BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
These are my personal recommendations of books I've read and enjoyed, as well as what I typically am referencing in session :)
A CALM BRAIN
By Gayatri Devi, M.D.
An incredible read how using your body's natural, built in systems to become and stay calm. Learn about the bottom-up method and how to adjust your nervous system to its basic and most natural instincts. She explain how common place it is in todays world to be "on edge," anxious and wired and how to fix these drives.
ACCESSING THE HEALING POWER OF THE VAGUS NERVE
Dense, but filled with the intricacies of how the vagus nerve affect our day to day life. It also details specific, and easy to use exercises to decrease symptoms including anxiety, panic, trauma and depression.
by Stanley Rosenberg
PREGNANCY BRAIN
Prijat Deshpande, M.S.
A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management During a High Risk Pregnancy. A great read for those experience a high risk pregnancy and to learn to listen to your needs, and body. It also includes easy and effective coping skills .