can retrain our nervous system to spend less time here, and also be able to shift out of it easier. While doing somatic embodiment work please ensure your freeze response is at a mild to moderate level, and you can tolerate attending to it somatically. If your freeze response is currently intense, return to this practice later when it has reduced. Reference: Peter Levine. If you need extra support with this part of your healing you can sign up for a free 20-minute consultation at my therapy practice Pain Psychotherapy Canada, we are able to work with clients located in most provinces in Canada. https://www.painpsychotherapy.ca/ Or my digital course is available to people worldwide, and has a ton of nervous system education and practices to support your healing. https://www.mbodycommunity.com/ ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ I’m Tanner Murtagh (MSW, RSW), a therapist and Qigong teacher creating educational videos on chronic pain, chronic illness, and mind-body healing. I teach people how to retrain the brain, regulate the nervous system, and unlearn chronic symptoms using psychological and somatic approaches. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Disclaimer: The information provided by Pain Psychotherapy Canada Inc., MBody Community Inc., and Tanner Murtagh on this channel is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice, psychotherapy, or counselling. If you choose to utilize any of the education, strategies, or techniques in this video, you agree that you do so at your own risk and assume all risk of injury. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional before engaging in any therapeutic or physical practices. This YouTube channel is owned by Pain Psychotherapy Canada Inc. Please read: If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a medical emergency, call your local emergency number or go to the nearest emergency room immediately. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Timestamps: 00:00 – What Is Freeze Response 00:25 – Signs And Symptoms Of Freeze 01:38 – Can You Retrain Your Nervous System 02:18 – Somatic Embodiment Explained 02:54 – Exposure To Freeze Sensations 04:39 – Healing Window And Tolerance 05:40 – Safety Signals And Support 07:28 – Guided Meditation Introduction 18:08 – Final Advice And Closing ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ #chronicpain #chronicillness #chronicpainrelief #brainretraining #nervoussystemregulation #mindbodyconnection #somatichealing #painpsychology #freezeresponse #emotionalhealing