Stress Archives

The Truth About Emotional Eating: Why You Eat More Than You Need

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Jun 27, 2026 | Anger, Disgust, Emotion Regulation, emotional eating, Emotional healing, Emotions, Grief, Myrthe Glasbergen, Nervous system regulation, Self-sabotage, Shame, Stress, Stress and the body, Weight Gain, Weight loss

Reading time: 10 minutes You know the moment, even if you have never named it. The body has had enough, it has already given its quiet signal of fullness, and still you find yourself going back to the kitchen, to the cupboard, to whatever is within reach, eating...

Somatic Trauma Exercises: Completing Unfinished Emotional Energy

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Jan 21, 2026 | Complex Trauma, Emotions, Nervous system regulation, Relational trauma, Stress, Stress and the body, Suppressed Emotions, Trauma

Reading time: 7 minutes Trauma does not live in the mind alone.It lives in the body. Not as a memory you can simply recall or explain, but as sensation. As tension that never fully released. As impulses that were interrupted. As emotions that never had the space,...

Womb Intelligence: A Descent Into the Shadowlands of Survival and Healing

by Kai Njeri | Nov 25, 2025 | Birth, Kai Njeri, Nervous system regulation, Stress, Stress and the body, Survival Mode, Womb ecology

Reading time: 15 minutes There is a place in the body where intelligence gathers long before thought. A place that listens for shifts in weather, emotional, relational, ancestral, ecological, and responds with a precision no mind could orchestrate. This place is the...

Somatic Tools for Emotions: How Body-Based Healing Transforms Trauma

by Myrthe Glasbergen | May 18, 2025 | Anger, Anxiety, Emotion Regulation, Emotional maturity, Emotional Neglect, Emotions, Grief, Guilt, Nervous system regulation, Relationships, Shame, Stress, Stress and the body, Suppressed Emotions, Trauma

Reading time: 4 minutes Somatic Tools for Emotions: Reconnecting with the Body’s Intelligence We live in a world that teaches us to analyze everything but feel very little. When we experience pain or discomfort, we often move away from it instead of into it. Yet...

Somatic Healing Tools: The Path Back to Wholeness

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Mar 18, 2025 | Anxiety, Emotion Regulation, Emotional maturity, Emotions, Nervous system regulation, Relational trauma, Stress, Stress and the body, Suppressed Emotions, Survival Mode, Trauma

Reading time: 4 minutes Somatic Healing Tools: Reconnecting with Your Inner Wisdom Somatic healing tools are the bridge between the body and the mind. They help you reconnect with yourself through presence, movement, and awareness. Healing is not only about...

Survival Mode: Fight-, Flight-, Freeze- or Please Response

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Mar 28, 2023 | Anxiety, Intergenerational trauma, Myrthe Glasbergen, Nervous system regulation, People pleasing, Stress, Survival Mode, Trauma

Reading time: 9 minutes In times of stress, our brains instinctively switch into survival mode, triggering the fight, flight, freeze, or fawn response. Understanding these primal reactions can help us navigate and cope with challenging situations effectively....