metta_the_art_of_healing_

07/23/2025

07/22/2025

'Befriending Mortality", Andrea Gibson.🙏
https://pointofrelationpodcast.com/podcast/andrea-gibson-befriending-mortality/

07/18/2025

How Trauma affects your ability to be successful & achieve your goals ……..

07/13/2025

Four Spells to Keep Inside Your Mouth:

“I respect myself” — the most powerful incantation that will change your life if you believe it when you say it.

“My heart is too valuable for you” — the spell that will set you free from any destructive soul.

“I believe in you” — the best gift you can ever give anyone else.

“No!” — a single, commanding, two-letter spell with the ability to liberate you if only you learn to use it unapologetically and cast it without fear.

~ Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales

Art: Jade Leyva, "Bordando Poesía"
Jade Leyva Art

07/12/2025

07/09/2025

Lately, have you found yourself sleeping less or snaking more???Intense stress, acute trauma, and collective grief disrupts the autonomic nervous system. When we are chronically anxious about safety or uncertainty:

The amygdala (fear center) becomes overactive.
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis stays activated.
This leads to elevated cortisol and adrenaline throughout the day and night.
🔁 Instead of winding down at night, your body thinks it’s preparing for danger.
This overrides the natural melatonin release that signals your body to rest.
🌙 2. Melatonin Suppression and Insomnia

High cortisol and mental rumination interfere with:

Melatonin production (the sleep hormone)
Onset of sleep (falling asleep)
Sleep maintenance (staying asleep without nightmares or waking early)
If your body perceives you’re in danger (even from watching or thinking about war coverage), it delays or prevents melatonin release, disrupting your ability to sleep naturally.

🧠 3. Nighttime Anxiety and Thought Loops

War-related anxiety often worsens at night when:

You’re no longer distracted by tasks
The brain naturally reviews the day’s stressors
Subconscious fears or trauma surface
This results in:

Intrusive thoughts
Panic attacks or heart racing in bed
Nightmares or flashbacks (especially in people with PTSD)
⏰ 4. Circadian Rhythm Desynchronization

Chronic stress or anxiety can shift your biological clock, leading to:

Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome: Feeling alert at night, sleepy in the morning
Fragmented sleep: Multiple awakenings
Daytime fatigue and cognitive fog
Disrupted hormone cycles, digestion, and immunity

07/07/2025

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07/05/2025