Coming into relationship with our needs is a process, an ongoing investigative journey. In this episode we look at: 1.Some of the blockers to this.2.How being in a dysfunctional family is like all being stuck in the same jam and what we would like to create instead.3.We do a dive into some nervous system science (based on the work of Stephen Porges and Deb Dana) to explain how your own body may hamper your ability to meet your needs.4.Explanation of how meeting your needs may threaten your sense of self depending on how love was considered to operate in your family.5.Discussion of how meeting your needs is necessary as opposed to selfish. Sign up for the journal questions at psychotherapymum.com or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/psychotherapy_mum/ <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ep 3: Joy, Our Window of Tolerance And Re-Patterning Our Nervous Systems

Grow Yourself Up is a podcast to support all of us in our adult lives.&nbsp;Many of us did not get our needs adequately met in&nbsp;childhood. The devastating legacy of&nbsp;childhood&nbsp;trauma, wounding and traumatic stress lives on in our brains, our bodies, our nervous systems and our behaviour/reactions. Which in turn impacts the way we turn up to our lives in many ways.We are going to unpack all of this on Grow Yourself Up. This podcast will be a companion as you travel on your own road of healing and recovery.&nbsp;You will learn you are not alone.&nbsp;Someone has been where you are.&nbsp;There is hope.&nbsp;We will break down shame together and learn to cultivate self compassion.&nbsp;There is always the possibility for change.&nbsp;And regardless of what has happened in our past, as adults we have to take responsibility for our own lives. We have to tend to our pain, our sadness and our dysfunction so that we can live a life we love and shift toxic patterns for our&nbsp;children.&nbsp;If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com&nbsp;or&nbsp;@cathcounihan on Instagram.&nbsp;Follow Cath on social media here:Instagram:&nbsp;@cathcounihanSubstack: Nurture.Heal.GrowFacebook: Cath Counihan&nbsp;The&nbsp;podcast&nbsp;is produced each week by the wonderful Audio Café.Thanks for listening. Cath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.